
– Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge: 2016 Week 29. Photos ©2016 Leara Morris-Clark.
Portfolio including poetry and flash fiction from micro fiction to short stories and a bit of photography thrown in for good measure.

– Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge: 2016 Week 29. Photos ©2016 Leara Morris-Clark.

This is very important!

This also seems important somehow…

I’m just going to leave this right here…

Cheers!
– Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Signs. Photos ©2016 Leara Morris-Clark.

I was visiting with my parents in Tennessee when I heard what sounded like a cross between a newborn baby and a kitten. After finding the general vicinity of the sound, but never seeing who was making it, I listened a bit longer and then searched the internet to discover what made that intriguing call. As it turns out, it was a Gray Catbird, of the Mockingbird family.
Next, I was determined to photograph the sneaky little guy. I listened intently until I could narrow down its location, and finally, I saw it hopping from branch to branch. It was hard to photograph as it refused to sit still for very long.
This photo was the cherry on top after patiently stalking the bird for a good 30 minutes. It is a little back-lit, but that makes its lunch more visible.
Here is a link to the sound that caught my attention.
– The Daily Post Photo Challenge: Cherry On Top. Photo ©2016 Leara Morris-Clark . To learn more about the Gray Catbird click here.
These two doors are in an old shed in my dad’s Tennessee backyard.

– Norm 2.0’s Thursday Doors – July 21, 2016. Photo ©2016 Leara Morris-Clark.
The cheating scoundrel wore concrete boots.
– Written for Sometimes Stellar Storyteller Six Word Story Challenge #40. Prompt was “loser.” WC 6. Photo from Pixabay.com.
Twilight is nigh.
Seeking soaring stars; wandered, though
Twilight is nigh.
When I saw your cobalt eyes cry,
Without a sound, I pondered so.
The gift it seems, I squandered, oh!
Twilight is nigh.
– Written for Jane Dougherty Writes, Poetry Challenge #40: Rider. Painting prompt by John Bauer. Word prompts were “star, gift, wander, soaring, cobalt.” Poetry form is a Rondelet.