Tuesday, March 21, 2023

WONDERFUL WINGS... OMM's WINGS CHALLENGE...

 

“What good are wings 
without the courage to fly?”

Monday, March 20, 2023

LAVENDER FIELDS... DIGITAL WHISPER's LAVENDER CHALLENGE...


 “She wandered to one of the lavender stalks 
and touched the tiny violet-blue blossoms, 
and brought her scented fingertips to her throat.
 "They extract the essential oil 
by forcing steam through the plants 
and drawing off the liquid. 
It takes something like 
five hundred pounds of lavender plants 
to produce just a few precious ounces of oils.”
~
Lisa Kleypas

Saturday, March 18, 2023

GYPSY DANCE... SPA's GYPSY CHALLENGE...

 

“Hair tangled with the wind 
Sun kissed face 
Lover of the forest the sea the sky 
and anything wild and free 
She’s a gypsy goddess.” 
~
 Melody Lee

THE DOVECOTE & SIREN SONG... DM's CATRIN WELZ-STEIN CHALLENGE...



 “She turned to the sunlight 
 And shook her yellow head, 
And whispered to her neighbor: 
 "Winter is dead.” 
~
 A.A. Milne

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

RAISE YOUR GLASS... OMM's GLASS CHALLENGE...

 

So raise your glass if you are wrong 
In all the right ways 
All my underdogs 
We will never be never be, anything but loud 
And nitty gritty dirty little freaks 
Won't you come on and come on 
and raise your glass 
Just come on and come on and raise your glass
~
Pink

Monday, March 13, 2023

GREENS... DIGITAL WHISPER's GREEN CHALLENGE...


 Just a little green 
Like the color when the spring is born 
There'll be crocuses 
to bring to school tomorrow 
Just a little green 
Like the nights 
when the northern lights perform 
There'll be icicles 
and birthday clothes 
And sometimes there'll be sorrow
~
Joni Mitchell

Saturday, March 11, 2023

VIXEN... SPA's ORANGE & GREEN CHALLENGE...


 “Faeries, come take me out of this dull world,
 For I would ride with you upon the wind
 Run on the top of the disheveled tide,
 And dance upon the mountains like a flame.”
~
W.B. Yates

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

PRISONER OF TIME... OMM's TIME CHALLENGE...


 Time so elusive, 
 forever can be just one second. 
But make no mistake 
time will have its way with you. 
Make your best life while you still can. 
Because time is fleeting, 
 you never know when your time is up. 
~
DSW 23

Monday, March 6, 2023

SPACE PORTAL... DIGITAL WHISPER's PHONE BOOTH CHALLENGE...


 I'm in a phone booth, baby 
Number scratched on the wall 
I'm in a phone booth, baby 
Number scratched on the wall 
I'm new in Chicago 
Got no one else to call.
~
Robert Cray

Saturday, March 4, 2023

CHICKEN DELIGHT... SPA's CHICKEN CHALLENGE...


 “I dream of a better tomorrow. 
One where chickens can cross the road 
and their motives remain unquestioned.” 
~
 Anonymous

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

PURPLE PASSAGE... & VIOLET... OMM's PURPLE CHALLENGE...



Purple balances 
the stimulation of red
and the calm of blue.
With a sense of mystic 
and royal qualities.
Purple is well like by 
very creative or eccentric types.
And is the favorite color 
of adolescent girls.
   


 

Monday, February 27, 2023

WINTER MONA... DIGITAL WHISPER's MONA MAKEOVER CHALLENGE...

 

“Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things,
 but just look what they can do 
when they stick together.”
~
Vesta M. Kelly

 “A snowball in the face 
is surely the perfect beginning 
to a lasting friendship.” 
~
 Markus Zusak 

Saturday, February 25, 2023

IT's ALL IN YOUR HEAD... SPA's ALICE IN WONDERLAND CHALLENGE...


 There is a place like no place on earth. 
A land full of wonder, mystery and danger! 
 Some say to survive it, 
 you need to be mad as a hatter. 
 which, luckily, 
 I am
~
Alice in Wonderland

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

MOON RIVER... OMM's FAVOITE SONG CHALLENGE...


 I chose the song "Moon River" 
it is not only one of the most 
beautiful songs ever written. 
It was part of the soundtrack to
every High School dance I attended.

Moon river, wider than a mile 
I'm crossing you in style some day 
Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker 
Wherever you're goin', I'm goin' your way 
Two drifters, off to see the world 
There's such a lot of world to see 
We're after the same rainbow's end 
Waitin' 'round the bend 
My huckleberry friend 
Moon river and me 
Henry Mancini

Monday, February 20, 2023

FROZEN IN THE ENDLESS WINTER... DIGITAL WHISPER'S FROZEN CHALLENGE...


 “The most amazing thing about the winter is
 that even a frozen world 
may be perceived as a heaven!” 
~
 Mehmet Murat ildan

Saturday, February 18, 2023

DEATH MASK... SPA's MASKS CHALLENGE...

 

“If you wear a mask for too long, 
there will come a time 
when you can not remove it 
without removing your face.” 
~
 Matshona Dhliwayo

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

BOTTOM DWELLERS POKER NIGHT... OMM"s FISH CHALLENGE...


 “Life may deal you a bad hand 
or take away a good hand you were already dealt. 
The way you play the hand 
is how your life is defined. 
Just like in poker you can end up winning 
no matter how bad the cards are you have.” 
~
 Benjamin Bayani

Sunday, February 12, 2023

A PROUD CHICKEN HAT WEARER... DIGITAL WHISPER's UNUSUAL HAT CHALLENGE...

 

Last night I dreamed of chickens, 
there were chickens everywhere, 
they were standing on my stomach, 
they were nesting in my hair, 
they were pecking at my pillow, 
they were hopping on my head, 
they were ruffling up their feathers 
as they raced about my bed. 
 They were on the chairs and tables, 
they were on the chandeliers, 
they were roosting in the corners, 
they were clucking in my ears, 
there were chickens, chickens, chickens 
for as far as I could see... 
when I woke today, 
I noticed there were eggs on top of me.
~
Jack Prelutsky

Saturday, February 11, 2023

THE RED ROSE FACTORY... SPA's RED ROSE CHALLENGE...


 “When life is not coming up roses 
Look to the weeds 
and find the beauty 
hidden within them.” 
~
 L.F.Young

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

CHESS MASTER... OMM's CHESS CHALLENGE...


 I played the pawn 
I caught the queen 
I rode the rook 
I kissed the knight 
I broke the bishop 
I killed the king 
~
 Ben Heart

Monday, February 6, 2023

BEWARE KILLER SNOWFLAKES... DIGITAL WHISPER's SNOWFLAKE CHALLENGE...


 BEWARE OF KILLER 
SNOWFLAKES!
Sorry, I think I have heard ten too many
Avalanche Reports this winter.

Saturday, February 4, 2023

LIFE IS A CIRCUS... SPA's CIRCUS CHALLENGE...


 LIFE IS A CIRCUS
ENJOY THE SHOW.
Just don't be surprised when you
get shot out of a cannon once in  awhile.

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

WOLF ART... OMM's WOLF CHALLENGE...


 Be strong enough to stand alone,
Be yourself enough to stand apart,
But be wise enough to stand together
when the need arises.
~
Wolf Wisdom

Saturday, January 28, 2023

DARK INTO LIGHT... SPA's LIGHT & DARKNESS CHALLENGE...


 The birds they sang 
At the break of day 
Start again I heard them say 
Don't dwell on what has passed away 
Or what is yet to be 
Ah, the wars they will be fought again 
The holy dove, she will be caught again 
Bought and sold, and bought again 
The dove is never free 
Ring the bells that still can ring 
Forget your perfect offering 
There is a crack, a crack in everything 
That's how the light gets in.
~
Leonard Cohan

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

VIEW TO A BRIGHTER DAY... OMM's GLASSES CHALLENGE...


 I wish I had a pair of magic glasses 
That I could see the future just by lookin' through 
Then I could know 
what road tomorrow's gonna take me down 
And I could see if I'll be walkin' 
down that road with you 
I would keep my magic glasses hidden 
I would let nobody else see what I see 
And everyone would want to know 
how I can know what lies ahead 
And they'll wonder when 
I say tomorrow I see you with me 
But if I see into the future 
that I'm on the road alone 
And where the way was sunny, 
now there's only rain 
I'll put them in a box 
and seal it with a lock 
And I'll never take my 
little magic glasses out again
~
Johnny Cash