Friday, July 4, 2025

Fourth of July

 


With fear for our democracy 

The frail experiment that it was

That boasted Freedom with one hand 

And enslaved with the other 

Oh democracy 

You beautiful lie 

That oppressed hearts 

Have been trying to make true 

Pulling at 

the moral arch of the universe

With all the strength of hope 

Oh democracy 

You ghost 

You phantom 

You pipe dream 

You hallucination 

The truth of you 

Just an apparition 

In men’s hands 

Fly your flags at half-staff today 

You patriots 

Lighting fun sized bombs 

In the streets

To celebrate 

Liberty 

Fly your flags at half-staff 

The democracy 

You barbecue ribs for 

Is on her last breath 


Happy Fourth of July 


#LesléHonoréPoetry #FistAndFire 

#HappyFourth



Wednesday, June 18, 2025

A few random photos from our trip to Alaska


Did we love it?

We LOVED it!


It was more than I dreamed.

Magical.
Breathtaking.

Yes, we would, given the opportunity, love to go again.


We sailed out of Vancouver on June 6, stopped in Ketchikan, Wrangell, Icy Strait Point, Sitka, Juneau, Valdez, and Seward.

I originally posted these pictures in order from Day One through the end of the trip, but Blogger decided to do things their way, so welcome to a jumble of Alaska pictures including in various ports and on board our Viking Cruise.

A perfect trip.  MUCH better organized than these pics.



These first few photos were taken in one of the several museums we visited.

NO idea why Blogger chose to start off with these instead of leaving them where I placed them.  Harumph.











Me in Valdez with the yard sale suitcase we picked up after deciding to check our bags rather than travel back home with our carry on bags, which was a wise decision for a 20 hour trip home which included a bus ride and three flights before retrieving our car at the Charlotte Airport and the drive home to Boone.


















Travel companions we originally met and on our Viking Christmas on The Seine Cruise.
Geri, Anthony, Arleen, Virginia, me and Donald.
Already talking about the next trip.





























 


These pictures should have been at the top.

Arrival at Charlotte Airport to begin our latest adventure.




On Board - Yay!!






 My second favorite thing about our cabin.  First fave was our balcony.



Dinner at Manfredi's

























Beautiful hand beaded bracelet from a museum gallery.  ❤
Thank you, Don Barley Honey
































Tea with Arleen and Virginia




But i had coffee






























































































Met one of Annabelle's distant cousins



























































There's an eagle perched on the pole, but he wouldn't look at me.







Eagle still won't look at me






On the final leg of our long flight home.





Donald has, of course, very good pictures on his camera.  I will post them here in the coming days.

But today, I rest.