Category: Photography

Proverbial Fairy Tales: Wolf! Wolf! Hungry Again

Once upon a time there was a big bad wolf who liked to eat. Big bad ate this and big bad ate that. Once big bad ate a lad who cried “Wolf! Wolf!” even when big bad was minding its own business.

Eventually, like always, big bad got hungry again and wondered what might be on the menu besides the garbage he’s been eating on the ground.

It’s surprising, but true, that ordinary town folk do smarten up given enough time and motivation and this time when big bad returned they decided to give it a taste of its own medicine by trapping it and – gulp – eating it in spite of protests organized by Save The Wolf Foundation.

When the town folk did as they planned to do and big bad got his just deserts, they all lived happily ever after except for the protestors who would have been unhappy no matter what happened, but that’s another tale I probably won’t bother to tell, although I just might.

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Denise offers “ground” to be used in this week’s Six Sentence Stories.

In case anyone is wondering, as I was, there is no actual Save The Wolf Foundation. I searched for one and AI told me to stop wasting my time: The search results do not contain specific information about an organization named “Save The Wolf Foundation”.

Cosmic Photo Challenge: After The Rain

Dale offers the prompt “after the rain” for this week’s Cosmic Photo Challenge.

We could probably use some rain where we are. There is usually sun in the sky.

The first photo is evidence that there is something called rain. The last two are a recent sunset with clouds, but no rain.

This would better fit a “during the rain” prompt
A sunset with just enough clouds to make it interesting
Another view of that sunset

Proverbial Fairy Tales: Wolf! Wolf!

Once upon a time there was a lad who noticed how highly the town folk honored those who warned the town of the big bad wolf. Wanting some of that honor for himself, he cried, “Wolf! Wolf!”, even though there was no wolf to be seen.

He did get the desired attention and admiration and so the next day and the next and the next, he did it again and again and again. After the tenth day of this even gullible folk could read the mark on the lad’s forehead saying, Don’t believe anything this kid has to say.

One day the real big bad wolf reappeared and the lad cried, “Wolf! Wolf!” None of the town folk came to chase the wolf away, figuring it was imaginary, and everyone, except for the lad who became the main course of the wolf’s dinner, lived happily ever after – that is, until the wolf got hungry again, but that’s another tale.

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Denise offers the prompt word “mark” to be used in this week’s Six Sentence Stories.

Cosmic Photo Challenge: Other People’s Houses

Dale offers the prompt “other people’s houses” for this week’s Cosmic Photo Challenge.

These are scenes from near Miami, Florida.

They are close to where we are currently staying, but not where we normally live.

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People live in buildings like those in the distance. There is one still being constructed as well.
Other places where people live especially if they have boats
In the distance are condos if you look past the bicycle, the people, the palm trees and the whatever-it-is art

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Some of my poetry was recently published in The Short of It. I am grateful to the editor for accepting them.

Six Sentence Story: Write Down Every Miracle

With the sounds of battle coming from the enemy’s gates the sergeant told Philippe, “Write down every miracle.”

Philippe told him that he couldn’t think of a single one.

The sergeant responded, “Then open your eyes.”

Philippe told him that his eyes were open, but there were no miracles to be seen.

The sergeant knew Philippe wasn’t ready to be launched like a rock against the gates of hell, but with the battle raging the sergeant had time only for a brief deliverance or mini exorcism – words of command given to the demonic mountain to move – before he turned to the next soldier.

But that was all Philippe needed for the grays to wash clean with brand new bright light.

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Denise offers the prompt word “brand” to be used in this week’s Six Sentence Stories.

After writing this story a different interpretation of Matthew 16:18 became more compelling for me.

Photo included for Cale Caron. Blessings!

Cosmic Photo Challenge: Minimalism

Dale offers the prompt “minimalism” for this week’s Cosmic Photo Challenge.

Some of these may be more cluttered than a true minimalist would find acceptable.

Except perhaps for the last one.

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The beach with a minimal amount of stuff washed to shore. At the top is sand pushed aside by a plow smoothing the beach.
So minimal, not even the sun is in the photo
This one is so minimal I almost called it “White On White” except it is gray, the gray sand left as the waves retreated.

January 2026 Limericks

All of these limericks were originally posted to either Esther Chilton’s Laughing Along With A Limerick or her Writing Prompts during the month of January 2026.

Curly Curls

Well, I don’t think I have much to say
about curls that girls display.
When each curl is true,
then the girl is, too –
so I thought – and still do – come what may.

Prompt word: “curl” January 5, 2026

White Snow

When the trees are all white, there is snow.
It is bright in the light. I will go
out to play in the stuff
till enough is enough,
go inside where I’ll hide from the snow.

Prompt word: “snow” January 7, 2025 (modified)

It’s a wall so I heard after all with strange stuff making up this fine wall.

Farm

There’s a farm in the valley that’s fine.
You can buy there fresh veggies and wine.
There are eggs there as well.
Though some critters may smell,
when there’s sun, then the sun loves to shine.

Prompt word: “farm” January 12, 2026

Lovely Light, Bright and True

Whether red, maybe blue, lovely green,
it is light. It is bright and serene,
but I wonder if you
know that light can be true?
Well, I do and it’s true. I have seen.

Prompt word: “red” January 14, 2026

But whatever it is, it just is what it is.

The Crime Of Rhymeless Rhyme

Though some thought that it should be a crime
and it was, more or less, for the time
when dark poems with words
like loud ravenous birds
made no sense and much worse didn’t rhyme.

Prompt word: “crime” January 19, 2026

The Rhymeless Rhymer Makes His Defense

I have heard it’s absurd. It’s a crime
to be running one’s mouth all the time.
Still, mine’s running so well
even whiners can tell
it’s all nonsense but nonsense with rhyme.

And I’m glad that I spotted this wall.

Light and Night Rhymes with Fright

Though the light said it’s day, it was night.
I could see. What a horrible sight!
There were monsters out there.
There were goons everywhere,
but in peace I slept on through their fright.

Prompt word: “night” January 26, 2026

The Games Of Feud

“All the same you are just playing games.”
Well, at least I am not calling names.
At least now I am not.
When the feuding gets hot,
who knows what we will use for our flames?

Prompt word: “games” January 28, 2026