by bethwestcott | Oct 5, 2022 | Autumn, images of fall, nature, Poem
AUTUMN POEM When songbirds flock together, Preparing for southward flight, And shorter days spread darkness Into longer nights, The wind blows pinecones from the trees While acorns plunk to earth, And frisky squirrels hop to and fro Hoarding food for winter’s dearth....
by bethwestcott | Sep 8, 2022 | Choices;, learning and life, procrastination
Fight Procrastination Day! There’s really a day set aside for this? Procrastinate. Do you? Procrastinate, I mean. If you’re like me, there are times when you put off or delay, or absolutely neglect, doing something you have to do or should be doing....
by bethwestcott | Aug 30, 2022 | Fun, Hot Air Balloons, Just for fun, Special Events
Before the pandemic, we missed the Susquehanna Balloon Festival because we went out of town for our granddaughter’s birthday. After being cancelled for two years, it resumed this year a week earlier, so my husband and I attended. The weather couldn’t have been better:...
by bethwestcott | Aug 15, 2022 | Devotional, Faith, Inspiration, Nature and Creation
CLOUD WATCHING – A PHOTOJOURNEY Clouds aren’t what they seem from down below. We can’t really walk on them, nor are they cottony soft as they appear when we look up at them. Clouds aren’t permanent; they come and go. I’m a cloud watcher,...
by bethwestcott | Jul 26, 2022 | A Heart's Journey, Floriography, Flowers, Meadow Song, Nature and Creation
“SAY IT WITH FLOWERS” Floriography, the language of flowers, became popular during the Victorian era. Many kinds of messages were sent via flowers. In fact, floriography became so complicated that dictionaries were created to explain the meaning of floral “gifts.”...
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