An oak leaf with a rather insectile-looking shadow. Just a respite from all that’s been going on.
A Leaf
Author: still a dreamer
Honoring Veterans
Today, November 11, is Veterans’ Day. It is the day we honor all those who have offered their lives and sacrificed much so that we may enjoy the many freedoms we know today. May your efforts and devotion to our country never be in vain. Thank you.
Photo credit: Ben Earwicker
Charlie – the new kid in town
Undoubtedly, I will have more to write in the future, but for now, an introduction.
Between Jazzy’s passing over and now has been the longest time I have been without an animal in my life. It seems the stars were busy aligning themselves just right. And so they have.
“I have lived with several Zen masters — all of them cats.” – Eckhart Tolle
More to come.
Inktober 2024
This is the third year I’ve participated in Inktober. The challenge is to create a new pen and ink drawing every day for the month of October. They provide prompts, but you don’t have to follow them.
Below are a few of my favorite drawings I’ve done so far.
The prompt was “Remote.” This is my interpretation, as music takes me anywhere (Books, too.)
The prompt was “Hike”. I don’t hike, but I’d like to see this if I did.
The prompt was “Roam”.
The prompt was “Sun”. For me … “Got that sunshine in my pocket, got that good soul in my feet.” from Can’t Stop the Feeling by Justin Timberlake.
This was an instance where I had no inspiration from the prompt, “Guidebook”. So I just drew what I wanted, my beautiful cat, Mewsette (no longer with us.).
Well, I made it to the halfway mark. Whew! Only 16 more to go. Am I more disciplined? Hard to say. But I am persevering.
Early Shades of Fall in September
The sun has not shown its face all day, there is a chill in the air, and I felt a call to go walking. The Delaware River, rippling in the breeze beneath a moody sky, has a flawless beauty in every kind of weather.
The last roses of summer tangle with a shrub with red feathery flowers under a tree slipping into her bronze foliage.
This small ancient barn and its weathered doors still hold some fascination for me. They are such a willing photographic subject.
The tracks heading north out of town and the surrounding greenery were recently treated to a little freshening up for a townwide event. Once upon a time, these tracks were used by trains hauling grain from the town’s mill to destinations both north and south.
I recently saw some advice – “Walk Happy.” I like that advice.
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