Nonetimes.

I am sometimes poetic.

Sometimes profound.

Sometimes amusing-

Fun to be around

Sometimes useful

Sometimes clear.

But tonight I'm

Not one of those things, I fear.

March 6

oh so gently, gracefully

she pawed at my leg

and I a little father up

in the hierarchy of needs

knew she wanted affection

she jumped up and faced the other way

and I saw in this

a need for companionship

and a simultaneous desire

for independence.

I was struck by the depths of feeling

this pup was capable of

Until I looked where she was looking.

Her water dish was empty.

And when I filled it,

She was complete.

And I

was jealous.

Looking for green.

Looking for the scent of sprinklers,

of morning rain.

Listening for

the sound of cicadas that will

creep me out and get on my last nerve

come September.

Looking for sunlight lingering until

it actually is night

rather than afternoon.

Pulling on my gloves,

heading out into the cold rain

with my chin tucked under.

I'm looking for You.

February 21

Little dog. Little legs.

Big dreams of

Creativity, Hope, Newness, and Strength

in every day.

February 20

Girl night tonight with the two in the foreground to relax, be pampered and laugh about husbands, boyfriends, daughters and ourselves. Amazing how time changes things... yet the essential connections are secure.

Picture taken 3 years ago.

Febuary 18

Warmth , water and time.

I will hope in Christ

Who is all these things

and Who causes growth and transformation.

Febuary 16

My lovely girl. How has this happened? How has roundness transformed so quickly and before my eyes, it seems, into this lithe, tall creature? She is eight, and my heart stops each time I realize it. Of course I don't want her to stay a baby forever. Of course. I love what she is growing into. Of course she must grow. I just need each day to be a thousand years long.

Welcome to a picture and some words.

That's the idea

and hopefully,

the regular practice.

Here we go!