• Just Bee

    Just Bee


    Note to self: Bee ok with not “bee-ing” ok. You can “bee” wherever you are. It’s ok to just “bee”.

  • Sequined Trees

    Sequined Trees


    Birch leaves shimmy like sequins in the wind. Golden discs fluttering desperately for attention. The trees are talking. Is anybody listening?

  • Glass Half Full…

    Glass Half Full…


    It all depends on how you look at it. Are you a “glass half full” or “glass half empty” person? Please feel free to post…

  • Fall Blooms

    Fall Blooms


  • Masks

    Masks


    What do you feel when you look at this painting? Feel free to comment below…

  • The Disquiet

    The Disquiet


    Hannah, caregiving for her ailing mother Dorothy, endures the challenging demands of aging and unpredictable behavior. As Hannah’s own health deteriorates rapidly, Dorothy exhibits a…

  • Running in the dry hills

    Running in the dry hills


    Melanie’s feet burned as she raced across the rugged landscape under a blazing summer sun. Her running shoes were lightweight, but they weren’t very padded,…

  • Hummingbird moth Magic

    Hummingbird moth Magic


    Natural mysteries~feel free to comment below…

  • Gossamer

    Gossamer


    On gossamer wings she pauses to gather pollen from the final flowers of fall. Where will she go once the flowers wilt and the season…

  • Grief Compounded

    Grief Compounded


    Dementia/Alzheimers is not a linear disease. Each experience is as unique as the person suffering. Every caregiver has their own dynamic and carries that weight…

  • Outsmarting the algorithm

    Outsmarting the algorithm


    Every morning, first thing, she checked her emails. Mostly a force of habit from a past life, yet a comforting ritual of sorts. Her inbox…

  • The White Dress

    The White Dress


    She hung the white dress on its satin hanger in front of a window, using the morning light to inspect every detail. The delicate Italian…

  • The Grotesque Period

    The Grotesque Period


    She’d always had an affinity for the aesthetically pleasing. Beautiful lines and graceful arches. Life was a plethora of sensual pleasures. Many years of her…

  • The Bed Whisperer

    The Bed Whisperer


    He called from a speakerphone as he sat in his minivan on the curb in front of a large estate inside the gated community just…

  • Hello from the other side

    Hello from the other side


    The funeral was on a dreary fall day. Dark skies were streaked with grey clouds, sending down a fine mist of icy rain. She tried…

  • Duplicity

    Duplicity


    Your angel might just be someone else’s devil, He’s sweet, adoring and loving, all that you’ve been missing, Very handsome and charming, it’s absolutely disarming,…

  • Defeated

    Defeated


    This shadow selfie captured a moment I had today. The utter sense of defeat. I usually apply the proverb, “Fall down seven times, stand up…

  • One Sorry Customer

    One Sorry Customer


    The buyout was a long time coming but that didn’t soften the blow when it was finalized. They had resisted and spent thousands of dollars…

  • Talking Trees

    Talking Trees


    Whispers in the wind. What are they saying to you?

  • Discards

    Discards


    Perched on the edge of the sidewalk, they lean in close to each other to gossip in loud whispers about passersby. Everybody gets a look…