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A2Z- Birds – Oriole

Featured Photo of the Baltimore Oriole by David Mark Physical Description: Orioles have black, yellow, and orange plumage; the female is duller than the male. The bird measures approximately 7 to 9 inches long, has a wingspan of approximately 10 inches, and a weight of 1 ¼ ounces. The oriole has a long slender beak…

Valentine Card Creations Within my Mess

Valentine card funGlittery shapes and ribbonsCharming passerby Good evening from my part of the world! I’m working to get caught up on reading so many of your wonderful blog posts. My schedule is such a work in progress! It’s still fun to write a haiku. Right now, I’m juggling a project and I was excited…

New Year’s Eve

Hi everyone – today’s post will be short and sweet. I normally give a summary of my year, my reflections, my blogging plans on New Year’s Eve, but I need to postpone. I want to wish you all a wonderful new year! Featured image is the beautiful Orion constellation today. In the meantime, 2020 is…

Letter to Santa

Dear Santa, Merry Christmas! This is my first letter to you! Forgive me, but it’s difficult to write to someone I don’t know so well. After all, you have so many look-a-likes! It’s tough to know who is the real McCoy. I also apologize as it seems that I’m a procrastinator writing this last minute,…

A Ballad to Night Land Creatures

The eye is always caught by light, but shadows have more to say. Gregory MacGuire Everyone knew no one lived in the night landsBut that wasn’t quite trueDespite the fumes which have propagated far and wideWithin the intoxicating depths of the forest, lies the birth of a new guide Bursting free from her protective chrysalisSuch…

Kinda Square Photo Challenge

Featured Image by lisa runnels from Pixabay Hi everyone! Becky Winchester over at the Life of B has hosted another square photo challenge (KindaSquare) for October. This month’s theme is related to kindness: Something of the kind (mirror images, carbon copies and doubles) Our imagination kindled (inspire us!) Of its kind (a unique object or…

Stepping Outside My Comfort Bubble

Good afternoon everyone, I hope you’ve been well! I delayed this post for a while, but now, I figure it might be a cathartic experience to share a few my feelings behind the scenes. Sometimes, I hold things privately inside too long with nowhere to turn. Even my own family doesn’t want to chat about…

#Creating Context – Birds of Paradise

A funny thing happened on the way to the bedroom… My friend gave me these beautiful paintings that his boss was giving away. These two birds look like they’re have a conversation with one another. I was about to hang them up in my bedroom. My roommate took a look and told me the beautiful…

#FFE 16 – Phases of the Effects of Broken Glass

People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. European Proverb As Mel has done, I turned to Google for help in interpreting this statement that Fandango has shared with everyone. It boils down to not criticizing the character faults of others when you have similar faults. Sounds like an ideal in understanding humanity’s fragility….