A Pause in the Wind ~ A Nature Essay by Joy DeKok The other day was windy, with gusts of up to 40 MPH recorded. I still went outside with my camera, hoping to get a couple of miles walked and a photo or two. Some things weighed heavy on my heart that day. Walking and talking to God is medicine ... Read More about A Pause in the Wind – A Nature Essay
Her Song – A Nature Essay
Her Song A Nature Essay by Joy DeKok They came together, and at first, she let him eat. A few minutes later, they changed places, and he watched over her while she ate. As I talked to her, she relaxed her crest. It was a compliment of sorts. Her eyes showed no fear – even when I shifted ... Read More about Her Song – A Nature Essay
Stringing Beads
I took this photo in July of 2020. I loved it and named it String of Beads. Lovely beads of dew strung on the silken strings of a spider web. Stringing Beads ~ Joy DeKok A memoir about me? Am I famous? Nope. Have I done great things? No. They why? Because – that’s why. Not a very satisfying ... Read More about Stringing Beads
Tenderness – A Nature Essay
Tenderness - A Nature Essay - Joy DeKok "How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these." George Washington Carver I ... Read More about Tenderness – A Nature Essay
Before & After ~ A Poetic Journey
Jon took this pic of me last summer. I'd been outside in the sunshine and knew my hair thin, but that's often the way it is with cancer. I didn't know it then, but my hair situation was about to change. After my recent zap of radiation, it went from thin to sparse. It was time to consider a new ... Read More about Before & After ~ A Poetic Journey
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