Author Archives: Maggie C

About Maggie C

Stained glass artist, writer, respecter of life.

Wordless Wednesday ~ Colorado

Posted on March 16, 2022 by Maggie C

Posted in nature, Photography, Wordless Wednesday | Tagged bighorn sheep, Colorado, March snow, South Platte River | Leave a comment

I recently visited the Vancouver, WA public library and came across the Mary Granger Sculpture Garden, a collection of four sculptures on the library property, all created by regional artists. I’ll share them here as part of Marsha’s Photographing Public … Continue reading →

Posted in creativity, photo challenge, Photography, Washington, weekly photo challenge | Tagged Mary Granger Sculpture Garden, PPAC, public art, Vancouver WA | 4 Comments

Just One

Posted on March 5, 2022 by Maggie C

For Cee’s Black and White photo Challenge (CBWC): just one of anything. I thought I heard a hawk of some sort the other day, so I stepped out on the deck to look for it. This squirrel was balled up … Continue reading →

Posted in Animalia, nature, photo challenge | Tagged black & white, CBWC, squirrel, wildlife | 4 Comments

literal

Posted on January 17, 2022 by Maggie C

metaphors be damned alone in the faceless crowd, we weep behind our masks

Posted in 5-7-5, Haiku, humanity, serious stuff | Tagged 5-7-5, COVID, haiku, society | 10 Comments

Third and Counting

Posted on January 15, 2022 by Maggie C

I’m hoping to end up with one of these for each of my grandkids. Here are the previous two:

Posted in photo essay, Photography, poetry | Tagged children, Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, shadows | 4 Comments

PPAC #31: In the Woods

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Maggie C

For Marsha’s Photographing Public Art Challenge. I wrote a post last August about the Evergreen Trail at Columbia Springs Environmental Education Center in Vancouver, WA. But I didn’t include photos of the wood carvings that can be found along the … Continue reading →

Posted in photo essay, weekly photo challenge | Tagged Columbia Springs, photo challenge, photography, PPAC | 7 Comments

White

Posted on January 12, 2022 by Maggie C

My favorite white subject for Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge: the color white.

Posted in Animalia, photo challenge, Photography, weekly photo challenge | Tagged Chules, CMMC, dogs, pets | 5 Comments

The Many Faces of Bold

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Maggie C

Bloganuary prompt: What does it mean to live boldly?

Posted in daily prompt, humanity, photo essay | Tagged Bette Midler, Bloganuary, bold, Nellie Bly, Rosa Parks, Ruth Bader Ginsburg | 4 Comments

Five Things

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Maggie C

Bloganuary prompt: What are five things you are grateful for today? I am grateful that I woke up to a rosy sunrise, And for the beauty of early morning frost Oh, wait… time out! I started this post yesterday, but … Continue reading →

Posted in daily prompt, nature, photo essay | Tagged Bloganuary, Chules, frost, gratitude, rain, sunrise, sword fern | 4 Comments

Assumptions

Posted on January 9, 2022 by Maggie C

Bloganuary prompt: What do people incorrectly assume about you? Others may assume that I am unassuming, but my assumption that they assume so would, indeed, make their assumption incorrect, would it not? It is more likely that I assume things … Continue reading →

Posted in daily prompt, humanity, humor | Tagged assumptions, Auggie, Bloganuary | 2 Comments