Letters to the Moon....

It is a terrifying thing, when you are told that something might be medically wrong with you. Such a thing happened to me last week. I was home on a vacation from work. I did not travel; instead I did errands in town and chores in and around my house. One of the tasks I had to complete was an eye examination with my eye doctor. I go once a year to get my eyes tested, have an eye examination, and usually get fitted for new glasses. It is always a routine examination. However, this last visit was anything but routine. The examination begins with tests for the eye, with various tests. “Look through here; focus your eye here; hold your head this way; open your eyes wide; do not blink.” One of the machines was new this year-a machine to examine the internal workings of the eye, including the retina. This is where things became scary. My eye doctor examined my eyes, and then looked at the results of the tests I had just completed. It was then that the doctor discovered an area o...

Birthday Moon-a Letter to the Moon Hello Luna my dear friend. Thank you so much for coming to visit me on my birthday. It was sweet of you to come. I saw on the news that you had an eclipse the other day. That is right, you made the news! Unfortunately there was an abundance of clouds that night and I was unable to witness the eclipse myself. I saw some photos of your lunar event. In fact, one of my online friends took some photos of you. You looked truly breathtaking…. courtesy of Martin Bustos, photographer https://www.facebook.com/pages/Martin-Bustos-photographer I was elated to see you the next night, shining in all of your glory. I was able to take some photos of you that night. I even captured your mask again. I hope you like them… I remember seeing you that night; I can see you in my mind’s eye.  I wonder, Luna, if you know the comfort your light brings. When I look at you, I am home. It was so good to see you Luna. Thank you f...

One of the things I love to do in my free time, apart from writing, is taking photographs. I am not a professional photographer, by any means. Still, I love capturing a moment in time. I love taking photos of things of beauty... ...a new fallen snow…. (snow with a black and white filter) …a pretty flower... (orchid flower with a color filter) …fun special effects… (photo of my Christmas tree, with a kaleidoscope filter) …my friend Luna, the moon, in all her glory. (a filter to enhance the color of the moon) Along with taking photographs digitally, I love to edit them. I own a tablet computer, and have access to several programs, or applications, to help me edit my photos. Sometimes the picture I took was too dark, too light, had too much color, not enough color, or did not turn out the way I wanted it to. Editing the photo through the use of different effects, or “filters”, enables me to enhance the photo, to capture the moment I wanted ...