They are always around, it seems, and honestly I never appreciated their beauty until I photographed them.

Thank you, @owasco. I'm always happy when you read one of my stories or poems. I haven't quite worked out what I'm doing with the broken syntax. Here it works because it reflects who Katt was, to an extent.

I didn't know Larry rode the Grays Harbor bus! I'll have to keep an eye out. :)

I'm always fascinated by the connections I discover in anything I write. In fact I think sometimes it's better to discover what my mind is up to, by reading what I've written, than to be conscious or

Thank you for taking time to read it! :)

I always want to read these as seven parts of a whole, and I think it is interesting that they could be read as the observations of someone on their way to work one morning. Some things don't work, such

Thank you!

I like a good narrative poem, like this. You do a good job speeding and slowing the pace with the length of the lines, especially noticeable in the first stanza. I like the turn, near the end, on the single

At the beach in Ocean Shores, Wash., 12/2024

It was a lovely morning.

Washington state. Pacific coast, which seems a lot like England, as far as temperatures and rain goes, from what I see on BritBox. :)

That's how we do the beach too, here in Washington: fully clothed. Thanks for sharing this glimpse of Britain.

Cool! The heron is like a statue in this one. Thanks for the feedback. :)

How awesome to run across someone else from Hoquiam! Glad to meet you here.

Love the herons. They have such awkward grace. Thanks for the feedback on the photos.

Thank you. I agree that Charlie 'being there' is a good thing for Alison. ... High praise that you would read it twice!