lifelessons – a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown
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Reflections on Life through poetry, essays and photos.
lifelessons – a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown
6h ago
A Dream, A Wastepaper Basket and Glenn Yarbrough: The Power of Intuition
In celebration of May 10, which Ann Kaplow has reminded us is “Trust Your Intuition Day,” I am reblogging a talk I gave on the subject years ago. To view the video, go HERE. (You might want to fast forward to 6:31 on the video, which is where the talk begins.)
And HERE is Ann’s blog on the subject ..read more
lifelessons – a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown
6h ago
Mainly trees but look hard. There are a few flowers to be seen! This is the view from my desk.
For Flower of the Day ..read more
lifelessons – a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown
19h ago
For Fibbing Friday the theme is to define the below:
1. Mini Clubman: A preteen golfer
2. Morris Minor: A paraphrase of “More is less.”
3. Range Rover: A mounted cowboy
4. Hillman Imp: A mountain sprite
5. Datsun Violet: What Harriet’s husband said to her when she queried him regarding what the glare was as they took the bandages off after her surgery that gave her vision for the first time.
6. Triumph Herald: A messenger carrying the news that there will be three umpires for the game.
7. Austin Cambridge: A v ..read more
lifelessons – a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown
19h ago
Mainly trees but look hard. There are a few flowers to be seen! This is the view from my desk.
For Flower of the Day ..read more
lifelessons – a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown
1d ago
If I Follow the Wandering Poet
Who cares
if I swim naked in my pool?
All other human occupants
have left this neighborhood behind,
leaving more room
for possums, skunks,
birds, scorpions, spiders
and me. I keep a closer company with them
than I do with any human these days.
This week, I talk to the large caterpillar
who seems to sprout two crystals from his crown
as he sits for a day on the Olmec head
that guards my swimming pool. Back and forth, back and forth I pass,
adding a look at him to my lap routine.
For one long afternoon,
he sits still—like Alice’s caterpillar,
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lifelessons – a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown
2d ago
C,lick on photos to enlarge.
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lifelessons – a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown
4d ago
Click on Photos to Enlarge.
I loved watching these birds bathing in this pool. Unfortunately, the photos of their actually splashing around didn’t come out as well as the ones of them perched on the rocks before or afterwards.
For the Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge ..read more