“The first lights of the evening were springing into pale existence. The Ferris wheel, pricked out now in lights, revolved leisurely through the dusk; a few empty cars of the roller coaster rattled overhead.” F. Scott Fitgerald
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WPC – “Reflections of a frog…”
“Up high, the flies are playing, And frolicking, and swaying. The frog thinks: Dance! I know You’ll end up here below.” Wilhelm Busch- (1832-1908)
Weekly photo challenge “Name”
Gloria I spotted this abandoned boat yesterday morning, moored on a small creek in Westport, CT. A name displayed on the bow was carefully written in simple block letters…GLORIA. Captivating in its stillness with not a soul in sight, it instilled a feeling of both peace and melancholy. Returning home I researched to discover the boat was owned by a gentleman who lived his entire lifeContinue reading “Weekly photo challenge “Name””
WPC – Resilient Reptiles
“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.” Charles Darwin A pair of iguanas atop a third mate, mugging for my camera at the pet store. https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/resilient/
Daily Post Photo Challenge “Local”
“There is no place like home.” L Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/local/
Daily Post…Framed by Nature
“I felt like lying down by the side of the trail and remembering it all. The woods do that to you, they always look familiar, long lost, like the face of a long-dead relative, like an old dream, like a piece of forgotten song drifting across the water, most of all like golden eternities ofContinue reading “Daily Post…Framed by Nature”
Letters to the Tooth Fairy
I have two sons whose personalities are as different as the seasons. The younger at age fourteen, is tow-haired, blue-eyed, sensitive, free-spirited, emotional, empathetic and kind. The elder, at sixteen, is dark in coloring, taciturn, responsible, diplomatic, witty and charming. The younger enjoys exotic and spicy cuisine – the elder prefers a more conventional menu. I can’t think of anything IContinue reading “Letters to the Tooth Fairy”
Daffodils in the snow
Daffodils, That come before the swallow dares, and take The winds of March with beauty… William Shakespeare, “The Winter’s Tale” Flower of the Day (FOTD) Challenge
WPC – “Landscape”
“The city seen from the Queensboro Bridge is always the city seen for the first time, in its first wild promise of all the mystery and beauty in the world.” F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/landscape/https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges
WPC “Half-Light”
Nature’s first green is gold Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay. Robert Frost https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/half-light/
Shangri-La 