Today’s prompt, altruism, inspired me to finally make an open hand bokeh filter. I like how it turned out. Then I had fun filling it. Stream of Consciousness It’s stream of consciousness Saturday. The prompt for today is “yum.” My family gathered for gift giving last night and my mother made the most delicious strawberryContinue reading “#SoCS: Everything is yummy when you give it away.”
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Hunting the Elusive Rest
I found this month’s prompt Rest, Sleep and Hibernation very inspiring, and I’m excited to share my finished multi-media video. I really enjoyed how the stills and video fit with the sounds I collected and arranged. And it was fun to put my poem in the fire. I hope you find this relaxing and restful.
Eating All the Sunlight-Soaked Oranges
I enjoy getting a little orange in my stocking every year. Today, I played with visualizing the joy of that experience. New Poem A Precarious Achievement It was a beautiful ceiling,a feeling of wishingthe time I wasn’t homeflickers across and distortsour lives.Games and cookies further generalizedwhile the implications stimulatedgiving us candles, the yard was spectacularlyContinue reading “Eating All the Sunlight-Soaked Oranges”
Christmas Duck Giving
What does giving look like? Yesterday, while rummaging around looking for yeti things, I happened upon this dishtowel I forgot I had. The universe gifted me this Christmas duck, so I decided to give it some gifts. New Poem On Vacation We visitedsomething else disappearedpieces of shared experiencetaking up residencein the paintingson your foreheadand theContinue reading “Christmas Duck Giving”
A Visit From Yeti
New Poem At the Motel Pool She sits on a stool in a blue poolwith the water over her headI expect her to bloomlike the strange flowersin my clear glass tea potbut she straddles that stooland competes with the waterfor bluestMy shins in the shallows shimmerflesh under fresh pressurea slippery contradictory mysterynow I’m swimming; it’sContinue reading “A Visit From Yeti”
The Joys of Gingerbread
Today’s photography prompt was inspiring. I refilled my glass gingerbread man with syrup and I made some healthy gingerbread with freshly grated ginger and toasted hazelnut flour (instead of almond). I’m so glad I tried it, because Gingerbread People are delicious. New Poem Disquieting Signs Lift it upHold it up toa light sourcea reflection ofContinue reading “The Joys of Gingerbread”
#2021 Picture of the Week: Surprise Otter!
Inspired by Of Maria Antonia’s Weekly Photo Challenge “All is Calm” and the fact it isn’t raining, I went out to take some pictures of reflections on the lake. When I turned to take a picture of the mountain, surprise otter! This guy was scratching some itches on the neighbor’s semi-submerged floating dock. I loveContinue reading “#2021 Picture of the Week: Surprise Otter!”
Do You Hear What I Hear?
A few days ago I realized that Bells managed to get on my prompt calendar twice. I thought about replacing it, but then I concluded that I hadn’t done much with the bells filter I created the first time around. I had some fun detailing my bells with pieces of label stickers. New Poem TheContinue reading “Do You Hear What I Hear?”
#SoCS: Nostalgia for Opposites or the Opposite of Nostalgia
Last night I made a candle filter. I thought I would try it with the fisheye lens technique to create flickers of nostalgia. Stream of Consciousness It’s stream of consciousness Saturday. The prompt for today is “opposites.” In my experience opposites attract, but today I am more interested in nostalgia and its opposites. Living inContinue reading “#SoCS: Nostalgia for Opposites or the Opposite of Nostalgia”
Lighting My World
Today I put a couple festive candles in the Mirrorworld. New Poem A prompt from In the Palm of Your Hand by Steve Kowit is to use a Dream Metaphor. I haven’t had a really vivid dream recently, so today I’m going to close my eyes with a metal spoon in my hand hovering overContinue reading “Lighting My World”
Experience Writing 