This is my entry for moonleesteem's Week 11 Haiku Contest. If you would like to try it, go to: The Best Gift Christmas buzz is done. Still peace comes at last for me To think on the One. Photo courtesy

This is my submission for STEEMIT HAIKU CONTEST # WEEK 6 sponsored by @moonleesteem If you'd like to give it a try go to: The Donor My chest sliced open My family prayed--his wept. In death he gave life.

This is my submission for the STEEMIT HAIKU CONTEST # 5 (Original Contest) If you would like to give it a try, go to: Photo by Trish Larimer : "Premo in the Grass" Indiscretion Pass Green eyes

This is my entry for STEEMIT HAIKU CONTEST # 4 (Original Contest) sponsored by @moonleesteem If you'd like to give it a try, got to: Picture by Pixabay Candygram? No! "Come on back," they said.

This is my entry for: STEEMIT HAIKU CONTEST # 3 (Original Contest) sponsored by @moonleesteem. Go check it out: Still on until sometime tonight (Saturday, November 11) I think. :) No Good, Near Death I

Western North Carolina Last year, I traveled to Western North Carolina with my sisters. We went to Boone and also visited the Linville Caverns. These are just some of the lovely sights we saw. The leaves

Peppers, Onions and Chicken Stir Fry This is red, yellow and green peppers and onions cooking in butter. There is also a good bit of ground garlic in here. Also can add pepper at this point, if you like.

Pearly’s Perils I really can't say how it came to be, but I woke up with a helluva headache and a pain in my back. Maybe, just maybe, it had to do with that fifth of tequila with a nasty tasting worm at

Outer Space Mama, Grounded As she soars towards stars, Her mind drops anchor to ground. "Did I leave stove on?!" Photo by Pixabay!

Sunday Purple In Florida with my Aunt Betty, but I wanted to post a few pics for Sunday Purple. These are some blooms from around our yard. Hope you enjoy! If you would like to try the challenge, go to:

Picture courtesy of Pixabay Bridge, Unmoved With lead heart, she jumped. Too late discovered, no dream! Steel reality.

This is my entry for @goodguygreg's #storycubes contest #11. I took the "exploitable hint", with my first attempt at Haiku. The cubes I used, in this order, are: 3 and 2 for the title and 1,

Pumpkin Orange So today, in honor of upcoming Halloween, I am posting some of our Jack-o-laterns of the previous years. The first one was just a quick freestyle. The second one was made using a pattern

Blooms of Red Ahhh! Finally, MondayRed! No indigo. No purple. Just straightforward red. Gotta love it! Of course, let's start with roses. Add some Celosia blooms. Throw a photobombing "Lilu"

Shades of Purple I really didn't think I would have more trouble with purple than indigo, but there it is. I'm getting this one in just- in- time. (Thank God for MondayRed!! I got reds! Woohoo!) So anyhow,

Study In Indigo So this was my toughest ColorChallenge day yet. I could not find any pictures that I had previously taken, that had this Indigo color in them. For that matter, I wasn't sure I owned anything

Blue Skies Of Florida A couple of years ago my sweet sister invited me to go along on a week long vacation to Casey Key, Florida. Of course, I said "Yes!". I am a Florida native (it says so on

Those Eyes It was the perfect summer day. The sun, heat and rain the past weeks had been just the right cocktail to produce this exquisite splash of green carpet that lay before him. I saw him staring

Maple Leaves This is a Maple tree in our front yard. It is one of my favorites as it never disappoints in the Fall. The leaves "show out" in a collage of colors: yellow, gold and green. But yellow

Lilu And The Chipmunk "Blending With The Bush?" A while back, I was looking out our kitchen window and noticed our kitty, Lilu, watching something very intently. After grabbing my glasses, I