Monthly Archives: June 2014

Summer Writer’s Challenge: Day 25

Beautiful tropical beach with the word summer written on the san

 

Happy Sunday people. If you are still hanging in there on the creative challenge today’s prompt is BRAVE.

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brave (Photo credit: greg westfall.)


Summer Writer’s Challenge: Day 24

Beautiful tropical beach with the word summer written on the san

 

It is Friday. That means the weekend is upon us. So I am inspired to come up with today’s prompt beased on the roughly 60 hours of leisure between now and the start of the work week.  Today’s prompt is… RELAX.


Summer Writer’s Challenge: Day 23

Beautiful tropical beach with the word summer written on the san

Once again I’m lagging behind on the challenge. Sometimes life just gets in the way.  If I don’t post these before 10:00 am it seems like I don’t get around to doing it. So today’s challenge prompt is: PROCRASTINATION.

Because time is not on my side. No… it isn’t.

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Alternative version of image:Wooden hourglass 2.jpg. Wooden hourglass. Total height:25 cm. Wooden disk diameter: 11.5 cm. Running time of the hourglass: 1 hour. Hourglass in other languages: ‘timglas’ (Swedish), ‘sanduhr’ (German), ‘sablier’ (French), ‘reloj de arena’ (Spanish), ‘zandloper’ (Dutch), ‘klepsydra’ (Polish), ‘přesýpací hodiny’ (Czech), ‘ampulheta’ (Portugese). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 


Summer Writer’s Challenge: Day

Beautiful tropical beach with the word summer written on the san

 

It is Primary Election Day in Maryland. Today we get to vote for our political party’s candidate for Governor along with a slew of local spots. The traffic was light at our polling place, and, frankly we aren’t supposed to have a big turn out. Election years that don’t align with a Presidential election seldom see long lines at the poles. But when I think of all  the people in the world who don’t have the power to freely elect a representative government, and the struggles that so many people in this country went through to get the franchise I wouldn’t miss the chance to vote. My beliefs might not align with a candidate’s platform 100%… but, I’m still going to vote. I owe it to those who don’t have the power to cast a ballot. I owe it to the women and minorities of a not so distant US History to step into that booth.

So choosing today’s prompt was easy … VOTE.

 

Maryland flag flying outside our house on a cold winter's day

Maryland flag flying outside our house on a cold winter’s day


Summer Writer’s Challenge: Day 21

 

 

Beautiful tropical beach with the word summer written on the san

 

 

 

Happy Monday everyone. Are you ready for another writing prompt? How about FAVORITE THING(S)?

 

English: Raindrops red rose

English: Raindrops red rose (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

 

 

 

Mindful

Mindful (Photo credit: midnightrook)

 

 

Bright Copper Kettle 4

Bright Copper Kettle 4 (Photo credit: amandabhslater)

 

Red Mittens

Red Mittens (Photo credit: Timothy Valentine)

you get the idea…

 


Summer Writer’s Challenge: Day 20

Beautiful tropical beach with the word summer written on the san

 

Another beautiful day in this neck of the woods. Hope you all are enjoying good weather as well. My  sweet, crazy dog is currently sleeping on my feet letting me know she loves me. So I dedicate this word prompt to her. Today’s prompt is DOG.

A terrier-type mixed-breed dog.

A terrier-type mixed-breed dog. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)


Summer Writing Challenge: REVEAL Emily

Emily W. came to the Writing Challenge a little late, that’s because Summer didn’t officially start for her until school let out last week. She’s taking creative license with the challenge and is going the Art Director route. So far she’s done SAND and SLEEP. Here are her results.

 

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She got her American Girls Chrissy and Chloe into bed for some zzzzz.

She got her American Girls Chrissy and Chloe into bed for some zzzzz.

The other day she used modeling sand to make "sand cookies".

The other day she used modeling sand to make “sand cookies”.

 

Way to go Emily! Very creative. Keep them coming!

(Does the bottom photo make any one else want some Pecan Sandies?)

 

 


Summer Writing Challenge: Day 19

Beautiful tropical beach with the word summer written on the san

The weather is delightful this morning and we took the opportunity to go outside and play in the garden. Two hours later I’m pooped and covered with dirt and mulch, but happy. So today’s prompt is Garden.

 

Water in English Gardens (10 of 33) | Stream-s...

Water in English Gardens (10 of 33) | Stream-side Planting in Trebah Gardens, Cornwall, England (Photo credit: ukgardenphotos) [NO, THAT’S NOT MY  GARDEN!]


Summer Writing Challenge: Day 18

Beautiful tropical beach with the word summer written on the san

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. The writing gods are laughing at me.  What a silly mortal I was yesterday! Thinking that I’d be able to use my iPad to post a creative prompt between voice lessons! Thinking I’d have time to write something. HA! My muse just shakes her head, half in amusement, half in pity.

So, in hopes of appeasing the gods, the writing prompt is MUSE.

 

Musa reading a volumen (scroll), at the left a...

Musa reading a volumen (scroll), at the left an open chest. Attic red-figure lekythos, ca. 435-425 BC. From Boeotia. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)