"Planting tiger lilies near the stream"
Milkweed Trail 
by Candace Armstrong

"Revive wonder in the order of natural growing things"
Plea 
by Candace Armstrong 

"Soggy soil crusted with thin ice"
Unfolding 
by Candace Armstrong

"Secret promise beneath the soil"
April 
by Candace Armstrong

Sunset over Makgadikgadi Salt Pans ~ Makgadikgadi National Park, Botswana

Naked beneath a shapeless, threadbare sundress
Second Chances 
by Candace Turner

"At the first wind  we hurried to the soccer field"
Kite Flying With My Brother One Sunday Last Spring 
by Claire Scott

"Shrouded in wispy cobweb clouds"
Swans in Spring Marsh 
by Michael Escoubas

"Our eyes resist dawn"
This Morning 
by Ann Howells

"Hummingbirds at rest in still-flight"
Discovered 
by Charles Entrekin

"In softest sleep, she smiles my name out loud"
On This Day (Sonnet) 
by Kay D. Weeks

Multicolored  Indian Ocean ~ Tsitsikamma National Park, South Africa

"She unhasps the shutters"
Images 
by Sharmagne Leland-St. John

"It's unusual to meet like this" 
She keeps coming through doors 
by Wanda Schubmehl

"A silk dressing gown hanging off the back of an open door"
She 
by Jane Lang

Fish River Canyon ~ Namibia

What’s Left 
by Connie K. Walle
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas 

Sunset over Koh Kood Island ~ Thai (Siam) Bay, Thailand

From Creative Space
In the Moment
by Marcel Aime Duclos

From Cascade Books, An Imprint of Wipf and Stock Publishers
The Book of Kells
by Barbara Crooker

Sunflower at Golden Twilight ~ West Bohemia Region, Czech Republic

Serve as a meal by itself or as a tasty side dish
Sautéed Escarole with Fagioli Bianchi and Sausage 
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Delicious served as a main dish or over pasta
Sausages and Red Peppers 
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Dead Fossilized Acacia ~ Deadvleipan near Sossusvlei ~
Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia

Petr Adamec

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Victoria Falls ~ Zimbabwe