Posted for Debbie’s Six Word Saturday
Tag: Personal
From Before
Can bars,
Bejeweled with perfect raindrops
From before
The world was cloistered,
Still convey
The wild improbabilities
Of hope?
Not Silent Sunday
George Floyd. Say his name.
George Floyd
Caught in the Tediousness of Lockdown
Happy Mother’s Day!!!
It is something of a strange Mother’s Day for most of us, separated from each other as we are due to COVID 19. But we can still reach out to family and friends and let them know what they mean to us, now more than ever.
A Table Top At Home
Fortunately I had gathered these items over the fall and winter before the Shelter In Place order. At some point I will use my new camera and lens to experiment with settings.
Posted for Becky B’s April #SquareTops and also Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #94: At Home.
Growing Despite Hardship
I was, of course, taking my daily one mile walk with my dog when I came upon these wildflowers. They had managed to grow under the fence, up against the sidewalk, and still thrive. I found them to be an inspiration. How can I continue to grow in spite of, or perhaps because of, this difficult quarantine during the Coronavirus? Sheltering inside, except for this one hour a day, (and even for that respite, wearing a mask and keeping 6 feet way from other people), how can I use this time? What new skills can I learn, uninterrupted like this? What books could I read? What items in my apartment might I realize, with renewed clarity, that I no longer need and I could donate? What clutter could I clear out and then organize what remains, creating a more peaceful haven? What opportunities does this quarantine present that I am normally too busy, or too distracted, to notice?
All We Have Is Now
As scary and heart wrenching and even terrifying as it is during this time, now is all we have. The past is filled with our memories, and COVID 19 has so throughly transformed our world we truly don’t know what the world will be like when we emerge on the other side of this.
But what we do with our time, our life of now, is up to us. I’m not advocating that we look at the world through rose colored glasses and pretend that everything is fine. We know it isn’t. I’m saying that each of us have strengths, and each of us know what helps us feel more whole. I can’t see my grown daughters at the moment, and I can’t hug my grandchildren. But I can still notice beauty. And that is one of the things that is helping me make my way through this. What we do right now matters. Our children (or our grandchildren) will ask us one day, “Grammy, what was it like? How did you make it through?” I’d like to have some answers for them.
What is helping you navigate this difficult path forward?
Please leave word in the comments. We can draw strength from each other.
❤ Hannah
My Current Fashion Accessories
Posted for the Ragtag Daily Prompt: Life’s Allusions.
The Simplicity of a Child’s Smile
This was taken in April 5 years ago, when my older grandchild was 2 ½.
Posted for Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #91: Simplicity
Zebra's Child 