Sunday, August 24, 2025

Snowpack to the Sea - Happy National Hydropower Day


Silent snow comes down

Giver of power, comfort

Nature’s timeless gift


If you're reading this, chances are that your device is/has been powered by hydropower.

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Black Cat Appreciation


Fur dark as midnight

Visits on silent cat paws

Our sweet house panther

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Trust Your Cricket Conscience


Stridulation /STRID-juh-lay-shun/ Verb - To make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures -- used especially of male insects (as crickets or grasshoppers).

     As fall approaches

     The cricket’s stridulation

     They fade to silence

Monday, July 21, 2025

Perceived Privilege


Nervy /NURR-vee/ Adjective - 1 archaic: sinewy, strong 2a: showing or expressive of calm courage: bold b: marked by effrontery or presumption: brash 3: excitable, nervous.

     Get outta my way!

     Behold the nervy Karen

     Demands first in line

Sunday, July 13, 2025

A Magic Wand of Wood & Graphite


      Share beautiful prose.
      Behold! The mighty pencil.
      Source of words profound.

Celebratory Detritus


Sad birthday balloon
Abandoned in the rafters
Doomed to a slow death

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Rumblin', Bumblin', Stumblin'

 


Galumph /gull-LUMF/ Verb - To move in a loud and clumsy way.

     Dancing the foxtrot

     Elephants in the attic

     High-end galumphing