when in doubt

leaving October

the salmon run

reaches the end

…

trust in our gut

believe in the vision

and act without fear

then we will find

a path forward but also

gain confidence

in ourselves

potluck

don’t look

a bundle of apples

bobbing in water

…

what we bring

to the table

is a direct reflection of

our thought process

our decisions

our effort

our values

be

an orange peel

left on the counter

after the coffee

…

innovative

inquisitive

confident

creative

fun and authentic

upbeat and optimistic

like our ancestors

eye level

garbage bins

a racoon scurries

around the house

…

in most cases

we manipulate

things to meet

at our eye level

when we should also

consider and accept

what’s up and what’s down

questions and answers

bent guardrails

the black ball skims by

another mountain

…

we search

we ask

we receive

we find

we debate

we learn

and the cycle repeats

oath

olive cathedral

the beckoning moss

covers a boulder

…

in today’s world

anything and everything

can happen to us

whether we like it or not

but at least we may find

peace wth the promises

made we make together

the task

the marathon

an albatross crosses

the dewy beach

…

that seems like

an impossible feat

at first is nothing but

a series of steps

for us to work through

until we are only left

with making history

sifting sand

plastic bag

hanging on the wire

grabbing a new arm

…

through the dirt

we find more dirt

but what is visible

to us now

would not have been

without us moving things

around to begin with

day or night

marching on

approaching the summit

of the ant hill

…

we will do work

and whether that work

creates more work

or ends the work

we set out to do

is about putting in

good quality work

watercolor

blue hydrangea

waving in the rain

at the puddles

…

for the most part

we control what

brush we use

paint we choose

paper we buy

but the water will run

and dry on it’s own

x and y

rolling past

an empty isle

of toilet paper

…

the x axis is quantity

the y axis is price

and this chart

reminds us that

making a profit or loss

is impacted by

supply and demand

another

crash, crackle, and boom

pine cones ignite following

the sound of thunder

…

another breakfast

another walk

another talk

another day

goes by for us

until we stop to think

what are we doing?

there is always

opening the box

a rabbit in solitude

a moon emerges

…

a reason why

following the steps

in the order

of which the

instruction manual

or quick start guide

tells us to proceed

cup holders

north to south

the rim of the bowl

holds the ocean

…

are designed

for beverages

for convenience

for art

for snack bowls

for being an extra-hand

for us

obvious

following the tracks

a pile of pine needles

covers our treasure

…

to us

but not

for others

or vice versa

is by no means

anyone’s fault

just another lesson

to be accepting

friends & family

looking at the sky

a flock of birds emerges

under the sunlight

…

there are things

we can show

the public without worry

and then there are

some things that

we can only share

with our friends & family

stick to it

yesterday’s gloom

a rose bush weeps

following the rain

…

don’t let the

missteps and bumps

along the way

deter us from

walking to where

we want to go

and will end up reaching

kick the can

pumpkin vines

swirling and twirling

around the carrots

…

sooner or later

we will come to find

that as we procrastinate

and keep pushing things

further down the road

we will do more work delaying

than we actually put into projects

double, triple, quadruple

the road to market

a couple of falling leaves

dance to the ground

…

check if we have

everything we need

before going on a trip

may seem unnecessary at first glance

but if we left something behind

after we hit the road

it might be too late

refills

blue mist

coasting across

a giants back

…

we do it

three, four, or five

times a day

until we satisfy

our thirst for knowledge

until the next day

emerges