Fish Heaven

Well, we are home and truly back in the saddle in the states! I guess it will be a week tomorrow already. I have been in a fog trying to catch up and get over jet lag, still waking up every morning at 3 AM and going strong all day. I am really tired right…

I Won!

C over at eternal rewards and Cosi! Photography  had a give-away drawing last week. And I won. Rarely, never, ever do I win anything. But now that has changed! So thank you, C. I am eager to receive my gift. She may have another give away in the days ahead (you won’t want to miss…

haiku: happy easter

Gan haKever — The Garden Tomb, Jerusalem, Israel, 2009 easter lily white resurrection day dawns clear offering new life

Seeking…

We are back home in Texas. The flight was long and the best kind ever–uneventful. On the way home, Wayne and looked at all the photos I took over the last three months–hundreds of them! It was like enjoying our three months abroad–again! I had forgotten that I had snapped the above photo one afternoon…

While the Dog’s Away…

This cute little bird and his buddy birds took turns diving from this phone pole line into the backyard. They feasted on the dog’s food… I didn’t know birds liked cooked chicken, but they indulgently gulped it down their little bird-beak hatches… A nasty crow came and chased all but one brave little bird away……

Random Ukrainography

Just out enjoying Odessa, Ukraine, on this sunny spring morning. Some sights are unique to Ukraine, like these street cleaning women in their neon-colored vests… Others are not… The city is beginning to show a few signs of spring… Some buildings are in desperate need of refurbishing… I would love to have seen this city…

haiku: self portrait

hard edges softened by loss, pain, grief, betrayal joy beyond this life   who has not envied a bird in flight, soaring up above life’s chaos   mid-life assessment fewer questions and even less answers to flaunt   people do not seek answers but understanding and heartfelt comfort   not Pollyanna but joy surely follows…