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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”

Calming Winter Cocoa

Today I made some yummy cocoa and attempted to capture some of the steam, and then some magic. The great part is I also got to drink the cocoa! New Poem Today’s Poetry Form prompt from dVerse Poets Pub is a bit of a challenge. This is the last dVerse prompt of the year asContinue reading “Calming Winter Cocoa”

Winter Traditions

Today I tried my snowflake filter with some traditional Christmas lights. New Poem I finished my soothing sounds for my Changing Focus project. December’s theme is Rest, Sleep, and Hibernation. Now I have to decide if I want to read a poem over it. I really like the collection of sounds how they are. IContinue reading “Winter Traditions”

Each Snowflake is Unique

Yesterday I cut a bunch of intricate snowflakes to try as filters. The effort was a bit wasted since only the very centers show up in the photographs, but they are still interesting. New Poem Today’s prompt from dVerse Poets Pub is a selection of words from The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows. One Underlying HammerContinue reading “Each Snowflake is Unique”

Stuffing Stockings

This morning I made a Christmas stocking filter and started by turning the neighbors’ security lights into stockings. New Poem Today’s prompt from dVerse Poets Pub is Quadrille #142. The quadrille is a poem of 44 words and Mish challenges us to put some tinsel in it. The only time I remember decorating with tinselContinue reading “Stuffing Stockings”

I Hear Hooves on the Roof

This morning I cut a new filter. I made a reindeer and I really like how it turned out. I had so much fun making reindeer fly around outside. New Poem There’s a fun prompt over at Poetic Bloomings today. Prompt #364 – The Muse in Music challenges us to pick a Christmas song titleContinue reading “I Hear Hooves on the Roof”

#2021picoftheweek: An Open Book

For Of Maria Antonia’s Photo Challenge #50: An Open Book. I have seen this shot many times, but not tried it. This prompt inspired me to give it a go.

#SoCS: Mistletoe and Other Tree Parasites

Yesterday I discovered a new technique through another happy accident. I left my lights on after the shoot yesterday, and noticed how they reflected in the glass of the sliding door as if they were outside. I used that to create bokeh in the trees this morning. It’s a great discovery for taking outdoor bokehContinue reading “#SoCS: Mistletoe and Other Tree Parasites”

Goodwill Toward

It’s fun to have a mix of specific and abstract words for prompts. When I think of “bells,” I have a specific image in my mind of what bells look like, but what does “Goodwill” look like? I had fun exploring different ideas. New Poems Today I’m going to continue to explore Rest, Sleep, andContinue reading “Goodwill Toward”

Making Icicles

This morning I finally tied up the other mirror and turned the mirrorworld into a triangle. This created some nice borders to attempt some light icicles. New Poems Today is Open Link Night at dVerse Poets Pub. I think I’ll start exploring Rest, Sleep, and Hibernation as a poetry prompt for the Changing Focus DecemberContinue reading “Making Icicles”