Trails: Water Vapor or Chemicals?

                                  March morning (2026) the sky above me 

                                       crisscrossed with trails. 

                              Everyone (it seems) has an opinion.

                                               Sometimes the photographer's job 

                                                     is to just capture an  image.

 

HUMANITY BEFORE WAR & POLITICS

 (Thank you to Fred B. for sharing the following with me.)

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, 

every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft

from those who hunger and are not fed, those who

are cold and are not clothed. The world in arms

is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat

of its scientists, the hopes of its children . . ."

                                                        -Dwight Eisenhower, 1953

Patroness of the Americas

We celebrate the mother of Jesus on December 12th.

Five hundred years ago in 1531 

Our Lady of Guadalupe  appeared to Saint Juan Diego. 

The account is a fascinating story and worthy of your time--even if you are not a Christian/Catholic.

The cloak with this image has survived. 

                   It can be viewed at the Basilica in Mexico City.

                                                                            

 

HBAC And The Art Of Poetry

On Tuesday night (Dec. 9th) "Bright as Life: Southern California Poets" opened at the Huntington Beach Art Center. Nineteen poems were chosen by OC Poet Laureate Gustave Hernandez. 

Gustave Hernandez welcoming many poets who had come 

to the Open Mic portion of the evening.

Yours truly is honored and humbled to be included in this show.

The Art of The Written Word . . .
Alive and Growing

Pick up your pen and begin.

Words do matter.

 

Somewhere Out There - Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram(with lyrics)

Little Normal Days . . .

 can become extraordinary with just a touch from nature.

A peanut worth of time 

can give us a smile for the entire day.

And a few words from Dylan Thomas

(the Welsh poet born on this day in 1914).

Love is the last light spoken. Oh

Count my blessings aloud

From my collection of cento poems: 

Putting Words Next To Silence

. . . and before this day ends sweet birthday greetings 

     to Linda in Montreal, Canada.

A GIFT BASKET OF FRIENDS . . .

                                    For All Of You Who Share With Me

                                            Your OCTOBER Birthday:

                                                   Fred C. -- Oct. 2

                                                   Zachary H. -- Oct. 3

                                                   Nick D. -- Oct. 10

                                                   Judith K. -- Oct. 12

                                                   Jackie C. -- Oct. 12

                                                   Mike M. -- Oct. 15

                                                   Teresa G. -- Oct. 21

                                                   Dave F. -- Oct. 24

                                                   Brooke D. -- Oct. 29

                                                   Susan S. -- Oct. 30

             

                            Wherever you are remember:

                              The first person to celebrate

                              your Birth Day should be YOU!

                                             

                              Always With Love & Peace