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I’ve got the blues

May 10, 2018 by Melodye Shore

I’ve got the blues.

And by that, I mean the campanula that’s spreading like a welcome mat across our front walkway. (Oh, my lucky stars!)

I’m talking, too, about this purplish-blue posy, irresistible to pollinators and photographers alike.

In my backyard garden, the Hawaiian Blue Eyes are just now peeking through the soil. Hummingbirds are swarming the Black and Blue salvia. And just a short distance from Chez Shore, these Pride of Madeira have rooted themselves into a jagged cliff that overlooks the deep blue sea.

I could sing its praises all day long, the color blue. It’s the hue that makes my heart sing–how about you?

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Posted in: writing Tagged: blues, campanula, garden, Hawaiian blue eyes, honeybees, Pride of Madeira, purplish-blue, salvia

Art Challenge of the Week: Amid waves of concern, a sea of calm

November 20, 2015 by Melodye Shore

When was the last time you spent a relaxing day at the beach, completely unplugged–

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resting quietly at the ocean’s edge,

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utterly mesmerized by waves that froth and curl, and then ease themselves ashore?

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When’s the last time you saw a seagull take wing,

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or spied a honeybee, humming a song about sunshine as it collects pollen?

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Do you remember the last time you heard the ocean’s lullaby,

felt it ease the wrinkles from your worried brow?

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(Did you figure it out already? This week’s art challenge prompt is the word CALM.)

Want to see more? My responses to previous challenges are available here.

Posted in: beach, california, calm, Flight, honeybees, joy, joyful noise, Nature, peace, Photo Challenge, Photography Tagged: birds, calm, Heisler Park, honeybees, laguna beach, las brisas, orange rose, peace, photography, rose, roses

No Mellow Yellow, This

August 12, 2015 by Melodye Shore

Miss Dahlia looked fierce when she was younger–a seductive flash of danger in a field of otherwise demure blossoms. But her frock was showing its age. The once vibrant petals were weathered: whipped by ocean breezes, and bleached by the midday sun.

So she tarted things up a bit.

Oh, the allure of bright yellow!  “Come on…come in,” she said, and the honeybees did just that.

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 #AugustBreak2015 Photography Challenge, Day 12. The word for today is yellow.

Posted in: #AugustBreak2015, gardening, honeybees, joy, Nature, Photography Tagged: bees, dahlias, gardening, honeybees, photography, pollen

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