Houston, We’ve Got Contact

August 9, 2018sandyjwhite Flowers, Insects, Nature, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Words Tags: Butterfly, Contact, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP, Red Clover, Tiger Swallowtail 18 Comments

Oh so
Deftly
Touching
Down

Flower to
Flower
Without a
Sound

Buoyed by
Blooms
Never grazing
Ground

Proboscis
Unfurled
Nourishment
Found

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Contact

Close Knit

August 8, 2018sandyjwhite Haiku, Nature, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Words Tags: Community, Fish, Koi, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP 6 Comments

closely clustered koi
fin to fin cruising along
tight community

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Community

A Paw’s Length Away

August 7, 2018sandyjwhite Animals, Humor, Just For Fun, Monochrome, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Words Tags: Dog, Play, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP 29 Comments

I see them
Swimming
Back and
Forth

I scoot south
And they
Glide
North

Come a little
Closer
Be a
Sport

I’ll jump right
In
Paddle all four
Feet

Drat
I’m tethered
To
This darn
Leash

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Play

Splendor In The Garden – Part 4

August 6, 2018sandyjwhite Haiku, Nature, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Shadows, Words Tags: Caladiums, Plants, Resplendent, Word of the Day 10 Comments

closely intertwined
under shadow’s umbrella
shyly resplendent

Word of the Day – Resplendent

Serenade

August 6, 2018sandyjwhite Nature, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Words Tags: Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP, Spiral 12 Comments

Gentle trickle
Spirals
Down

Cool, clear
Water
Meets dry
Ground

Cacophony
Of
Splashing
Sound

Fills the
Forest
All
Around

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Spiral

Lovely, Dark And Deep

August 4, 2018sandyjwhite Nature, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Trees, Words Tags: Serenely, Woods, Word of the Day 23 Comments

Venture
Into woods
So
Deep

Rendezvous
With self
To
Keep

Lay burdens
Down
At nature’s
Feet

Serenity
Within
To
Reap

Word of the Day – Serenely

In A Nutshell #38

August 3, 2018sandyjwhite About Life, In A Nutshell, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Reflection, Words Tags: Insight, Novel, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP 11 Comments

What’s
New
To you
May be
Old
To me

In the
Eye
Of the
Beholder
Lies
Novelty

Most
Fortunate
Of all
Are
Those who
Find

Newness
In the
Familiar
Time after
Time

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Novel

Which Way

August 2, 2018sandyjwhite Haiku, Monochrome, Nature, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Words Tags: Wanderlust, Word of the Day 5 Comments

diverging pathway
veer left or bear to the right
wanderlust erupts

Word of the Day – Wanderlust

Liquid Refreshment

August 1, 2018August 1, 2018sandyjwhite Monochrome, Nature, Photo Challenge, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Shadows, Words Tags: Monsoon, Ragtag Daily Prompt, Ragtag Photo Challenge, Rain, RDP 18 Comments

Plinking, plunking
Pouring
Down

From sky above
To earth
Bound

Striking windows
Barren
Ground

Rooftops, treetops
All
Around

Breathing life
In landscapes
Brown

Reaching desperate
Parched
Towns

Thirsty dwellers
At last
Found

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Monsoon

Naturally Succinct

July 31, 2018sandyjwhite Flowers, Haiku, Nature, Photography, Photos, Poetry, Words Tags: Annuals, Mexican Heather, Plants, Succinct, Word of the Day 6 Comments

in compact package
tiniest purple flowers
Mexican Heather

Word of the Day – Succinct

Oh so Deftly Touching Down

Flower to Flower Without a Sound

Buoyed by Blooms Never grazing Ground

Proboscis Unfurled Nourishment Found

closely clustered koi fin to fin cruising along tight community

I see them Swimming Back and Forth

I scoot south And they Glide North

Come a little Closer Be a Sport

I’ll jump right In Paddle all four Feet

Drat I’m tethered To This darn Leash

closely intertwined under shadow’s umbrella shyly resplendent

Gentle trickle Spirals Down

Cool, clear Water Meets dry Ground

Cacophony Of Splashing Sound

Fills the Forest All Around

Venture Into woods So Deep

Rendezvous With self To Keep

Lay burdens Down At nature’s Feet

Serenity Within To Reap

What’s New To you May be Old To me

In the Eye Of the Beholder Lies Novelty

Most Fortunate Of all Are Those who Find

Newness In the Familiar Time after Time

diverging pathway veer left or bear to the right wanderlust erupts

Plinking, plunking Pouring Down

From sky above To earth Bound

Striking windows Barren Ground

Rooftops, treetops All Around

Breathing life In landscapes Brown

Reaching desperate Parched Towns

Thirsty dwellers At last Found

in compact package tiniest purple flowers Mexican Heather