Image credit Lisa Perry June, 2014 In the hallway, fluorescent lights reflected off decades-old polished linoleum, more white squares than green. A "Wet Floor" sign signaled caution. Medication carts stood at the ready. Wheelchair parts waited on the floor to support frail legs that could not lift themselves. In your room stood a dresser with … Continue reading The Long Road
Giving and Receiving Affection
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com I was late that morning, running as I was prone to do to try to make up for the ten extra minutes of sleep I had stolen. Why did I do that? Knowing what would happen, how I would rush and then beat myself up for being out of control. … Continue reading Giving and Receiving Affection
Sweetie the Stray: Holiday Update, 2021
Six months have passed since Sweetie the Stray came into my world in a real way. He had been around the neighborhood and in my yard before that, but I didn’t "adopt" him until this past summer. He’s still an outdoor cat because, well, he is still a sprayer, and frankly he kind of freaks … Continue reading Sweetie the Stray: Holiday Update, 2021
The Simple Pleasures of Backyard Birding
Some days are quiet in the backyard with only the regular backyard birds doing unremarkable backyard bird things. If I pay attention, though, there are moments worth capturing. Like this lone Inca Dove sitting on the patio near a puddle after some rain. I thought it might be injured because it let me get so … Continue reading The Simple Pleasures of Backyard Birding
We Can’t Know
This morning I stood in the backyard and watched as jets sketched their flight path across the sky, reversing what I normally see at night as the illuminated flights arrive from the west. Day time flight patterns don't usually catch my attention; with no lights to track they are less obvious, and I’m often too … Continue reading We Can’t Know
Dia de los Muertos in San Miguel de Allende (pre-Covid)
Two years ago in 2019, I was celebrating Dia de los Muertos in the high desert central Mexican town of San Miguel de Allende. This year, however, I find myself sequestered at home since a Covid positive test result found my household. Yep! So, quarantine it is! Nobody is going anywhere to celebrate anything! We … Continue reading Dia de los Muertos in San Miguel de Allende (pre-Covid)
Gilbert Riparian Preserve
Situated to the east of Phoenix, Gilbert is one of the many municipalities that make up the sprawling Phoenix metro area. Once known as the hay capital of the world, Gilbert began its urban sprawl in the 1970s and its growth doubled every five years from 1980 - 2000. The current population is over 270,000, … Continue reading Gilbert Riparian Preserve
A Bad Workman
2LAW Flash Lit Challenge #6, October 2021 A Bad Workman “Uggghhhhh!” I propped my elbow on the driver’s side door and put my head on my hand, irritated and tired, “Look at this freakin’ traffic!” Image by Lisa Perry I crept onto the freeway on-ramp at a snail’s pace along with what felt like hundreds … Continue reading A Bad Workman
Hawk Squawk
“THUD!” “Yikes,” I thought, “another pigeon flew into the window.” Then I heard the Hawk Squawk. Every bird in the yard chimed in to sound the alarm and didn’t let up. They were alerting each other that there was a feathered predator in the vicinity and to seek cover fast. I had come to recognize … Continue reading Hawk Squawk
Many Hands
2LAW Flash Lit Challenge #5, October 2021 Photo credit Bronwyn Emery With her left hand she held the small slip of paper in front of my face, and with her right hand she signed, “Go call.” I looked at the phone number on the tiny scrap of paper that my American Sign Language teacher had … Continue reading Many Hands
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