I enjoy etymology. Etymology is basically the account of the birth and development of a word. I like to say, “All words have a story to tell.” Today’s one-word-prompt is circus, and so I wondered just where this word originated. After a bit of investigating I discovered the word circus originated from the Greek word kirkos….
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“Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge”
Tongues & Tails Such a wonderful day! Corinne-my wife, gets an unexpected kiss from Maggie. This was taken on a cold winter’s walk at Hampton Beach New Hampshire. This is Dr Jones-Jonesie-sitting on the balcony watching our two dogs roughhousing in the snow. I like to think he’s taunting them because he’s safe and warm…
Go Out with Joy
“For you shall go out with joy, And be led out with peace; The mountains and the hills Shall break forth into singing before you, And all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.” Go “out” with joy and be led “out” with peace Sometimes you just need to go out to flourish….
Roses for Mama
(This is a re-post to honor my mama for mother’s day) These roses, mama, I planted for you. I hope you see them, in morning’s dew. I look to their beauty, behold your spirit. Each flower I see, I feel…
Co-Creators
Psalms 13:5 But I have trusted in thy mercy, my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. Trust and rejoice…David’s choice of words for today. Trust and rejoice are active words. They insinuate we not sit idly by as our day takes form, but rather to become co-creators of our day. Trust and rejoice, invites us…
Tear Down Your Walls
For I will restore health to you, and I will heal your wounds, says the Lord, because they have called you an outcast… Jeremiah 30:17 “I used to put up walls to protect myself…However, I learned that if I wall others out, I also wall myself in. If you built walls around yourself out of…
Solitude
Above, my sketch, Solitude. Soon to be my next watercolor painting. The actual sketch of course is not so dark. I only darkened it here for better observation. (A participation in the Sketch-A-Day challenge)
Election 2016
Oh how fitting, this poem for Election 2016. Please help me, Lord! All who were faithful and all who were loyal have disappeared. Everyone tells lies, and no one is sincere. Won’t you chop off all flattering tongues that brag so loudly? They say to themselves, “We are great speakers. No one else has a…
Finito!
Tuscany is finally Finito!
Sitting Man
“Sitting Man” submitted for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge Took this photo at Brookgreen Gardens, a sculpture garden and wildlife preserve, located just south of Murrells Inlet, in South Carolina. Named one of the Top 10 Gardens in the US by TripAdvisor.
Redhead Reflections 