A travel story — I’m headed through Heathrow Airport this week, the first time since November 2019. The pandemic obviously interrupted my travel schedule. I’m headed to Wales to see my family. My mom is from there and her family still lives there. As my mind mentally organizes the million things it processes before…

November Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Collecting Smiles” — Pretty pink pigs, ready to party. I’m one of those people who like one holiday to end before I think about the next. It’s Thanksgiving Day in the United States. It’s an unusual one for me. I’m not spending it with my family, but instead traveling to see other family in Wales. …

Their lives speak through their ink — I was visiting a friend and saw she had gotten a tattoo. I could only make out a few words, so asked to see the whole quote and hear her tattoo story. I love tattoo stories. I am that person who asks strangers to see their tattoos and then tell…

Isn’t that one day it’s all about you? — I recently attended a funeral. I was not close to the woman who died, but was close to several family members. Something occurred to me part way through the service. Had anyone even said her name? They may have said it once as the service began, though I can’t even…

And where are the leaders in management? — My friend turned in her resignation. She had worked at her job for five years. She loved it, but felt totally unsupported and disrespected by her boss. In five years she met with her boss ten times. In the last eight months he had not said a word to her. …

From someone who doesn’t really know what she thinks — I never asked my dad about his military service. I didn’t fully realize this until after he died and my chance was gone. He never discussed it that I can remember. I know he served in the Air Force in the late 1950s and it was in the very late…

Six Word Photo Story — Freestyle — You’re a hero in your hometown. I’m a tad fascinated by Randy Travis. I’m not quite sure why. I don’t particularly like his breed of country music. I guess it’s because we are close in age, but I was always aware we are leading very different lives. Driving through Marshville, NC years ago, I saw his…

Six Word Photo Story — Freestyle — “Cotton’s in — clothes for you tomorrow.” I’m currently out-of-town doing benefit enrollments at a warehouse of a company that produces a lot of cotton apparel. As I was driving around, I saw cotton fields in bloom. I’ve always loved the beauty of a cotton field. I took this picture one night after getting off of work…

October Six Word Photo Story Challenge “Collections” — Some get launched faster than others. I love it when a collection of balloons come together. The balloon in the air is my friend Don. This was taken during the 47th anniversary of our local hot air balloon festival, held the third weekend of October every year. Don has flown in every one. Even during the…