Tag Archives: Judy Dykstra-Brown Prompts

Name Dropping! (Tell us about your most interesting encounter with a famous person.)

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A chance encounter with a name led me to memories of bizarre encounters with two famous figures from the sixties and seventies–one who was notorious and the other who was a legend.   Who were they? I’ll tell you my story if you’ll tell me yours. 

To participate, tell us the name of the most famous person you have ever met under bizarre circumstances. Then tell us your story.

Playing With Light (Please Share Yours)

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I couldn’t resist sharing these photos of the pool that I snapped yesterday and then started finding  other studies of light/shadow and reflection captured earlier. Please share links to your own light reflection shots in comments below!

 

Also, for Cellpic Sunday

Imagination Test: What Do You See?

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I see a fox, a bird, a man in a hat facing away from me, a bull, a native American, a masked man. Oh, and an elephant.  Every time I look at this wall, I see a new creature in it. How many of them can you see and do you see any new things? If so, please share. So far, seven creatures.

 

Companion

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Okay, for the first time, I have prompt words for you. I challenge you to write a poem or prose piece making use of these words: approach, looking, street, breath, strange.  

Below is my poem making use of those words. Please don’t read it until you’ve written your own poem, then link your poem to this post in the comments.:

 

Companion

Climbing up the steep-pitched road, almost out of breath,
how strange that I should meet you, here on a street named Death.
When I was not looking, and had no need of it,
you changed course to walk with me and urged me not to quit.

 If I had started later, or earlier, it’s true,
I would have passed unnoticed and surely, so would you.
But now you turn and join me as I approach the bend,
and we continue, side-by-side, companions to the end.

 

Now, if you think penning an eight-line poem is a breeze, you might want to see this very late-night Skype conversation with Forgottenman in which we discuss said poem. The first line and every line
without Doug’s name preceding it is me speaking. Doug is Forgottenman, by the way, but he asks that you don’t tell anyone!  ;o)

This is the Skype conversation: 
2:30 AM
I’m stuck on one word in a poem.
I found it on a list I’d made of books I wanted  to read…I’d written it on half the page.. and I don’t think I ever published it on m’blog.
Doug, 2:31 AM
I’m not quite following, but if you tell me more I might get it.
2:32 AM
Companion
Climbing up the steep-pitched road, almost out of breath,
how strange that I should meet you, there on a street named Death.
When I was not looking, and had no need of it,
you came to walk beside me and urge me not to quit.
If I’d started later, or earlier, it’s true,
I would have passed unnoticed and surely, so would you.
trying to decide whether to change the third line to:
you came to walk beside me an prevail on me to quit
I came to walk beside you and exhort you to quit
2:34 AM
I have a problem with the third line:
I came to walk beside you and prevail on you to quit,
counsel you to quit
inveigle you to quit.
does the companion want to urge on or stop?
Doug, 2:34 AM
Ok, that’s the fourth line. I had a niggle with it as well.
Doug, 2:35 AM
I think it should still start “you came to walk…”
2:35 AM
inspired me to quit?
Doug, 2:35 AM
It feels to me that you’re the passive one in the verse.
2:36 AM
I think so too but can’t find the right word.
is the companion inspiring me to continue or to turn back?
Doug, 2:37 AM
I’ve no idea yet, and that may be the point of the verse – the ambiguity.
My possibly lame late-night drunken take: “you came to walk beside me. You urged me not to quit.”
(Gotta keep “quit” for the rhyme.)
2:43 AM
Perhaps name it “The Accomplice”
Doug, 2:43 AM
Hmmm…
2:43 AM
Accomplice
Doug, 2:44 AM
Seems it needs a preceding unexpected adjective.
2:51 AM
Companion
Climbing up the steep-pitched road, almost out of breath,
how strange that I should meet you, there on a street named Death.
When I was not looking, and had no need of it,
you came to walk beside me and urge me not to quit.
If I’d started later, or earlier, it’s true,
I would have passed unnoticed and surely, so would you.
But now you turn and follow me as we approach the bend,
and we continue, side-by-side, companions to the end.
Doug, 2:53 AM
Penultimate line says they follow you, but last line side-by-side. I think you need to reconcile.
But I REALLY LOVE it!
Should it be “here on a street named Death”?
I’m wondering about making it all current tense?
3:05 AM
How about:
Doug, 3:17 AM
Another drunken suggestion: “But now you turn and join me”
3:18 AM
Companion
Climbing up the steep-pitched road, almost out of breath,
how strange that I should meet you, there on a street named Death.
When I was not looking, and had no need of it,
you changed course to walk beside me and urge me not to quit.
If I had started later, or earlier, it’s true,
I would have passed unnoticed and surely, so would you.
But now you turn and follow me as we approach the bend,
and we continue, side-by-side, companions to the end.
oops.. i didn’t hit send..
but I like your suggestion added to this..I changed the 4th line to changed course.
Doug, 3:18 AM
I’m following your draft.
You know I don’t like to dance in the conventional footie/leggie sense. THIS is how we dance! And I just friggin’ LOVE it!
3:20 AM
Si…
Doug, 3:21 AM
I almost think our conversation here could be a blog.
3:22 AM
Ha.. do it as a conversation with my muse!
I think you should do it in your blog and link it to the end of mine.
It would be fun.
Doug, 3:23 AM
Perhaps, but that requires a sober decision from moi.
You said (I think) this was something you wrote long ago and stuffed in a book? That would be a lovely thing to add below your poem.
In case you missed it, I still think it should be “here on a street named Death”.
… “here” not “there”.
3:27 AM
I think you should just copy everything up to but not including this comment by me and put it on your blog with an explanation that it was a late-night Skype conversation that preceded my posting my “Companion” poem. Then put a link at the end of my blog. But needs to be done now, before I publish it so everyone sees it.
Yeah – no. I needa do it sober.
3:29 AM
Then I’ll just do it on my blog.. cuz I want to post it but I agree it would be fun to have our conversation added.
Doug, 3:31 AM
I concur –  But I must do penance for my (drunk)
3:31 AM
and if you wait, the earlier viewers won’t see it.
just copy and post. I’ll check it out for you if you wish.
and write the into.
intro.. on my blog and yours
Doug, 3:31 AM
Nope. No can do tonight.
3:32 AM
okay. Here goes…. 

This is my Favorite Photo that I’ve Ever Taken. Show Us Yours!

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Please click on photo to enlarge it.

I took this photo 15 years ago at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. I love the position of the arms of the fourth nun from the right and how the third nun from the left has twisted around to look behind her, plus the three feet kicked up as though skipping or doing a small jig.  A friend I showed it to asked me what I would name a group of nuns and this started a back and forth conversation of suggestions.  With this in mind, I have two requests to make of you.

  1. Please post your favorite photo that you’ve ever taken on your blog, Facebook,  Instagram or Twitter page and post a link to it in the comments below.
  2. Then give your idea of what you would call a group of nuns. Do not Google to see what a group of nuns is actually called. That’s cheating and also might block your own creativity.  Please also share this with us via comments. 
  3. Here are my ideas:
    A murmuring of nuns.
    A habit of nuns.
    A cloister of nuns.. oops.. cluster.
    Girls of the hood

    A squadron of nuns
    A file of nuns
    A river of nuns
    A flotilla of nuns

Here are favorite photos of those responding to this prompt:

Manja’s Favorites: https://mexcessive.photo.blog/2021/05/30/favourite-photos/

Cee’s Favorite: https://ceenphotography.com/2021/05/28/lifelessons-challenge-this-is-my-favorite-photo-that-ive-ever-taken/

Leslie’s Favorite: https://judydykstrabrown.com/2021/05/28/leslie-nacks-favorite-photo/

Lynette’s Favorite: https://lynettedartycross.com/2021/05/31/marvellous-monday-favourite-photos/

“To the Point” Challenge

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Did you mother tell you not to point? Well, you’re all grown up now and I’m telling you you can point all you want to. From pointed toes to pointed comments, this is your place to express yourself.  Photos or words or both—all interpretations of the prompt are acceptable. The prompt is open until June 30, 2019. Please put a pingback on your post to lead your readers back here to see the posts of others or perhaps to join in themselves as well as putting a link on this page in comments so we can see your post.  Be sure your pingback works as they may need to be done manually. Hop aboard! We’re off to all points north, south, east and west.