Brodie barks his head off: The Big Top…gone…what about the animals

I gotta admit that I was not very good at being in a kennel. Just me…my golden self wanted space…so when I heard that the “Greatest Show on Earth” closed…my retriever heart celebrated for all of the many animals that had spent their lives in crates and cages…or tethered on chains…traveling from here to there.

And now my golden heart worries where these beautiful wild animals will find a home…where will they go…who will offer the care needed as they live out their wild lives…I say give these incredible survivors peace and a natural environment…free to roam…a golden please on this one. And a shout out to those who work toward this goal…those who are the protectors of all gods creatures.

Haiku: Kousa Dogwood

A flowering tree
A four pointed white petal
Japanese lovely

Haiku by PamelaWLucas 5/20/17

Photo by PamelaWLucas, Oakton, VA 5/20/17

Asian Kousa dogwood berries
Asian Kousa dogwood berries that appear in the fall.

These beauties are resistant to many of the diseases that frequently plague flowering dogwoods and they offer seasonal changes on the landscape.

Haiku: Tendrils bring blossoms then Peas

Tender thin green vines
Wrapping tendrils cling and reach
Blossoms come the peas

Haiku poem by PamelaWLucas 5/20/17

Inspiring photo by PamelaWLucas 5/20/17

Here are many varieties of peas for you to learn about quickly.

tendrils of sugar peas
tendrils of sugar peas
Sweet pea blossom about to open
Sugar pea blossom about to open

 

Uncomplicated thoughts: The they

Well… they say that…

Who they?

 

 

Uncomplicated Thoughts: Choosing your words

Words carry more than a definition

Words carry feelings

Choose your words

Uncomplicated thoughts: Self-acceptance

Embrace what you can do
Embrace what you can not do
Both present a path

self-acceptance…the ability to love yourself unconditionally, no matter what traits and flaws exist.

 

 

Uncomplicated Thoughts: Give

Reach out

Haiku: Chipper Chipmunk

Tiny furry stripes
Speedy and industrious
camouflaged critter

Haiku by PamelaWLucas 5/7/17

Uncomplicated Thoughts: Abandoned

Looking out gives a different perspective

than when looking in.

Inspiring photo taken by Angela Bowling in an abandoned garnet mine near Asheville, NC 5/17

Uncomplicated thoughts: Shakespeare Quote

the meaning of life is to find your gift.

the purpose of life is to give it away.

William Shakespeare