Opal Reflections
Perspectives through Prose, Poetry and Photography
Category: Weekly Photo Challenge
The Breakfast Nook
Cape May, NJ has an ambience all its own, with neatly trimmed Victorian homes, charming B&B’s, great restaurants and tree-lined streets that lead to a seemingly endless beach. And the icing on the cake is it’s location at the southernmost tip of the state,… Continue Reading “The Breakfast Nook”
What’s in a Name?
What’s in a name? What’s in this name? This name is speaks of daring vision, astounding achievement, devastating disaster and soaring success. This name is an overarching symbol of man’s undeniably irrepressible spirit of exploration, resilience, discovery and fulfillment. Atlantis. Weekly photo challenge: Names
Maple Resilience
Oh regal, beauteous maple, long you’ve stood, Bowing o’er my porch, through sun and storm, You share your shade until, in Fall, your leaves announce (in whispers) hints of coming frost. Your beauty tells a tale – but that’s not all, Your purpose spreads… Continue Reading “Maple Resilience”
Of Windows
When in the course of eons, man’s ascent, Desire for creature comforts came to be, Once mere survival safe could be achieved, As hay and clay walls opened for to see. Through ages ice and iron, improved upon, Increasing heights and breadths, invite light… Continue Reading “Of Windows”
Rare
Rare: Splurging on a special dinner at “Victoria and Albert”. Rarer: Impeccably skillful presentation of our “Colgin 2003“, transported all the way from our NJ wine rack, where it had rested peacefully for over a decade (well worth the corkage fee)! Rarer Still: Table-side… Continue Reading “Rare”
Good as Gold
Our travel bags retrieved, then tagged and packed, Each year, this day, with only hours to go, Filled, bulging piggy-banks have been attacked, The countdown’s creeping to a dwindling low. So many tasks to check before we go: Alert the postman, stop the paper… Continue Reading “Good as Gold”
Sky-shades
We oft survey the unknown way before us, And all too often paths we chose, we rue, When well within our reach is new perspective, Look up, survey in black and white the truth. Look up
Golden Globe
It was dusk on the breezy Cape May coast, as we returned to the B and B parking lot for our bags. Despite the hint of a brewing storm in the air, I paused to admire the curved simplicity of the weathered stanchion, it’s… Continue Reading “Golden Globe”
Birthday Treat
Chez Catherine…As I sipped my champagne, I knew there’d be more in store for later I was to receive the true icing on the cake: hearing my grandsons sing “Happy Birthday, Dear Grandma…Happy Birthday to you!”
Delicate Balance
Astride she stands so tall, serene, No waver in her footing, The watery depths her safety net, Her oar, sloped straight and wooden. So strong and brave she takes her post, So Innocent and sweet, We stand ashore and marvel at her calm and… Continue Reading “Delicate Balance”
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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