Category Archives: Sunday Stills

Creepy Crawlies: Praying and Preying

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Beauty Along the Road

I like finding a praying mantis in my garden – such composure, elegance, even cuteness. Just look at that dainty, triangular face and those huge composite eyes. This one climbed up a solar panel (can you see one of its … Continue reading →

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Woman In Red

Posted on August 1, 2015 by Beauty Along the Road

This young woman in her shimmering red summer dress caught my eye. She was waiting outside a restaurant looking out on the lake, probably waiting for whoever was neglectful enough to leave her waiting. It does not make a good … Continue reading →

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Yearning for Green

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Beauty Along the Road

The snow storm du jour has been depositing a dry, powdery snow since morning and is not expected to stop anytime soon.  The color green is entirely absent from the landscape except for the hunter green of my Subaru (topped … Continue reading →

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Sunday Stills: Cold as Ice

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Beauty Along the Road

Here is the poem again, if you cannot read it on a small screen: Bare Bones Frozen night slides into hazy blues. Trees and grasses holding in standing firm. Stiff outer armor Soft dreaming inward Waiting knowing waiting Bare bones … Continue reading →

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Sunday Stills: The Long and Winding Road

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Beauty Along the Road

This long and (partly) winding road represents to me the year 2014 as it is coming to an end. A first snow covered our mountains for a few days before spring-like temperatures melted most of it in two days. For … Continue reading →

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