The back yard …

elemental – weekly photo prompt


My niece, Hannah Hurricane Sanchez, Harmonizes with the world in her artwork. So much talent! Check out her other pieces here.
… this tree could speak. Yes, this is ONE tree, not a cluster. I imagine it to be between 300 and 500 years old. If it could talk, it would tell me about my great-great grandparents who immigrated to America from Germany in the 1840’s. It would tell me how it watched as my grandfather, and later, my mother, took their first steps. It would fill this mind with my more of my family’s personal stories.


I learned a new word- timely since I took this photo yesterday after leaving the gym. Evanescent (Weekly photo prompt): The beautiful word rolls off my tongue and down the rainbow toward a pot of gold.
easy, breezy day! (Turn up the volume!)
Another fabulous photo taken by my friend, David Stalker.


The moon over Memphis, looks down at me.
She shines on a river that drifts out to sea.
I can tell by her glow, what she’s trying to say,
“Please have this first dance with me.”
and we go one, two, three, one, two, three…

painting by me
The moon over Memphis is dancing with me,
We shine on a river that drifts out to see,
She can tell by my glow what I’m trying to say,
“Please have this last dance with me.”
And we go, one, two, three, one, two, three …
(A song I wrote a while back)
He waited for the perfect time of day to reach across and tickle her roots.


My wish for you
a castle view
a banquet at your feet
a bouquet of love
while thinking of
each stranger that you meet.