Amazing Susan
Nature, Photography, Poetry

twin suns

This picture of a sunset on the Mississippi River in Almonte was taken by Kathy Dobson in late 2020. I “re-touched” it using Photoshop to give it the painterly feel…

Beauty, Life, Poetry

if logs could talk

Almonte-based photographer Paul Latour posted this wintery pic on our Friends of Mississippi Mills FB page and asked a question: “What if logs could talk?” Here is a my poetic…

Beauty, Feelings, Life, Love, Poetry

winter shadows

One of the many things I love about winter, besides snow, is the way the light changes. I am grateful for the way the afternoon sun casts shadows of the…

Beauty, Feelings, Food, Health, Joy, Life, Nature, Poetry

12 Parts of a Summer Day

A cardinal song is my reveille: at rising summer dawn s/he serenades me awake with avian melodies from a dead tree.

Alzheimer's, Challenges, Family, Feelings, Joy, Life, Love, Nature, Poetry, Uncategorized, Writing

Life Breaks My Heart

Life breaks my heart. There it is land-sliding Down my lover’s shoulders When we discover death in the backyard. Life dissolves my heart. There it is flowing in the river Of…

JM