I bet Jude finds more and more things to smile about, now that he is looking for them. A good habit to develop, similar to keeping a gratitude journal.

Last week, I went looking for clouds to round out my recent Clouds on the Bay post and found this one hanging out over Rennie Island. The weather today was dreary and gray, so it was nice to see this reminder

Yes, nice shot. And yes, 'crazy' to be out in minus 8 degrees!

Yeah. I don't think I've ever seen one before.

HOQUIAM, Wash. – Monday I flushed this guy from the ground into a tree and chased him around awhile. I'm fairly certain it's a Northern Flicker, a woodpecker that mainly eats ants and beetles it digs out

LOL!

For sure, minis of elders are fascinating. It's been awhile since I observed it close up, but it's always entertaining. ... I have to admit I'm proud I remembered the captain correctly, given how sporadically

Ah, it's been a while since I read one of your stories from this universe. Is Ludlow (the grandfather) the captain? Or am I thinking of someone else? This phrase he's Papa's mini on the sunshine side Love

Hi, thank you @lizelle and Silver Bloggers.

Thank you. :)

This past week I dug through my photo folders and selected some cloud photos for a Liketu post (link below). This is one of my favorites, captured in March 2024. On the Grays Harbor Bay Hoquiam, Wash.

Cool app; hadn't seen it yet.

Always a pleasure to view your street photography and catch up with the characters that populate your streets. As you say, you translate the street, and isn't that the job of any photographer? To share

Lately I've been toying with the idea (from Neville Goddard, Alan Watts, and others) that the past exists only in our mind, and we can make it anything we want it to be. I have not quite leaped into completely

These prompts are fun! Here's mine for this week:

Oh my! I have often been 'that guy' in relationships ... I see it's serious business though; maybe I'll change. This made me laugh and brightened my day. :)

You and your family have my thoughts and prayers. There are many around the globe who do care, and many who are at a loss as far as what can be done. I hope you get to speak to your family soon.

Hi, thanks for reading it. :)

Here's my short story:

I did enjoy this. I think it's deftly told, in the way that you don't tell us what she did to save her love, but left it open to the imagination. I also really liked the depiction of death's "black,