The Shades of Autumn- #SundayStills #Photography


Autumn is as rich and mellow as fine wine, so it's fitting this week's Sunday Stills Challenge is 'Ruby Wine'. I received a new iPhone 13 Pro this month and have been practicing with its many camera features. The photo above is one of our Japanese maples taken in portrait stage mode. “The leaves are …

Counting my Blessings #Inspirational #Life


This holiday season I'm counting my blessings With so much craziness in the world, I'm finding it more important than ever to be grateful for what I have such as a relatively healthy family, food for our tummies, and a warm roof over our heads. There are many who lack these basic necessities, and there …

Enjoying the Outdoors- #SundayStills #Lifestyle


The Sunday Stills Challenge hosted by Terri Webster Schrandt is sports and hobbies this week. You can join the challenge here. Being Canadian, hockey stands out as one of our favorite sport activities. From Wikipedia The contemporary sport of ice hockey was developed in Canada, most notably in Montreal, where the first indoor game was played on March …

Geometry in Nature #SundayStills #photography


Terri Webster Schrandt gave us a challenge to find geometric angles in this week's Sunday Stills. You can join in here. There are plenty of interesting shapes in the rocks and seed pods from a dandelion in the picture above. I think the universe is pure geometry - basically, a beautiful shape twisting around and …

Summertime Outdoor Fun- #SundayStills #Photography #Nature


The Sunday Still Challenge hosted by Terri Webster Schrandt is The Great Outdoors.

Coastal Sunsets- #SundayStills #photography


This Week's Sunday Stills Photo Challenge is- Sunrise, Sunset. Visit Terri Webster Schrandt to Join in the Fun! I'm almost never up in time to catch a sunrise, but have witnessed some beautiful sunsets on Vancouver Island. Perfect happiness is a beautiful sunset, the giggle of a grandchild, the first snowfall. It's the little things …

Shades of Pink- #SundayStills #FlowerPhotography


This week's Sunday Stills Challenge from Terri Webster Schrandt is PINK. You can see Terri's photos and join in here. My garden is a riot of color right now, how is yours doing? The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed …

Shades of Gray- #SundayStills #PhotographyChallenge


This week's Sunday Stills Challenge is the theme of GRAY. Stop by and check out Terri Webster Schrandt's blog here to join in the challenge. May is full of bright, beautiful color in my part of the world, but it can be moody at times, as well. (Kind of like me, lol) The photo above …

National Pets and Kids Day- #SundayStills #BrightSquares #Photography


April 26th is National Pets and Kids Day and Terri Schrandt, the hostess of the Sunday Stills Challenge featured here, is celebrating! The photo above is my grandson with his Newfoundlander foster dog. He's getting so big! (The kid and the dog, lol) Someone looks grumpy 🙂 Grandchildren are the dots that connect the lines …

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.

#BookReview- Tidal Falls review by @JamesCudney4 #RomSuspense #Reading


I'm thrilled to share a wonderful review for Tidal Falls from James Cudney's awesome #blog! https://thisismytruthnow.com/2021/02/13/book-reviews-two-2-romantic-suspense-sinners-saints-anthology-jacquie-biggars-tidal-falls-week-ending-feb-13th/ Thank you so much, Jay!