Monday, February 26, 2024

Seaside Seabird Sanctuary February 26, 2024

Sunday, February 25, 2024

container of memories

Picture a large capacity backpack

With a detachable day pack zippered on

Filled with necessities and hoisted up 

On a young woman's shoulders


About to depart on a group trip

Headed to Tanzania Maasai Land and Zanzibar

Bringing along a solar suitcase setups

To provide light at night in their clinics


That was eleven years ago this spring

When I made a video of my daughter

Explaining the plan for the setups

To help women in labor in the dark


My way of capturing a memory 

Recorded in the spur of the moment 

Delighted she went along with my camera intrusion 

Accommodating this proud parent 


And so began the travels of that backpack

Lugged on multiple other trips around the world

Carried along to five continents and seventeen countries

Accumulating considerable wear and tear


Purchased with a lifetime guarantee

Something she remembers that I do not

Replaced now with a new improved version

But kept on as a container of memories 

Crescent Lake February 25, 2024

Saturday, February 24, 2024

Florida Botanical Garden February 24, 2024