All my blogs [essays] have been titled with song lyrics. I just love lyrics, so much expression poured into an on average, two-to-five-minute poem, set to music. Love that. Today though, I'm feelin’ a song that’s quite possibly my favorite song…you know, if I had to pick just one song because my life depended on… Continue reading Never Be Again, Never Been Before
Author: rainamorton
— I'm just a girl who put her passion for fiction writing on the back burner while raising two boys...then turned forty and got a big reality check, medically speaking...currently looking for my special purpose, while drinking coffee & referencing pop-culture.
— I lost my mother in the summer of 2015 and it was the most life-shattering event...ever. My heart aches for her every day. But life moves forward, the adventures continues, and I persist!
— Likes: 80s movies, 90s music, traveling, memories, the idea of Chinese take-out, books, quotes, chalkboards, crosswords, photography, laughing, pens & paper...
Dislikes: feeling rushed, self-shaming, not having a time machine.
Lucky #25
A hummingbird drops by for some eats at my parent's house by a lake in Nova Scotia.
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It's campfire season...time to toast some marshmallows...this one's a little overdone!
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Gorgeous spot to relax! — Looking toward York, Maine from Cape Neddick
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Sunset at the pier. - Wachapreague, Eastern Shore, VA
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Had an early morning visitor today!
Fathers, Be Good to Your Daughters…Daughters will Love Like You Do
Father’s Day was just a couple days ago, but when you live 1100 miles from your father the unavoidable consequences are that without taking a couple of days to drive there or spending a small fortune to fly there, you don’t get to spend any part of the day with him…except for a little Skype… Continue reading Fathers, Be Good to Your Daughters…Daughters will Love Like You Do
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Sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean — Atlantic City, NJ from the 17th floor of The Chelsea Hotel
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Seagulls in Atlantic City I'm missing the ocean & my dad today...
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After a storm at sunset...toward the Blue Ridge Mountains. — June 13/14
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A hummingbird at the Phoenix Zoo! — Phoenix, AZ Dec 26/13
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Cactus close-up! ― Goldfield Ghost Town, Apache Junction, Arizona
Raina
Thank you Jen & Terry, I'm honored to be part of your 'Eleanors' in 'The Eleanor Project'... I love your Project!!
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The Superstition Mountains, a range of mountains in Arizona, east of Phoenix
Grace is Gone
grace noun \ˈgrās\ : a way of moving that is smooth and attractive and that is not stiff or awkward I was once pretty graceful. Maybe that sounds surprising if you've seen me lately, but I could really move around quite fluidly, probably from having taken gymnastics as a kid. Gymnastics, taught well, give… Continue reading Grace is Gone
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Beautiful Windmill on the island of Djurgården...an oft painted scene ~ Stockholm, Sweden
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A Snowy Evening on Gamla Stan, Stockholm, Sweden March 2014 — I snapped this photo as we were cutting through a side street on our way to the fabulous "Fem Små Hus" restaurant on the island of Gamla Stan, on a trip to Stockholm, Sweden back in March. It had begun to snow just before… Continue reading ~My Photo Share~ #13
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Queen Anne's Lace with the 'flower pot' island, off Soley Cove Rd Economy, Nova scotia
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"Dad of 3 Daughters?" I think I've taken 6,487 photos of them & this "house" by now. They must be close to fledging. I took this one this morning. The Mom's been doing most of the feedings today, then this one happened!! To me it looks like the Dad is looking staunchly right at me… Continue reading ~My Photo Share~ #11
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Hummingbird and Bee Balm by the old tricycle — Wallace, Nova Scotia
Sending Out an SOS
** I'd been toying around with starting to share some shorter personal notes in addition to my Tuesday essay posts, I wasn't sure when I'd begin, but unfortunately something close to my heart presented itself today. ** Moncton shooting: RCMP surround building as manhunt continues… A massive manhunt is going on in the very city in… Continue reading Sending Out an SOS
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Sunset at York, Maine
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Beautiful 'Pink Hawaiian Coral Peony' in the tree-dappled afternoon sun.
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Sea Gulls off Ocracoke Island, OBX, North Carolina, taken from the ferry, a second ferry in the background.
Sinking Like a Stone
I used to think that the worst thing that might happen in the night would be an emergency phone call, a horrifying nightmare, or the dreaded stuck-in-that-in-between-sleep-and-wake stage, where you’re aware of what’s happening, you’re terrified, but you can’t do anything about it. Whenever I get “trapped” in that state I usually try and… Continue reading Sinking Like a Stone
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Purple Salvia enjoying some sun.
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A Bee on the 'Bee Balm'!
Amazing Waterfowl Gathered in the Harbor… Stockholm, Sweden
"Swedish Waterfowl Group Hang" • 25 seconds of the swans, geese, ducks and other water birds swimming around their designated area
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The littlest & last of the 'Pink Hawaiian Coral Peonies'.
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Plum tree branch in bloom, out in our yard.
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Cattails overlooking the Atlantic, at Cape Neddick, York, Maine.
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The last lovely Iris bloom in our yard...see you next spring, beauties!
Lighten Your Load
My third & last post in May for "Stroke Awareness Month" A therapist walked around a room while teaching stress management to an audience. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they’d be asked the “half empty or half full” question. Instead, with a smile on her face she inquired: ”How heavy is this… Continue reading Lighten Your Load
And the Course of a Lifetime Runs, Over and Over Again
A mother's love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity. It dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path. ― Agatha Christie On Mother’s Day two weekends ago we discovered that robins had built a nest containing three beautiful wee eggs… Continue reading And the Course of a Lifetime Runs, Over and Over Again
Just the Way You Are
And so it begins, I'm kicking off this blog with a personal essay that hopefully ties together two major parts of my life right now, dealing with the aftermath of a stroke and learning to accept myself despite the obstacles; past & present. Also, May is "Stroke Awareness Month", so I hope to bring attention… Continue reading Just the Way You Are
A Stroke of Good Fortune 