For Maria Antonia’s 2020picoftheweek challenge my prompt: What a Sight
Evacuation time, fires in Oregon, yes that’s smoke not clouds!
Rain off the coast of Kauai
“And the prophecy spoke of a witch grown of the earth,
transformed by fire, shaped by water,
and carried on the currents of air.” ~ Xerephenia
Elements – Lindsey Stirling
Til next time ~Stay safe, stay sane, stay sanitized ~JP
For Maria Antonia’s 2020picoftheweek challenge – Movement
I’m running a bit behind right now. Behind everything so time for some catchup this week. 😉
Sun rising
as the earth
always in motion
dances through the day
Waves bring the tide
as the sea
always in motion
dances through the night
Ornico Flow — Enya
Til next time ~Peace ~JPP
For Maria Antonia’s 2020 picoftheweek challenge my prompt for this week: Miniature
Miniature Lord of the Rings figures from Weta Workshop, Miramar, NZ
Tiny dwarf iris snapped at Queens Garden, Invercargill, NZ
“Little drops of water
tiny grains of sand
make the mighty ocean
and the pleasant land
and so those little moments
humble though they be
create the mighty hours
that make up eternity”
From an old nursery rhyme author undetermined
Tiny Dancer – Elton John
Til next time Stay safe, stay sane, stay sanitized
EDGE OF THE WORLD
Looking off the edge of the world
surrounded by sapphire waters
here sky and water meet
no words, no song
can match the startling beauty
that is almost too much
for one poor heart to bear
For Maria Antonia’s 2020picoftheweek challenge. My prompt this week: Surrounded
Over the Rainbow / What a wonderful World – IZ, Israel Kamakawiwo`Ole
Til next time ~Stay Safe, Stay Sane, Stay Sanitized
For Maria Antonia’s 2020picoftheweek # 15 — Nature
Nature
There is a magic in nature
that soothes the soul
and refreshes the heart
reminding us we’re just one part
of a greater whole
A child dreams of magic
dancing in the spring
grown-ups long for love
when did we forget
that they’re the same thing
Crystal — Stevie Nicks
About the pic, snapped in October (spring in NZ) Queenstown Botanical Park, Queenstown, NZ I fell in love with this orchid-like flower. I believe it is an “Orchid Lights” variety of rhododendron based on the stamens and huge size of the “shrub” which was well over two meters tall.
Til next time ~Stay Safe, Stay Sane, Stay Santized ~JP
For Maria Antonia’s #2020picoftheweek — my prompt: Treetops
Looking Up
Looking up I see the sky
shining bright before my eyes
looking down, I seen green grass
don’t see the ice, fall on my ass
I see treetops filtering the sun
don’t even care about my aching bum
Shoe Event Horizon – Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Til next time ~Keep Looking Up! ~JPP
For Ludwig’s Monday Window and
Maria Antonia’s 2020picoftheweek #13 — On the Road
STUCK INSIDE
Stuck inside while the hours roll by
instead of the miles
how I miss the drone of my tires
on hot asphalt
taking me to places never seen before
for life wasn’t meant
to be lived in one place
and I am not the same person
having seen the sun rise
on the other side of the world
On The Road Again — Willie Nelson
Til next time ~Peace ~JPP
For Maria Antonia’s 2020picoftheweek challenge # 12 — my prompt for this week — details
and for Kammie’s Oddball Photo Challenge
Love Locks
Love is not found in grand passion
nor in the splendid hues of sunrise
Love lives in the little things
the twinkle in the eye
at a well time joke
the brush of your body against mine
love doesn’t lie in the words we say
but in those tiny details
of life we live day after day
What Is Life — George Harrison
Til next time ~Peace ~JPP
For Maria Antonia’s 2020picoftheweek challenge — my prompt for this week — Transportation
“The way I see it, if you’re gonna build a time machine into a car,
why not do it with some style!”
~Emmett Brown – Back to the Future
Little Deuce Coupe — The Beach Boys
Til next time ~Peace ~JPP
For Maria Antonia’s #picoftheweek 2020, a look at rustic longing
About the photos: snapped at the “Open-Air Museum of Old Japanese Farmhouses” in Toyonaka, Japan (near Osaka). The museum is a wonderful collection of historic rural houses from different eras offering a glimpse into 18th century rural Japanese life.
My eyes settled on the old house
with it’s battered roof,
thatch thinned to the bone
and a longing came upon me
as I sat upon the aging stoop
my wild heart ached for home
Grandma’s Feather Bed — John Denver
Til next time ~Peace ~JPP
Wide Eyed Wonderings 