It has been a long time since my last post … but thanks to traveling family members and a few small journeys of my own, many new cards have since been added to my collection! My goal is to post the best of them for you before January 4th … so stay tuned!
I hope you and yours have had and continue to have a blessed and enjoyable holiday season!
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I’ve never been much into poetry–at least not until now.
After being challenged to write a haiku poem about the best novel I read over the summer, I can’t seem to stop thinking in a 3-5-3 and 5-7-5 manner.
For the novel, which was Still Alice, a tale of a woman suffering early onset Alzheimer’s, I wrote:
Leafless tree
Alive but barren
Is still Alice
But that was pretty much my first attempt. Since then, I’ve considered that Alice, the character in the novel, was not a leafless tree. She was losing leaves–losing them fast. But by the end of the story, she still had a few leaves remaining. So I wish I’d have taken time to ponder before I submitted. Lesson learned.
(Photo through Creative Commons by DaDaAce on Flickr)
Then, I thought of how I feel about my own life right about now:
Though northern winds blow
Though old man winter creaks near
I seek metamorphosis
Do you have a favorite haiku poem to share? I’m really interested in exploring the subject further. And I have more poems seemingly blossoming within me! I better get them down while the muse is here!
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This monster-sized postcard shows where we stayed during our three-night vacation at Myrtle Beach. We were luck to have found it after about an hour of driving up and down the strip searching for a place to stay–this, after we had a horrible experience at the Quality Inn on Myrtle Beach. I’ll write about that sad tale next.
Ocean Park Resort was pretty nice overall, not a hotel but a condo complex, and pet-friendly, at that. Our unit was pretty run-down and well-worn … and the beds were NOT comfortable. But, we had an OCEAN view, microwave, stove, full-sized refrig and COLD air. And, frankly, compared to our experience at the Quality Inn, we initially thought we had found paradise!
The pool you see in the image is really a large hot tub … it was VERY hot and VERY relaxing 🙂 We would stay again … and would recommend this resort for the price.
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This larger (and costlier!) postcard caught my eye because it shows a street view of Myrtle Beach … unlike most of the other cards I saw for sale.
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From the back: “Myrtle Beach Amusement Park closed after 58 years….” I like this card because it reflects a time since passed.
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A few other postcard views …
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We didn’t visit this pier but we saw it while driving down the strip.
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It was neat looking out from our hotel room to see the colorful umbrellas lining the beach! This looks like a photo taken early, before noon — because later on, the beach is PACKED with people and umbrellas!
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We didn’t see any lighthouses on our visit, but I’d sure like to do a “lighthouse” vacation along the outer banks some day!
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