Showing posts with label outer space. Show all posts
Showing posts with label outer space. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Watch it Burn


The beginning of February and another cold, grey day.  
Winter feels endless.

What is the sane response to the rainy misery of winter?

I feel a streak of despondency, a touch of despair.  
Will there ever be another beautifully 
blue day with warm breezes?

The ground is muddy and the landscape is 
an endless mirage of brown leafless sticks.  
I feel a little more disgruntled, a little less sad.

Should I crawl into a soft warm bed and wrap myself 
in cozy, comfy blankets until the spring arrives?

Should I stomp around the house and spread 
my general ire at the world?

I chose the saner method and expressed 
my inner discontent.

What sort of redhead dresses herself to the nines 
and stands back while the world burns?

An irritable, petulant redhead who is 
tired of grey winter days!

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

The Orphans Boys of Lafayette - Square and Circle 3Muses Challenge


The Three Muses Challenge this week was geometric - circles and squares.

I started with a photo I took in Lafayette Cemetery in the Garden District.

In New Orleans, the dead never really leave us.  We can go and visit.  
They like it when you bring them gifts.

Every time I have been to this particular tomb, someone has always left
 little presents for the orphan boys - usually some sort of plastic toys or stuffed animals.  
The day I took this image, someone had left this bright and cheerful balloon 
as well as the usual assortment of Mardi Gras beads and little toys.

I like to think that after everyone leaves for the day (the gates are locked promptly at 5 pm), 
the orphan boys come out and enjoy their new toys!