The Great Outdoors
There’s naught much more needed To fill the heart with song, Than the Great Outdoors With loved ones along. For Sunday Stills: The great outdoors
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Photo prompt: Sandra Cook The day dawned gray and there was threat of rain, but she wasn’t going to be deterred by a bit of dirty weather. She dressed him in his powder blue slicker and packed a bag...
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Photo prompt © Jan Wayne Fields “The box said up to 20 people,” Martin insisted. I gazed at the purple awning below and my eyes rested momentarily on my cousin’s bare feet. He inherited Uncle...
View ArticleThe Constitutional
Photo: Sue Vincent “He never would’ve been out there without his hat.” Elizabeth shook her head in suppressed exasperation. Of course her mother would find fault. The older woman perched on the edge...
View ArticleThe Key
The key to every Good adventure, And a day out To sights see, Is a how to prevent a Misadventure By finding a good place To pee. (Note: I know I took some liberty … with the concept of “the...
View ArticleDriving Mrs. Mama
Photo prompt: © Linda Kreger “Hope the driver remembers.” Ella fretted. Lynn shrugged. “He’ll have to run us over if he forgot.” “You two, line up already and stop the chatter!” “Shush, Jerry! Let...
View ArticleTaking Tea
“Every pot can be A teapot But not all of them can make Sufficiently Good tea,” He said, and fussed And set the bag To rest On the edge To breathe For me. “I’ll take coffee,” Said the mother,...
View ArticleFuzzy Ewe
The hands of this artist Young in years Rich in view, Made a cute fuzzy ewe From what could well escape Notice by Me and you. Note: Dedicated to my super talented and beloved niece, Aviv, 7...
View ArticleHeidi’s Hideout
Photo: commons.wikimedia.org It was the last place she thought anyone would look for her. Or the first. Depends. If they knew the story of her grandmother, after whom she was named, then they’d...
View ArticleWhy Fly By
As they fly Passing by Tumbling through Loops of sky To hoot and cry, They spend the day Waving high To Earth defy As some shake heads Oh my, oh my And wonder why… Note: These photos are from...
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Irreplaceable
Photo: Hu Chen on Unsplash She could not get enough of him. She’d spent the last few hours gazing at him as he slept. She could spend another lifetime. Nothing could replace the sweet contour of his...
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The Project
Photo courtesy of David Meredith, photographer “I know we can do it!” Richard infused his voice with all the pep he could muster. The house was a dump. He wanted to put a match to it. A tent would...
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Lost Halos
Photo prompt © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields She’d been surprised to find out there was property overseas. Grandma raised her, yet no word was ever said about it. “You should go,” Abe said. “Check it out....
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Apple Picking
Photo: Smadar Halperin-Epshtein He saw the gnarled trunk and the orbs Round And red And green, Undulating in the breeze that Caressed his cheeks and flipped the end Of his shirt up Cool On his tummy...
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A Home For Joey
Photo: Inbar Asif He did not know how to play But they knew he’d be Okay. He was scared of every thing But they knew that he was King. He had to learn life from scratch But they knew they’d love him...
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Going to Avalanche
Photo: Keith Channing The sky was blue when they headed out. Crisp, cold, dry, and sunny, it was the perfect day for some easy back-country skiing. They planned to be home by lunch. They did not...
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Sardines
Photo prompt © Fatima Fakier Deria “We’ll never all fit,” Sultana groaned. “Lots of room!” the driver boomed encouragement even as he tightened screws underneath the van. “C’mon!” Mariam elbowed...
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The Farm
Photo: Weston MacKinnon on Unsplash; Saskatchewan, Canada “Look Papa!” the boy’s voice rose in excitement. “I see,” the man replied. His deep voice resonated in the small space. “You didn’t even move...
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Relative Loudness
Photo: Jessica Lewis on Unsplash “It’s way too loud!” Maria smoothed her skirt. Her mother’s sense of what wasn’t “too loud” was limited to washed-out grays, faded pastels, and the kind of drab that...
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Devilish
Photo: Steve Bruce on Unsplash “It was the devil made those,” Aunt Beulah’s eyebrows almost met above the bridge of her nose. “They’re just a form of volcanic rock, cooled down in a specific way …”...
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