Unique among hard-shelled creatures is the horseshoe crab, though not really a crab. Actually an evolutionary oddity, this crab has not changed its utterly unfashionable appearance for more than 350 million years, and is actually an arthropod, related more to a spider than a crab. Every year in late spring the horseshoe crab crawls onto…
Daily Prompt: Juxtapose
via Daily Prompt: Juxtapose Sunrise. Sunset. The day starts anew in the morning, even if we don’t rise to see the beauty of the morning. The day ends each evening, even with the twinkling of the stars and the glow of the moon. The collage of these times juxtapose the cycles of our life, a…
Infect our Climate
via Daily Prompt: Infect Climate develops over long periods of time and is impacted by patterns of variation in both measurable elements and theoretical concepts. The application of the term climate to the emotional aspects of a country is less documented historically but has emerged as a factor in personal well-being and national identity. The…
Thin and Slim
via Daily Prompt: Thin Life is full of choices but disguised as societal impressions or norms open to discussion. Should women be “thin” or “slim?” Do I read a slim volume of poetry or a novel of great import? My options are slim or none. His lies were thinly disguised. Those pants would be better…
Pace
via Daily Prompt: Rapid As I rise each day I drag myself from sleep reaching for the newness of the day and my “to be done” list, referred to years ago as my “to do” list which was entirely aspirational as I worked usually ten hours a day, had three children, and took care of…
Flaunt
via Daily Prompt: Flaunt Flaunt the rules, taunt the mores, I can’t but jaunt along and live life confidant of my wants.
Enjoying Oregon in Spring
Traveling to Butte Falls, Oregon, is a visual delight traveling along surprisingly pleasant byways. Towering Mount Shasta changes with the seasons but in the spring a magnificent looming volcanic landmark appears in the distance, snow-capped and often shrouded in clouds. Oregon near the Rogue River and along the Butte Creek is moist and cool in…
Organic —The way to go!
apple.news/A5pzFlwTETka0llxPoBJI8g Visiting my son and his family in California I was aghast at the cost of shopping only at Whole Foods and the speciality fish store in Santa Monica. It is not that I am a complete bumpkin about food and purchasing healthier options. I was not convinced that EVERYTHING needed to be organic, fresh,…
Daily Prompt: Rush
via Daily Prompt: Rush As the day dawns slowly, yet according to a primordial schedule, the marvel of living a unique period of rotation of earth advancing to the inevitable sunset, looms ahead. Initially the soul can be lulled silently as if one’s own philosophical analysis of life can be observed then translated to a…
At the Beach in Malibu with Young Ones
Oh what a beautiful morning. Oh what a beautiful day! Awoke this morning to a day so blue my two year old grandson pointed up to the sky exclaiming “blue” in his most certain voice. The answer to “what do you want to do today?” was as clear as the sky — let’s go to…
