Save us... Man versus nature Most often man does destroy Can nature fight back? A boat drives into A peaceful gray manatee The manatee cries. What really happens The manatee, he does die Too painful, too sad. Nature needs heroes Brave heroes to deal justice To save her creatures. With lion’s body Tail of scorpion, … Continue reading Man Versus Nature in Haiku

Don't go in the water, or breathe, or ... My parents took our family on beach vacations when I was a kid. For a week, the world was a giant sandbox with all the free water you could carry by bucket. No one said, “turn off the hose. You’re wasting water.” My sisters and I … Continue reading Sharks, CO2, and Other Deadly Shit

Go outside... The real world can be a roller coaster. When the hubby and I need a break, we tend towards parks of the natural kind. If the beach is cost prohibitive, we head to camp.             Camp is a place to see an osprey take on a bald eagle in an epic aerial battle … Continue reading Close Encounters of the Wild Kind

The library holds an under-utilized treasure, oversize books. I visited the library and pulled many of those big, unvisited, neglected books from their shelves and spread them over a table. I was greeted with stunning photographs of beautiful places. The photos reached out and grabbed my curiosity. I was compelled to compile a fantasy travel … Continue reading My Bucket List Tramp Around the Globe

I visited the library where I used to hold a day job. I looked around at the hall of learning. Gratitude filled my being. Half of everything worth learning came to me from books, another part from great parents, the rest from failure, and experience. Because of writers, I learned philosophy, history, how to paint, … Continue reading Jackie’s Top 5ish for Fun Favorite Books