Solstice Sunrise

Posted on June 21, 2020 by ShakespearesGal

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A new time. A new season.

See the light. Be the light.

Be present in each moment.

Be.

Thanks for visiting

Dorothy

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©Dorothy E. Chiotti … All Rights Reserved 2020
Aimwell CreativeWorks

Lest We Forget

Posted on November 9, 2019 by ShakespearesGal

Lest We Forget 1200

In memory of

Sergeant Archibald Don Gordon, Royal Canadian Air Force,

405 Squadron

Served as flight engineer on a Halifax bomber which was shot down over the
Bay of Biscay.

Deceased. April 1943

Age 21

Veterans Affairs Canada

Archie Gordon

Archie was a happy Scottish lad. One of seven children who immigrated to northern Alberta with their parents in the early 1920s as part of the Soldiers Settlement Act. His father was a proud member of the Black Watch and had served proudly.

Archie had a keen sense of humour and was a true friend to his sister Alice, my grandmother, who felt his loss deeply.

If you want peace, be peace. This is the best way to honour the memories of those who gave their lives that we might live in peace times.

Thanks for visiting.

Dorothy

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©Dorothy E. Chiotti … All Rights Reserved 2019
Aimwell CreativeWorks

Remembering …

Posted on November 11, 2018 by ShakespearesGal

Remembrance II

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Their blood was lost;

In battle died

While far away

Their mothers cried.

The war not theirs,

But fought they did

For noble cause

Their bodies bled.

With open heart

And focused mind

They gave their all

For humankind.

Remember them,

Forget them not,

Our precious freedom

Their lives bought.

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Stream of consciousness words for a day of remembering.

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Archie Gordon

A salute to my great uncle, Flight Engineer Archibald Don Gordon, Bomber Command 405 Squadron killed in action April 6, 1942 over the Bay of Biscay, France. He was 23 years old.

Thanks for visiting …

Dorothy

Wordless Wednesday: Lest We Forget

Posted on November 7, 2018 by ShakespearesGal

Remembrance

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Happy Monday

Posted on November 5, 2018 by ShakespearesGal

Happy

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It’s Monday.

Think happy thoughts. The alternative is too depressing.

Thanks for visiting …

Dorothy

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The Dream

Posted on July 8, 2015 by ShakespearesGal

Monochrome Madness 2-18

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At the end of every tunnel there is light.

And in that healing light there lives your dream.

Keep walking …

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Thanks for visiting,

Dorothy

©Dorothy Chiotti … Aimwell CreativeWorks 2015

First Sun

Posted on March 21, 2015 by ShakespearesGal

Weekly Photo Challenge: Fresh

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First sun.

A fresh start.

The dawn of a new day of endless possibilities

When we are open, present and at peace with ourselves.

I wish this for you.

Be well and thanks for visiting …

Dorothy

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©Dorothy Chiotti … Aimwell CreativeWorks 2015

Abandoned

Posted on March 1, 2014 by ShakespearesGal

Weekly Photo Challenge: Abandoned

Abandoned boat at Dingle harbour, Co. Kerry, Ireland

Abandoned wasp nest in King, Ontario

Abandoned house near Ashford Castle, Co. Mayo, Ireland

Abandoned grain elevator in Dorothy, Alberta

Abandoned wagon near Newby Bridge, Cumbria

Rowley, Alberta

Hollow. Empty. Derelict. Broken. Unloved. Sad.

Feelings of abandonment reflected in imagery.

With a structure it’s possible for beauty to be found there. To use our imagination to create a place and time that tells us what life might have been before it disappeared.

With a person or animal abandonment produces a far more tragic result.

Sad stuff.

I don’t like to dwell on it.

Black and white

Let’s end with two abandoned kittens I rescued in 2012.

Where there’s life, there’s hope.

Thanks for visiting …

Dorothy 🙂

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Lost in Translation

A Slice of Winter and A Wish For Spring

Posted on February 26, 2014 by ShakespearesGal

I have tried to avoid the subject of winter because we’ve had so much of it this year. Still, here it is. Let’s look it in the eye.

Mountains of snow. Treacherous ice in amounts not seen in decades. Temps below zero for such an extended period of time my beautiful rhododendron, sadly, has finally given up the ghost.

(I hope the greenhouses are well stocked for a spring rush.)

Normal temperatures for this time of year range in the 1C area. Today we’re deep in another polar vortex that’s going to take us through until Saturday. We’re talking -15C with a wind chill of -25C. Triple-blanketing weather for my horse who’s already shedding his winter coat.

A dear friend in England sent me a note yesterday in which she included the cheerful news that the first snowdrops had begun to show. I can only dream of a blanket of snowdrops when I’m staring at a bank of snow.

It’s going to take a long time for this mess to disappear.

Still, the days are getting longer. My horse continues to shed his winter coat. And little by little the snow, and the three inches of ice underneath, is melting. (But not today, of course.)

Let’s end on a happy note.