X Marks the Spot- #BrightSquare #Photography #Challenge


X Marks the Spot

Life through a Purple Lens- #SundayStills #BrightSquare #PhotoChallenge


The theme for this week is violet.

The Colors of Spring- #SundayStills #Photography


This week's Sunday Stills Challenge is hosted by Marsha Ingrao on the Always Write blog. The theme is- Emerging. Visit Marsha to see her entries and join in the challenge here. The photo above was taken in the second week of March and was the first of the cherry blossoms. This is the tree now! …

Giving my Cat Some Love- #SundayStills #photography


This week's Sunday Stills Challenge is hosted on Marsha Ingrao's beautiful #blog. Check it out and join in here. The photo above is our girl, Harley. She's a 9 yr. old calico with attitude 🙂 In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.Terry Pratchett We've taken her walking on the …

The Color of Spring- #SundayStills #Photography


Spring is here!

The Fair- Fiction in a Flash #FlashFiction #WritingCommunity #amwriting


I gazed longingly at the hussle and bussle of the crowd at the county fair. Momma had warned me to stay away, but I couldn't resist the bright lights and laughter.

Stormy Skies- #SundayStills #Photography


This week's Sunday Stills Challenge is... Rain!

In the Absence of Color- #SundayStills #Photography #BloggingCommunity


This week's Sunday Stills Challenge is objects that are the color white.

Where One Door Closes… #FlashFiction #WritingCommunity


Suzanne Burke chose this interesting photo prompt for her Fiction in a Flash Challenge.

Roses are #red- #SundayStills #Photography Challenge


This week's Sunday Stills Challenge is perfect for Valentine's Day- the color RED.

Oops, I’ve Fallen- #SundayStills #Photography #BloggingCommunity


This week's photography challenge on Terri Webster Schrandt's blog is- Fallen. The photo above was taken by my daughter on their trek across Canada. This is Niagara Falls. My grandson looks as though he's fallen to the bottom of the ocean! “We know only too well that what we are doing is nothing more than …

Don’t Worry, I’ve Got You #FictioninaFlash #FlashFiction #WritingCommunity


Week #34- Fiction in a Flash Challenge by Suzanne Burke.

Cloudy Days- #SundayStills #photography #Blogging


Terri Webster Schrandt Challenges us to find photos highlighting 'fog or clouds' for this week's Sunday Stills Photo Challenge. Check out Terri's pictures and join in here. In the above photo, the fog was creeping right up to our doorstep! Nature's stunning power never seizes to amaze! There is pleasure in the pathless woods, there …

Shades of Blue- #SundayStills #Photography


This week's Sunday Stills Challenge from Terri Webster Schrandt is Glacier Blue.

Mind Games- #FictioninaFlash #amwriting #WritersCommunity


Week #32 of Suzanne Burke's Fiction in a Flash Challenge. You can read the entries and join in here. I wrote this as a scene for my WIP and went over the 750 word limit by a bit- sorry! Mind Games Jessica and Chris had been trekking for what felt like forever, though when she …

Innocence- #FictioninaFlash Challenge #WritingCommunity #amwriting


This week's Fiction in a Flash Challenge is provided by Suzanne Burke. You can read the entries and join in here. Innocence The snow fell softly, splattering against the windshield only to get brushed aside by the car's wipers. It had been snowing for most of the three-hour drive and Vanessa was tired. If it …

2020 From a #Gardener Perspective- #SundayStills #Photography


My resolution for 2021 is not to take life for granted, embrace every moment, and most of all, be grateful for my blessings.

Finding the Joy in #HolidayLights- #SundayStills #Photography


This week's Sunday Stills Challenge is LIGHTS! You can check out our host, Terri Webster Schrandt's post here Maybe it's due to the warmer temperatures (at least for Canada) and the rarity of snow, but Victoria goes all out for Christmas. Here's a few of the lights we've seen in previous years. We hope to …

Snowy Days- #SundayStills #Photography


Terri Webster Schrandt is traveling to her new home this week, so the Sunday Stills Photography Challenge is hosted on Cats and Trails and Garden Tales. Stop by to see the pictures and join in here. We don't see a lot of snow (except from a distance!) on southern Vancouver Island, but every now and …

And They’re Off- #FlashFiction #AmWriting #WritingCommunity


It was only a quarter mile, what could go wrong?