Standing Into Danger

Friday, October 16, 2020

Awash in Gold Before the Snow Flies

Both Terry and I are dreading the arrival of winter weather.

Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are increasing in Colorado,

and our governor is worried about hospital capacity.

It's on Terry and me to do the best we can to avoid catching the virus,

and that means being really stuck at home when the weather turns bad.

So, on these warm fall days we've been out walking as much as we can.

Cottonwood Leaves Turning

Along Piney Creek

Aurora, Colorado

October 9, 2020

I love this time of year when the landscape is awash in gold,

the sky is a brilliant blue, and rare blazes of scarlet jolt the senses.

Awash in Gold

Along Piney Creek

Aurora, Colorado

October 9, 2020

Brilliant Blue

Along Piney Creek

Aurora, Colorado

October 9, 2020

A Blaze of Scarlet

Along Piney Creek

Aurora, Colorado

October 9, 2020

All too soon the snow will be here:

A Snowy Day

Aurora, Colorado

Last Winter

So we'll enjoy a last opportunity or two to enjoy dinner at Parkway

and store up memories of gorgeous days outside.

Terry: Parkway Bar and Grill

Aurora, Colorado

October 12, 2020

Into the Park

Aurora, Colorado

October 9, 2020

Along Piney Creek

Aurora, Colorado

October 9, 2020

Rabbitbrush Along Aurora Parkway

Aurora, Colorado

October 9, 2020

Along Piney Creek

Aurora, Colorado

October 9, 2020

Cottonwood Leaves

Along Piney Creek

Aurora, Colorado

October 9, 2020

Middle Pond on Piney Creek

Aurora, Colorado

October 9, 2020

Milkweed Fluff Everywhere

Aurora, Colorado

October 9, 2020

Milkweed Seed and Rabbitbrush

Aurora, Colorado

October 9, 2020

Louise: Parkway Bar and Grill

Aurora, Colorado

October 12, 2020

I'm taking next week off from posting.

So I'll see you on the 30th.

Take care!

Till next time ~
Fundy Blue

On the Bay of Fundy
© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue
All Rights Reserved

Friday, October 9, 2020

Happy Thanksgiving to My Canadian Family and Friends!

Monday is Thanksgiving in Canada, and I hope everyone has fun!

Since I can't be with my Canadian family and friends,

I thought I share a few funnies to celebrate. Cheers!

And, please-oh-please, someone have a butter tart for me!

Happy Friday, and have a great weekend!

Till next time ~
Fundy Blue

On the Bay of Fundy
© M. Louise (MacBeath) Barbour/Fundy Blue
All Rights Reserved

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

IWSG: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 ~ Call Me a Working Writer

It's the first Wednesday of the month,
the day that members of the
Insecure Writer's Support Group
share their writing struggles
and writing successes
and offer their encouragement
and support to fellow writers.

To visit the IWSG website, click here.

To become a member of the IWSG, click here.

Our wonderful co-hosts who are volunteering today,
along with IWSG Founder Alex J. Cavanaugh are Jemima Pett, Beth Camp, Beverly Stowe McClure, and Gwen Gardner.

I hope you have a chance to visit today's hosts and thank them for co-hosting.
I'm sure they would appreciate a visit and an encouraging comment.
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Every month the IWSG announces a question that members can answer
with advice, insight, a personal experience, or a story in their IWSG posts.

Or, the question can inspire members
if they aren't sure what to write about on IWSG Day.

Remember the question is optional.
This month's featured question is:

When you think of the term working writer, what does that look like to you? What do you think it is supposed to look like? Do you see yourself as a working writer or aspiring or hobbyist, and if latter two, what does that look like?

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Happy October, Everyone!

I hope that you and your loved ones are safe, healthy, and happy.

I see myself as a working writer.

It has been a slow journey, but last November was a turning point for me.

Right around Thanksgiving I learned that my short story "Dare Double Dare"

had landed a spot in the 2020 IWSG Anthology Voyager: The Third Ghost.

For the first time I felt real.

My First Book Signing

Dream Come True

Credit: Susan Fiscus

This past year has been a crash course

in what it means to be a writer with a published book.

I have learned so much from being included in the anthology.

I have been mentored through the process by L. Diane Wolfe,

Alex J. Cavanaugh, and my fellow writers featured in the anthology.

My ideas and my list of things to do as an author are increasing faster

than my ability to implement them. But that's a good problem!

What does this look like for me?

There isn't a day that goes by that I am not working

on something connected with my writing.

Staying safer at home since March 6th has helped me a lot.

I am not distracted by such things as traveling or visiting family.

That is not a good problem, but it has helped my writing.

Missing My Extended Family

and all the wild wacky fun we have together

Natalie, Jake, Bertie, Pat, Donnie, Andrew, Louise (Me), and Sara

August 7, 2016

Photographer Unknown

I'm mentally gearing up to tackle NaNoWriMo in November.

I've never done it before, but I'll never have a better chance

since I'm likely to be staying safer at home for the foreseeable future.

I think NaNoWriMo will be a powerful motivator.

I'm putting out into the universe so I can't chicken out.

I'm collecting some funnies for when I need guidance or a laugh.

I'm so looking forward to making the rounds tomorrow!
Happy writing in October!

Till next time ~

Fundy Blue

Waiting for the Ferry to Tiverton

Grand Passage, Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, Canada

July, 2016

Check out today's post at the IWSG Anthologies blog site:

Voyagers Author Roland Clarke and His Thriller "Spiral of Hooves."

Roland Clarke

This is the latest in a series about the Voyagers authors and what they're up to now.

Roland's post gives us a look into the exciting world of equestrian eventing,

and his novel Spiral of Hooves is a thrilling murder mystery

that will keep you turning the pages until long after midnight.

Courtesy of Roland Clarke

Friday, October 2, 2020

Autumn Arriving Along Piney Creek

We've been enjoying beautiful warm fall days this week.

I grabbed my camera and headed for the open space along Piney Creek.

In the heat of the afternoon, the natural area was still and silent,

but there are always things to observe.

Cottonwood Leaves Turning

Along Piney Creek

Aurora, Colorado

September 29, 2020

Empty Nest

Along Piney Creek

Aurora, Colorado

September 29, 2020

Autumn Touches Middle Pond

Along Piney Creek

Aurora, Colorado

September 29, 2020

Rabbit and Mullen Plant

Along Piney Creek

Aurora, Colorado

September 29, 2020

Piney Creek Among the Bullrushes

Along Piney Creek

Aurora, Colorado

September 29, 2020

Peek-a-Boo, I See You!

Along Piney Creek

Aurora, Colorado

September 29, 2020

Among the Horsetails

Along Piney Creek

Aurora, Colorado

September 29, 2020

Bullrushes and Cottonwoods

Along Piney Creek

Aurora, Colorado

September 29, 2020

Rabbitbrush in Bloom

Along Piney Creek

Aurora, Colorado

September 29, 2020

Milkweed Patch

Along Piney Creek

Aurora, Colorado

September 29, 2020

Milkweed Pods Releasing Seeds

Along Piney Creek

Aurora, Colorado

September 29, 2020

Upper Pond

Along Piney Creek

Aurora, Colorado

September 29, 2020

Cottonwood Leaves

Along Piney Creek

Aurora, Colorado

September 29, 2020

Lounging on a Lawn

Along Piney Creek

Aurora, Colorado

September 29, 2020

Heading out of the Park for Home

Along Piney Creek

Aurora, Colorado

September 29, 2020

I hope you are staying safe and healthy!

All the best to you!

For Map Lovers Like Me:

Location of Aurora, Colorado, USA

Wikimedia

Area Where I Took the Photographs

(by the asterisk in the lower middle)

Google

Southern Aurora and Northern Parker

Google

Adapted from a Sign in the Park

Red-Tailed Hawk Park

Aurora, Colorado, U.S.A.

Books Read in 2026

"18 Days in Heaven" by Gale Poirot
"A Serial Killer's Daughter: My Story of Hope, Love, and Overcoming" by Kerrie Rawson
"Eat Your Ice Cream: Six Simple Rules for a Long and Healthy Life" by Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD.
"Is Math Real? How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics Deepest Truths" by Eugenia Cheng
"Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir
"Tell Me Everything" by Elizabeth Strout
"The Covenant of Water" by Abraham Verghese
"The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity" by David Graeber and David Wengrow
"The Life Impossible" by Matthew Haig
"The Lord go the Rings" by JRR Tolkien
"The Match" by Harlan Corben
"The Night the Path Disappeared" by Terri Bergen
"The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper" by Roland Allen
"Theo of Golden" by Allen Levi
"Think Twice" by Harlan Corben
"Why Christianity Must Change Or Die" by John Shelby Spong

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Friday, October 16, 2020

Awash in Gold Before the Snow Flies

Friday, October 9, 2020

Happy Thanksgiving to My Canadian Family and Friends!

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

IWSG: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 ~ Call Me a Working Writer

Friday, October 2, 2020

Autumn Arriving Along Piney Creek

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