Three Muses - Blackbird

A bit of surreal nonsense.  Shattered glass credit to Nancy Baumiller. 

Take a Word - Black,White & Red

Background from Wikimedia Commons, slightly altered;  hat googled, and image from my archives.
Thanks for your visit!

IDLE THOUGHTS IN RHYME

From time to time, I am inspired to write a poem.  This is one of those times!

          HOPE


Weathered barns in distant places
Sun-kissed fields and open spaces
Tidy gardens weeded and hoed
Little white chapel by the road
Remembered faces, smiling and kind
Childhood lessons come to mind

Now, jet flights and concrete jungles
Internet and traffic tangles
Cacophony of sounds assault my ears
Terrorist threats to whet my fears
Drive-by shootings, prophets of doom
Everywhere, it seems, there’s gloom.

I wish we could bottle those carefree days
Of loving kindness and simple ways
And when we’re burdened and out of cope
We could open the bottle and sip some hope.

Digital Whisper - Hat

Credit for the image to Pinterest.  The poem by Barbara Burrows is one of my favorites.   May we all become successful women! 

Three Muses - Animal

Our theme this week is "Animal".  This is a composite of winter scenes, with some filters and tweaking added.  Thanks for your visit.

Take a Word - Male

I found this fellow on a vintage ad.  I think he's so manly macho he wears pink! Background credit to Finecrafted Designs.

Three Muses - Steampunk

Well, who's to say this punk can't take his baby for a walk?   I apologize for this complete nonsense!  Elements credit to Maya of Scrapbookgraphics.

Take a Word - Purple

My favorite color!  The image is from Pinterest, background and elements from my kit archives.  Thanks for visiting!

Digital Whisper - Snow

Our snow is gone at the moment, and we are predicted to have freezing rain.  I'd rather the snow came back!   Come on Spring!

SPA - Zetti

The challenge this week at SPA is to be Zetti inspired.   Credit for the face to Tumblefish Studios, border is made up of pieces of previous art,  dress is cut and paste from calico fabric cybersurfed.  Thanks for visiting!

Three Muses - Water

I'm told there are faerie pools in the deep forest, and, if you hide in the bushes and keep very quiet, you may see the faeries at play.   Background is a blend of 3 wallpapers, the faerie on the right is credit to Lorie Davison at SBG, the one on the left to Graphics Fairy.    Thanks for visiting!

Digital Whisper - Puppies

This challenge reminded me of the song "How Much is that Doggy in the Window"!  Credit for window to Jenn U Designs; all else cybersurfed.  Thank you for visiting.

Take a Word - Fruit

These two little apples decided to take a look at the painting of their grandparents.    "Painting" is from Apple.org, the rest consists of bits and pieces from my stash and the net.  Thank you for visiting. 

Sunday Postcard - Tapemeasure

My muse led me to a construction worker and the tools of his trade.  Background Finecrafted Designs, all else cybersurfed.  Thanks for your visit.

Three Muses - HOPE

I've chosen HOPE as my word to carry into the new year.....hope for a safe and kinder world....hope for wisdom for our leaders....hope that those I love will be safe and well.....hope that I am never a burden on my children.