Opal Reflections
Perspectives through Prose, Poetry and Photography
Category: Photography
Weekly Photo Challenge: Companionable
Bandit (our Blenheim Cavalier King Charles Spaniel) evidently finds his plush buddies to be extremely companionable. At first glance one may not realize that though all of the creatures in this photo are soft and furry, one will be waking up in a moment,… Continue Reading “Weekly Photo Challenge: Companionable”
Photo Friday: What I Found…
What I found…. …I found that our Polynesian Village is most serene and beautiful just after a downpour, when the lush walkways glisten with tempting puddles, the blue sky is nudging the clouds away, and the air is filled with energizing negative… Continue Reading “Photo Friday: What I Found…”
La Vie en Rose
🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 He silences the whispering of his doubting demons. She is his whole world and he is merely a corner of hers, neatly compartmentalized between her career and her quest for perfection. Forcing a smile in an effort to not to rain on her… Continue Reading “La Vie en Rose”
The Third Time’s a Charm!
As seen through the eyes of an eight year-old, always on the move and persistently seeking constant stimulation and entertainment; fishing can be a pretty dull way to spend a hot afternoon…until he lands the big one! 🐡🐡🐡 I’m bored! I hate fishing! He’s… Continue Reading “The Third Time’s a Charm!”
How Does My Garden Grow?
🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲 The tall twins had inexorably killed her chances to have a garden, and though she loved the trees’ elegant, shade-giving, bird-nesting, lushness; she so missed her garden. Over the last forty years, Her yard had become a vibrant place of verdant serenity. It… Continue Reading “How Does My Garden Grow?”
Weekly Photo Challenge: Curves: Marauding Munchkins
Curves are everywhere, including the newly-polished stainless steel refeigerator door; whose smooth, sleek, textured lines are often interrupted by evidence of marauding munchkins (aka Grandsons)!
Photo Friday: Dad
This photo captures the essence of what it means to be a Grand-Dad: Sharing Astronaut Ice Cream while on a recent visit to Museum of Natural History, Grandpa became a willing accomplice, sharing the wide-eyed wonder of the experience through the eyes of a… Continue Reading “Photo Friday: Dad”
Haiku Friday: Storm Surge
🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊 Out-cropped rock ledge, tossed ashore by massive storm surge; here and gone – for now. 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
Illuminating Irony
Re-enacted religiously since that night, Remembering with sensual clarity the first time: Crystal chandelier ascending; upward, inward, slowly but seemingly inexorably, Stunningly skyward. Grand Tier light extinguished As smaller orbs, in spoke-like formation Follow, like ducklings waddling after mama mallard. Lights go down when… Continue Reading “Illuminating Irony”
Lighthouse in the Mist, Cape May, NJ
Bandit
Festive View from the Pub, Peddler’s Village – Lahaska, PA.
Home Sweet Home
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