The Color of Spring- #SundayStills #Photography


Spring is here!

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


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

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! โ€œWe know only too well that what we are doing is nothing more than …

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 …

#BookReview- Week 1 #GoodReads #ReadingChallenge @AHarmon_Author and Janet Dailey


Do you participate in the reading challenge? Do you aim high, or lean toward safe instead of sorry?

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 …

Layers Upon Layers- #SundayStills #Photography


This Week's Sunday Stills Challenge is all about Texture Terri Webster Shrandt hosts a fun weekly photography challenge that you can join in on here It's autumn in Canada, a time for color and texture, warm coats and frosty breaths. I love the warmth of these berries against the cool shade of rock. The robins …

Count Your Blessings- Be #Thankful #SundayPhotoStills #Challenge


During this holiday season it's more important than ever to consider the things you are most thankful for in your lives This week's Sunday Stills Photo Challenge by Terri Webster Shrandt is focused on giving thanks. Check out her photos here and join in if you can! One of the biggest rewards in our lives …

Guiding Hands- #FictioninaFlash #Challenge #WritersCommunity


Love this image from Suzanne Burke for the #24 Fiction in a Flash Challenge! Check out all the entries and join along here Guiding Hands One of my fondest memories is of Dad holding my daughter's hand while she clambered up his legs to sit in his lap. When we were growing up, my brother …

An Ode to A Friend- #FictioninaFlash #WritingCommunity


Photo byย Marc Schaeferย onย Unsplash It's Week #22 of Suzanne Burke's Fiction in a Flash Challenge Write up to 750 words on the photo prompt. Go where your muse leads you. Check out some of the fabulous entries and join in here An Ode to A Friend It's strange how empty my world is without you. I …

The Long Road Home- #Fiction in a Flash #Challenge @amwriting


Suzanne Burke stimulates the imagination with her weekly Fiction in a Flash ! You can read the participants entries and join in here The Long Road Home The creak of saddle leather and gentle sway of Maggie's horse lulled her toward a long overdo nap. Two weeks and still no sign of the men she …

The City of Dreams- Fiction in a Flash Challenge #writingcommunity #amwriting #flashfiction


Fiction in a Flash Challenge Suzanne Burke came up with this inspiring weekly challenge. Read more and join in here The City of Dreams The iconic Hollywood sign was more garish in the bright California sun than Beth expected. Sheโ€™d dreamed of this moment for so long, it didnโ€™t seem real. She reached for her …

Love’s Tempo- Fiction in a Flash #FlashFiction Challenge #WritersCommunity #amwriting


Love's Tempo- Fiction in a Flash Challenge #18 This week's photo prompt for Suzanne Burke's Flash Fiction Challenge is a mysterious piece of sheet music and a woman holding a rose. You can take part here: He was at it again. She rued the day she'd allowed him to buy the baby grand. Day and …

Exploring the Weird and the Wild on #SundayStills #Photography


WEIRD AND WILD PHOTOGRAPHY CHALLENGE- SUNDAY STILLS

What Draws you to a Book- #FirstLinesFriday #amreading


I came across this fun new challenge via One Book More and thought I'd join in. First Lines Fridays is a weekly feature for book lovers hosted by Wandering Words. What if instead of judging a book by its cover, its author or its prestige, we judged it by its opening lines? Pick a book off your …