who knows how or why what we plan when young seldom is where we end up

who knows how or why what we plan when young seldom is where we end up


In response to the Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Trio
sadness descending sometimes cold fog enwraps me sometimes a warm shawl



Mannequins in the window
ungainly plastic poses
frozen faces void of expression
Unmoving and unmoved
as I walk past, and yet
I find discomfort in the notion that
perhaps their unseeing eyes
are somehow
watching me


patterns underfoot functional and beautiful balance sole and soul



I’m halfway through the National Blog Posting Month (NaBloPoMo) challenge of writing a post each day for the entire month of November. It has, indeed, been a challenge. And perhaps a challenge for you, too, in receiving daily posts from me.
Take heart. After this month I fully intend to return to my sporadic “as the mood strikes” posting schedule. Or non-schedule, I guess.
So I promised halftime entertainment… a bit misleading, I confess. There won’t be any scantily clad cheerleaders and megastar wardrobe malfunctions. I don’t even have any clever, funny stories to regale you with today. Mostly, I just thought it made for a catchy post title.
The last time I tried to entertain anyone was when I was serenading my pets with a medley of Neil Diamond tunes. I soon found both of them hiding under the bed. Hmmm… everyone’s a critic.

It surely couldn’t have been my singing, so it must be that they just aren’t Neil Diamond fans. Next time I’ll try Cat Stevens or Three Dog Night.
Okay, halftime is over. Time to get back into the game.
A shout out to Susie Lindau , wild rider extraordinaire, for her mid-challenge inspiration and post ideas.
horizontal lines life sliced in tidy layers imposing order
Cee’s Compose Yourself Photo Challenge: Week #6 Horizontal Lines and Horizon
The theme for this week’s Daily Post photo challenge is Victory. Victories come in so many shapes and sizes, we probably experience them in one form or another on a daily basis.
Some examples of victories:
Getting your human trained to carry you wherever you go.

Finally achieving that yoga pose you’ve been working on.

Succeeding in laying that Grade AA extra large egg.

Acing puppy kindergarten.

Mastering the piano.

And the real biggie… being rescued and finding your forever home.

In appreciation
of
and gratitude to
those who have served to keep
freedom alive
for the next generation