I am sitting in our backyard under the arbor and next to the pond. The morning after rain is always so fresh and clear. It’s like getting a new lease on life… all the dusty old is washed away, with a sparkling new start… As I was enjoying my cup of coffee and meditating on…
Tag: photography
haiku: broken-shadow moon
in the twilight ofdusky eve your smile sparkedthe broken-shadow moon
Squirrelly…
It is shocking! I caught this backyard bandit stealing the birdseed from the bird feeder. He is destructive too. He dumped the seed all over the ground and just kept going after it, even though I was standing right there… And he kept the birds waiting in line, while he stuffed face or should I…
Just add Sunshine, Water, and well, Miracle Grow…
Yesterday, my husband and I planted 17 pots of red geraniums. It took us all morning. We felt quite accomplished at lunch… I know these red geraniums are kind of puny now… but in a few weeks… they will be overflowing their pots–vibrant and robust… bursting with life! They just need some sunshine, raindrops, and…
The Definition of Light
I relish a long afternoon alone–with my husband and daughter out of the house and the sun saturating the room with that special end-of-the-day kind of light, where the shadows are long and the minutes tick away leisurely as I enjoy a cup of tea, a book, or sometimes… nothing… doing just nothing. These long,…
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…
haiku: happy easter
Gan haKever — The Garden Tomb, Jerusalem, Israel, 2009 easter lily white resurrection day dawns clear offering new life
Bonnie Saul Wilks 