a pansy rainbowradiating happinesson a summer day Macro Monday
black-necked stilts paradeon pink legs, slender yet strong,in search of magichidden beneath the marshlandsin iridescent ripples Lens-Artists Photo Challenge (LAPC)…
Hope may be bright spots in the darkness Or at the end of a twisted and turning path Hope may…
Seeing the softness of nature Walking behind a wall of water of a woodland waterfall Regarding a heron ruminating over…
A rough Painted Hills trail meanders aheadCurving towards colorful hills of mysteryCutting through foliage, shriveled and deadThrough an ancient landscape…
In the moments before dawn,Light from a single starAwakens the spiritHidden withinSlumbering winter trees Weekend Writing Prompt (WWP) - Spirit…
Sounds of wild creatures, the large and the small,Pulling our attention, leaving us enthralled Small Black-throated Sparrows pause and perch…
Paddling beneath the cloudsFloating lacelikeOver lakes of lifegiving water Puffs of pale exhalationsFollow meandering rivers (more…)
cat seeking comforttolerant dog shares her bedwarmth on a fall day Haiku Prompt Challenge - Cat and Dog
Remembering moments of magic in Oregon Rambling past remnants of history with curious children in tow Wreck of the Peter…
northern winds swirl, stingsnowflakes dance, drift, and alightkisses of winter Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge (WHPPC) - Sting & Kiss
time acceleratescolor flies through restless leavesthe end of autumn Sunday Stills (SS) - Leaves, Autumn or Spring; Monthly Color Challenge…
Here are some treasures of the Old West at the Museum of the American West, in Lander, Wyoming, shown in…
Whispers of autumnBlown in onNorthern windsCool and crispLeaves turnFrom verdant toGolden, orange,CrimsonRustlesDrifting gentlyTo Earth Weekend Writing Prompt (WWP) - Whisper…
lamplit paths tremblea bridge arises from greenripples of summer Weekly Haiku Challenge (WHC) - Lamp & path Sunday Stills (SS)…
Beneath a cloudy Wyoming sky Bunchgrass buffeted by the wind Wave a welcome to pronghorn Sage embraces the herd Distant…
Fluttering into a wild iris meadowWhite-faced Ibis alightCurved bills preen and probeIridescent feathers catch fading lightCasting rainbows over dusty hillsAwakening…
on arduous trekstake time to pause and noticespring’s gentle beauty Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge - Pause & Trek
seek a firm anchorwhen misty fog surrounds youdawn will show the way Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge - Seek and…
The power of red blossoms radiating in the garden.Crimson petals briefly unfold, reaching towards a cloudless skyAnd the memory of…
Peering through my pocket lensVivid reflections shinewhere the river bends The colors soar high into the bluepausing in raincloudsfalling as…
fable of the foxwho crept too close to a fireenlightened and singed Haiku Prompt Challenge - Fable & fire
MorningOn a fall dayBrilliant colors appearMerging into luminous wingsSoaring Stream of Consciousness Saturday - Morning
the blur of autumncatcher of fading colorsthoughts of winter’s chill Weekly haiku prompt challenge - Catcher & thought Sunday Stills…
Geese flying high over BendSearching for good brews?Soaring songs? One Word Sunday (OWS) - High Saturday Mix (SM) - Quinzaine
Avian sentry alert at daybreakPerched on cattails near High Desert lakeDangerous clouds move inSurrounding himLightning flashesThunder crashesBlackbird sounds alarmProtecting marshes…
wind-sculpted mountainsemerge from sandy shorelinesembrace life, vanish Note: These sand "mountains" near Waldport, Oregon are about 1/2 inch tall. Weekly…
Today I'm sharing a primrose painting, photo, and poem I created. When I was on a field trip in early…
guided by shadowsemerald meadows slumberslip into summer Friendly Friday Challenge - Green Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge - Guide and…
High Desert voices can be heard throughout Central Oregon if you just pause and listen. Bold shouts of the many…
the path meandersup a rocky desert butteembraced by spring clouds Fischer Canyon, Oregon Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge #407 -…
Thermophile color blooms near Earth’s coreIn bouquets of startling brillianceFertilized by extreme heatIn caldera waterWhere few dare to treadThe ArchaeaFind…
Driving around the bend, visions of new worlds come into view.Splashes of warm color, framed in cool blue, catch our…
delicate featherpropelled by whispers of windsettles on snow drifts Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge - Feather & whisper
dragons breathing fireover magical snowscapeson the edge of spring Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge - Dragon and Magic Mid-Week Monochrome…
a rainbow moonscapeilluminated mortalsdreaming of winter Weekend Sky (WS) #52
diaphanous strandsa colorful serapemuffles winter’s chill Online Writers Guild (OLWG) - #242 - A colorful serape Lens-Artists Photo Challenge (LAPC)…
blue worlds drift awayscattered by the winds of changewinter’s eve draws near Display at Guinness Storehouse, Ireland Haiku Prompt Challenge…
Dusk and dawn desert sky,Clouds move on, catch my eye Weekend Sky (WS) #50 Saturday Mix (SM) - Lucky Dip…
the wisest ones waitimpatient trembles of greenlonging for fall’s kiss scarlet embracesgold whispers, orange laughterautumn’s fleeting love Sunday Stills (SS)…