Dreaming Reality

The power to create lies within you…

Category: photography

  • After the rain…

    After the rain…

    The itsy bitsy spider…. 😳 Is a monster in macro!  😱 After weeks and weeks of rain and fickle temperatures, we finally saw a beautiful, mild, sunny day-and just in time for Easter. Everything is flourishing and blooming, both outside… And in!     And they were tasty too! White cake with Orange Cream Cheese…

  • In the Garden #SoCS

    In the Garden #SoCS

    When the noise of existing becomes so loud that the cry of my soul is muted and the tears I shed wash over my heart as the anchor of despair pulls me  beneath a sea of dark sorrow, I remember why I came to this spinning orb, Wonderland of diversity- the challenge of survival a…

  • Lizardry

    Lizardry

    “Hi, hello there. I heard you were missing your small green Florida pals. I see you’re planting a garden too.” “Hmmm….those rose bushes look promising. And salad in a pot? Clever! Photos? Why certainly you may. Just be sure to get my good side.”     “Do you like this beard? I try to eat…

  • I Am Not

    I Am Not

    invisible insignificant impudent ignorant…     Fading.. falling failing flailing against the current..   clinging.. clawing crying to the darkness…      you win! The light within slowly dies, not by the sword     but the word.. so many words- cruel careless cold callously bold.   beware! This life so fragile fickle fleeting… ephemeral…

  • What Dream, This Life..

    What Dream, This Life..

    A blink… A flash… a whisper… A wink. A breath.. A sigh… In the twinkle of an eye..     As softly passing by,     Life nods and grins at the child within     our eager souls. repeat. rewind. Of like and kind we circle back on all we thought we learned and…

  • The Soul of Spring #SoCS

    The Soul of Spring #SoCS

    In these very troubled days for our world, life has become a roller coaster of emotions for many people, even those who perhaps don’t acknowledge such things. Depression, mood swings, panic attacks and listlessness are all signs of discomfort of the heart, mind and soul.  This prolonged Winter, along with its erratic weather patterns and anomolies,…

  • Metamorphosis #poetry #photography

    Metamorphosis #poetry #photography

    Stretching her stiff, numb fingers towards the pale, new light   Spring stretches and yawns     lovingly lifts her paintbrush,   and brings the canvas to life once more.     (We forgive you for oversleeping. 😉)    

  • They All Axed For You/#SoCS

    They All Axed For You/#SoCS

    No, we weren’t at the Audubon Zoo. As a side note, I have never been to that zoo, though I  have observed it from the park that runs beside it. And I have visited many amazing zoos as well. Anyway, when I saw Linda Hill’s #SoCS prompt I could think of no better way to get the…

  • Look Closely/#photography

    Look Closely/#photography

    As we hustle through life, often barely acknowledging the things that come and go in our daily vistas, it would bode well for us to make an effort to stop and peer into the face of the familiar often ordinary seeming wonders of this world. The things that are constnt and yet so often overlooked…

  • Doors and More!

    Doors and More!

    Doors…. When we went in search of breakfast on our recent trip to Chattanooga, we thought we hit the jackpot at Puckett’s, a local bar and grill venue with a lot of history and a tasty breakfast. Conveninetly located within an easy walking distance of our hotel and just across from the Tennessee Aquarium, it…