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”
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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”
The Bells Cut Through the Din
New Poem Today’s Wednesday Poetry Prompt from Robert Lee Brewer at Writer’s Digest is to write a cut poem. This prompt instantly brought a lot to mind since already today I cut a new bokeh filter of bells. Trimming Down The cuts, so many cutsdicing the unwantedand splicing what’s leftinto a new continuumnow to eraseContinue reading “The Bells Cut Through the Din”
I Sing of Future Artifacts
New Poem Today’s Poetics prompt from Merril at the dVerse Poets Pub is “Passions Stamped on Lifeless Things.” I really like this quote from Percy Shelley’s Ozymandias. The challenge is to write a poem about an historical artifact. I’m reading The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston right now, so I thoughtContinue reading “I Sing of Future Artifacts”
The Elves Come Out at Night
I had some other plans, but I like how my new filters turned out, so I went with it. New Poem Morning Dance The baseboard heater ticks. It has no rhythm.The bathroom fan also dances to chaos,a Mandelbrot of rattles and hums.Tossing care I lose my patternand pass some time grateful for heat,cold’s defeat inContinue reading “The Elves Come Out at Night”
Cheery Christmas Spirits
I knew today’s photo challenge “cheer” was going to be tough. My cold is holding on tight and I spent the night coughing and shivering, but I was determined. So I made no-bake healthy oatmeal cookies to eat like Santa all day, and put on a Christmas record. Just as “Rudolph’s Christmas Party” started toContinue reading “Cheery Christmas Spirits”
#SoCS: Rev Up My Stream of Consciousness
For today’s images, I tried three ideas. First, I created a holly filter with my new filter design that goes over the lens guard. Then I tried grouping my red and green lights on the multi-color strand with twist-ties. Then I put some plastic santas and snowmen on my white lights and made some HollyContinue reading “#SoCS: Rev Up My Stream of Consciousness”
Wreaths of Light
For today’s images I tried something new. I thought I could just loop my lights in a circle and make bokeh wreaths, but that didn’t work. Then I remembered a metal loop a friend had given me with the idea of framing my fabric glass. I wrapped the lights around the metal loop, and itContinue reading “Wreaths of Light”
Playing in the Snow I Created
Today I tried something new. I used clear plastic to create a new filter with some glue and glitter. Using the fisheye lens, my world became a snow globe. Using it as a bokeh filter, I created snowballs with light. Then I tried throwing them. New Poems Though the drafting part of the Chapbook ChallengeContinue reading “Playing in the Snow I Created”
December Daily #Prompts, Challenges, and Plans
I am enjoying how my photography is progressing. Like October’s daily photos, November’s daily photos built on each other, creating all sorts of happy accidents and new ideas. So I’ve created another calendar of daily one word prompts for December, starting with Lights, of course, because I’m excited to go play with some purple inContinue reading “December Daily #Prompts, Challenges, and Plans”
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