taken 11/17/18 rough squirrels nest caught late fall’s intricate white web imprisoned safety They come down from the trees to gather winter stores, but much of the time they are curled in their cozily constructed leaf nests. The variety who lives in this nest are the lesser-known Green Squirrels, originally brought from Ireland as honorary…
Category: Word of the Day Challenge
Teacher’s Pet
image link oblique glance across the living room where parental radar is on high alert. dad pays the tutor before she takes him home * sequestered passions smoldering until they reach the dark end of the street to continue the lessons word of the day challenge — sequester
Verdict
image link Today’s prompt is freeze. Today’s offering is in the form of senryu . her grim smile frozen as jury reads the verdict night, sobbing relief word of the day challenge — freeze
Listless
The familiar sound of mail being dropped through the postal slot caught Chauncey’s bat-like ears. He jumped up and scurried across the wooden floors, his nails skittering like human fingers tapping on a keyboard, towards the door. Sniffing the mail, he then bee-lined it for the couch, leaping like the natural athlete he is, to…
Castigation in Film
Today’s word of the day is castigation, which M-W defines as, “to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism”. In a bit of synchronicity, I watched a library loan movie, “Force Majeure” (2014), aka “Turist”, last night, which is a meticulous study of castigation. Imdb gives the minimal description, “A family vacationing in the French…
Examples of Finesse
image link — Henri Matisse’s, “Nude in a White Turban” threading a needle while riding a bike * playing jenga on a unicycle * starting a fire on a first try * successful sourdough rise in mid-winter * getting hardboiled eggshell off in less than 10 seconds * tying a shoelace with one hand…
Tao Talk 