We’ll breakfast at Las Brisas when we’re gray,
Discussing all our commonalities
And differences, admiring the breeze.
We’ll chatter and remark about the way

The rocking eucalyptus branches seem
To hammock threads of morning sun along
The coast. Pale clouds will sift to butter-cream
And melon, swimming through a blue sarong

Of tinctured sky. I’ll scan the beach and sea
Where I once played in tide pools as a child,
And you will say: The waves are much more mild
On Devon’s shore, I really miss Torquay.

I’ll point to where the purple mussel shells
Are found, then Catalina’s outline might
Appear beyond the shoals of blue-green swells.
We’ll venture down the path and look for white

Sails cutting southward, tilting toward the shore
Where long ago we bathed and sunned before;
And like two cockle halves worn from the weather,
We’ll linger by the oceanfront together.

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To read Karen’s bio and more of her verse on WIZ go here, here, here, here, and here.

For Adam’s detailed explanation of his graphic piece, “The Three Degrees of Glory,” go here.  If you would like to buy a print of “The Three Degrees of Glory,” go here.

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Adam K. K. Figueira was born to the east of where he lives now, but then went west, and back towards the middle again. In addition to dabbling in filmmaking and other visual arts, he has a passion for historical European swordsmanship. He can also make you a book cover. His greatest achievements are all girls, and that doesn’t appear to be changing in the foreseeable future. Adam’s work is available to read and/or watch at his blog, Anew; at LDS Cinema Online; his YouTube channel; and his professional site, adamkk.com.

To see more of his artwork, go here, here, here, and here.

To watch Adam’s very interesting entry into the 2011 LDS Film Festival, go here.

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Spring elegance.

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Gaillardias can be just as fresh as daisies.

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Spring casts lots of thin shadows; summer lays down clouds of shade.

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Another orchid by Carla Martin-Wood.

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By my son Saul.  Love this picture.

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Thanks, Karen, for providing this photo.

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Again, thanks for brightening the joint up, Carla.

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I can’t help but wonder by what other name this rose goes.