Masking Up

 I wore a mask during Covid and I wasn't always happy about it.

These Two Asses Tried To Get In My Car

 These Two Asses Tried To Get In My Car

Oatman, Arizonia

Route 66

October 2021

I knew about these donkeys. People had told me to be on the lookout for them. So I thought I was prepared but was unpleasntly surprised when I had to move quickly to get away from them and to keep them out of my car.

The Hawk

The Hawk

Middle Creek Wildlife Refuge

Spring 2021

He was just sitting on top of this post when I saw him from a distance. I was in my car so I approached him as slowly as I could. I was so afraid I was going to scare him off. But I didn't. I came right up to him. And he let me take several photos and then he took off. It took me a few moments to shake off my joy and good fortune so that I could focus on driving again.

January 6, 2021

January 6, 2021

My Soul Is Broken

Philadelphia, PA

10 AM- I had an appointment with a radiologist.  I needed to speak to him about my radiation prodocal which would start next week.  I have uterine cancer.  I had a radical hysterectomy in november and was now healed enough to begin radiation.  I was now healed enough to volunteer to come to the hospital for three weeks and burn in inside of my body. 

I have a 70% saturation of cancer cells embedded in the walls of my uterus. I will be receiving internal radiations. Radioactive pellets are going to infused in me. I have the potential  to be radioactive.

My mother died of uterine cancer in 1998.  She had the radical hysterectomy but no follow up. So two years later, the cancer was back and raging throughout her system.  And two years later, the cancer took her.  She never had a chance to beat it. With this thought in mind, I welcome this radiation treatment.

Noon: I had made arrangement to meet Sue and Tom at their house for lunch.  Coincidently, Tom also had cancer and he was receiving treatment at the same hospital and also had a doctor's appointment at 10.  So we decided to meet back at thier house for lunch and compare notes.  I hadn't seen much of them in these last few months becasue of covid so I was looking forward to lunch.

I got to the house first and parked a long the side of the house and waited for them to arrive.  I knew it wouldn't be a long wait.  And it wasn't.  Their big white SUV pulled in the the driveway and Sue popped out of the driver's seat.  She ran around and opened the door for Tom. He stumbled out with great effort and greater pain.  He seemed to have shrunk since the last time I saw him. He was barely recognizable.

We had lunch.  He didn't say much and after 20 minutes he asked me if I would mind if he excused himself and went up to bed.  He was exhausted. As he ascended the steps, I wanted to cry. I knew he was approaching the end and it was too painful to watch him melts away.

3:00 PM- I returned to my apartment and I have six or seven texts from friends.  They are distraught and want my opinion on the situation.  I am still thinking of Tom so I don't know what is the issue.  But then I turn on the news and am horrified to see the rioting at the US Capital Building.  Trump has staged an insurrection so he can stay in power.  People are chanting that they want to hang Mike Pence the US Vice President.  A few people are dead.  Police are injured.  Our legislators are in hiding and Trump is in the WH, watching all of it on his television. And the whole world is watching this ugly, ugly situation. I am filled with anger and embarrassment.

6:00 PM- I am filled with fear for our country. My soul feels broken. I feel nothing but bewilderment and great sadness.

it's A Beautiful World Out There

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Bridget E Kelly

April 25, 2021  · 

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It took me forever to get home today as I stopped too many times to take photos.

Nirma

Lovely collection dear sis .

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Vanessa Russell

I’m waiting... your collection of photos will make an awesome coffee table book!

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Lisa Altemose

Such beautiful pictures! 

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Bridget E Kelly

Lisa Altemose it’s a beautiful world out there. 

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Pamela H. Hoy

All the stops were definitely warranted! Beautiful! 

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Joanne Murphy Pappalardo

Sal loves Redbuds! He will comment on everyone we pass. Ours is only two years old, but it is growing and blooming nicely!

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Bridget E Kelly

Joanne Murphy Pappalardo I never noticed them as much as I have this year. 

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Katherine DiSimoni

I have one in my yard! They are so colorful!

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Kathryn Shumaker

We have all the time to enjoy such beauty.

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Donna Mullen Ward

Love all these. Thanks for taking the long way home to capture all these beautiful pictures 

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Suellen Sorenson

Gorgeous!

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Debbie Green

Beautiful pics. How do you do the ones with total white background and others with total black (you don’t have any of the black here, but you have posted others with the total black background?) I need a lesson. 

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Melissa Sharif

for you every day is earth day 

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Betty Diane Ulrich

Breathtaking 

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Marianna Mangan Curran

Let's do that book, Bridget! Select the pics... It'll take 30 seconds to create. 

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Kitty Hall Hodinka

I love nature photos! These are stunning! 

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