Opal Reflections
Perspectives through Prose, Poetry and Photography
Category: Photography
Photo Friday: At Rest
This photo was taken from within the warm, sheltered confines of our fitness facility, using my iPad 2. Only a few months earlier, one would have seen hordes of youngsters splashing and sliding noisily, while more staid “grown-ups” lounged poolside, on these (now snow blanketed)… Continue Reading “Photo Friday: At Rest”
Haiku Friday: Blue-sky Hope
Felled mother-trunk Strewn with fractured fence debris, Frames blue-sky hope. I wrote this Haiku while looking back on my hurricane Sandy photos. It struck me then, as it does now, that though this Grand Dame Tree that had thundered loudly to… Continue Reading “Haiku Friday: Blue-sky Hope”
Weekly Photo Challenge: Lost in the Details (2)
We awoke this morning to a blanket of snow. Striking though, is the beautiful way this wet whiteness clumps and clings to the hexagons of thin chicken-wire fencing.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Lost in the Details
While photographing my sleeping puppy, who had found his snuggle-bed atop my knitting project..a red and white afghan; I decided to approach it from a puppy’s eye view, only to rediscover the beauty and symmetry of the knitted stitch and the striking intensity of… Continue Reading “Weekly Photo Challenge: Lost in the Details”
Breaking News…Popover Gremlin Strikes Again!
I love cooking. I love cooking for my family. I love cooking dishes that others dare not attempt. I love to juggle food preparation logistics like a project manager, to produce a fantastic family feast. Most of all, I love hearing “Amazing!” and “More,… Continue Reading “Breaking News…Popover Gremlin Strikes Again!”
Consolation
This was written in response to Trifextra Challenge: For the weekend challenge we’re asking for exactly thirty-three words written in first person narrative.
Lilies of the Valley
A sensation of relief wrapped him Like a comforting blanket, When he found remnants of the Lilies of the Valley, Still growing wild by the house. The man discovered the hidden, inner child. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I wrote this response to Trifextra Challenge. Upon reading the… Continue Reading “Lilies of the Valley”
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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