I give you Spring!

April 8, 2013 · by huntmode | in Commentary - Modern Times, In Appreciation | tagged appreciation, bougainvillea, daily prompt, Evergreen tress, fireplace, gardens, green, patios, rain, smoke, Spring, Winter | 10 Comments

DP challenge: For many of us, winter is blooming into spring, or fall hardening into winter. Which season do you most look forward to? Coming from Southern California where we bloom year ’round, I loved rainy days and nights. Fireplaces that burned real wood. The smell of smoke in the evening air. I got my […]

Reposting “Green”

February 6, 2013 · by huntmode | in Commentary - Modern Times, In Appreciation, Musings | tagged anonymous, elders, excess, green, laughter, living well, older generation, paper v. plastic, recycling, slap down, take it on the chin, younger generation | 4 Comments

The joy of blogging is that when you see something worth repeating, you get to pass it forward. (And, many thanks to mauldinfamily1for showing me how!) From http://poet4justicedotwordpressdotcom.wordpress.com/2013/02/06/green/ At the cash register of the store, the young cashier suggested to the older woman that she should bring her own shopping bags because plastic bags weren’t […]

Daily Post Challenge: Take Two: Connecting Events – Fostering Capitalism in My Little Neighborhood

January 12, 2013 · by huntmode | in Commentary - Modern Times, Daily Post Challenge, Stories | tagged business, capitalism, children, community, daily post challenge, ecology, entrepreneurs, garbage, green, julie cameron, kids, morning pages, negotiations, neighborhoods, recycling | 10 Comments

Another challenge: Run outside. Take a picture of the first thing you see. Run inside. Take a picture of the second thing you see. Write about the connection between these two random objects, people, or scenes. Well, thank God, they didn’t ask for the photos, just that we do it and write about the outside […]