So fellow travelers, when I returned home from my recent road trip a package greeted me which I enthusiastically tore open to find…… Yes, Indeed, this is a crow themed handmade potholder. First of all it is handmade by gifted fabric artist Maria Wulf (you can see more of her wonderful work here) I had …
Deborah H Rahalski
Guest Post: All You Need to Know
So fellow travelers, I could write day and night yet still fall short of reaching the essence of life in the gracious, succinct style of fellow CGBF poet Tom Atkins. Today his poem renewed my faith in Truth. Give yourself the gift of visiting his page and reading it. Poem: All You Need to …
Deborah H Rahalski
The Story of Spring 2015 43.167° N, 76.33° W.
So fellow travelers, I am currently taking an online photography class from CGBF photo guru Jeff Anderson. The classes I gifted myself with last year pushed me out of “auto” mode and gave me the basic photoshop skills I needed to make steady progress with my Canon DSLR. This class is assignment based; Jeff gives …
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Deborah H Rahalski
Sunday’s at the Rescue: Bama
So fellow travelers, Janet Rath, the amazing vet tech at the rescue where I volunteer posted this great shot of Bama, a stunning long legged beauty whom so many of us love to walk and play with. Bama is a wonderful dog with two strikes against her. She’s black and she’s big. Imagine the backlash …
Deborah H Rahalski
Garden Angel
So fellow travelers, in search of a subject for an assignment in a photography class I came upon this tiny spirit in my parent’s garden. Although the photo did not quite yield the image I needed for the assignment, the feeling it created stayed with me long enough to form a haiku: Small but holding …
Deborah H Rahalski
The 4.0 Challenge: Take Two
So fellow travelers, when last we checked in on the 4.0 challenge, we were standing at a 3.8 mile point listening to a flock of redwing blackbirds herald the impending return of spring. Knowing the other direction off this first route would bring me to a busy commercial district during peak after work “busy-ness” hours …
Deborah H Rahalski
The 4.0 Challenge: Take One
So fellow travelers, a fellow member of the Bedlam Farm creative group recently posted a challenge for us. Glenn Curtis is an AMAZING photographer, excellent writer and fabulous chef…oh yeah and he has a wonderful dog named Elka. Glenn tantalizes us with his gourmet cooking, draws us in with his descriptive writing and inspires awe …
Deborah H Rahalski
Enough is enough
So fellow travelers, this morning I came across a phenomenal photo and poem posted by Jon Katz on his Bedlam Farm Blog. Jon is the founder, mentor and “grand poohbah” of the Creative Group at Bedlam Farm, which I reference here frequently. If you want to know more about us, look it up on Facebook. Our …
Deborah H Rahalski
March
So fellow travelers after five weeks of relentless bone chilling cold, sub zero wind chills and daily snowfall we have finally hit our first few days of temps above freezing. Lest we get comfortable enough to don shorts and flip flops, Old Man Winter has been careful to throw in a few nights of single …
Deborah H Rahalski
Eighteen
So fellow travelers, eighteen years ago today an amazing spirit came into my life. She challenges me every day to think outside the box, makes me forever proud for the ways she pushed herself to grow and embrace this adventure we call life. These words celebrate the gift of being her Mom. I look forward …