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Rain- #NaturalWorld #Meditations

16 Wednesday Jan 2019

Posted by Morgan in Just Me Musing

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Beauty, BnV, BooknVolume, creative writing, Daily Meditations, life, Life Perspectives, photography, Rain, The Natural World, weather, ~Morgan~

Rain.

It is a beautiful thing. There are so many types of rain, really, and I couldn’t tell you which sort I prefer more (unless we are including the fluffy, white, frozen variety that I love most of all, in copious quantities, as frequently as possible.)
Silver Greenery

There’s the light, misty kind that I tend to envision whenever someone talks about Great Britain. That type of drizzly, foggy rain that hangs over the landscape, penetrating every crevice, enveloping whatever it touches in a hazy shroud, and leaving ten thousand beads of incandescent diamonds in its wake that sparkle and scintillate when the light reappears. (Sounds divine, doesn’t it?) Oh, it’s also that deceptively inconsequential form of rain that doesn’t look like much until you walk out in it without your brolly.
Mists

There’s the freezing drizzle, or frizzle; that sinister variety of rain that usually arrives overnight and surreptitiously transforms the garden path, car park, or the front steps into a skating arena suitable only for Olympic athleticism. It’s that quirky classification of rain that warps and blurs everything into unrealistic, Photoshop-worthy deviations of reality that makes most of us grab our camera’s (ie. Phones) to record and share the surreal, Dr Suess-iness of it all. This category of precipitation doesn’t initially impress either, so you generally disregard it until you have to go out and then promptly wind up on your…..
Winter's Icy Grip

There are many classifications of thunderstorms as well. Those that pop up in the middle of a sweltering, summer day just long enough to make us all run for cover; the kind that create a lot of noise for 20 minutes and then disappear into a haze of steam. There are those that roll overhead in the hiatus of evening, fast and furious, full of sound and fury, (signifying nothing?) that do little more than make a mess, generally. And then there are those magnificent, cacophonous, tempests that jar you from sound sleep in the middle of the night with ear-splitting thunder and shocks of lightening that leave you wondering if you couldn’t hide under the bed with the cat.
Lightening

There’s also the awe-inspiring, stop-you-dead-in-your-tracks kind of rain that makes you stare out the window in astonishment, forces you off the road in your car because you can’t see one inch ahead or behind, and makes you wonder for a fleeing, transitory moment if there isn’t an arc being built someplace nearby that you perhaps ought to be booking passage on: those torrential downpours of cats and dogs (and monkeys.)
pouring-rain

Then there’s the steady, pervasive, day-long kind of rain that sweeps over the earth, softly falling hour by hour, never flooding, never rumbling, never wreaking havoc. This is the kind of rain that looks like a painting by Monet or Van Gough; that smells so sweet you inhale the scent of it deeply and can’t help sighing. It’s also that sort of precipitation that makes you want to pull off your shoes like a child, go out and splash in the puddles.
Gentle Rain

Much like life, we can’t control the rain; what kind of rain it is, how hard it falls or for how long, but we can control how we respond to it so that we neither wind up soaking wet wishing we had protection from the rain, staring in dumb-struck wonder at the rain fearing what might happen next because the unanticipated variability of the rain caught us completely off guard. Rather, we can stop to enjoy the rain, whatever its form, inhale deeply, and allow ourselves to be refreshed and renewed before we plod on.

Rainbow

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~Morgan~
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Photos 1 and 3 taken by me 🙂

Other Beautiful original photos found on Pinterest.  Credit Gratefully Acknowledged to the original photographers.  Thank You.

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When – #poetry of #love and #spirituality

02 Wednesday Jan 2019

Posted by Morgan in Poetry

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BnV, BooknVolume, life, Love, Nature, photography, poetry, Romance, spirituality, ~Morgan~

daylight

When ‘last the Light Escapes night drear,
Tis then Morn’ Stands upon the Mountain
And Jocund Day Waits, tiptoe, for Intent;
While Promise ‘pends upon the Balance.

forboding moon

When Yore consumes the Unsullied year
With rash and tainted Fervor,
‘Tis then foreboding haunts the darkness
And Muses Wait upon the Morrow.

Moodtide

When Twilight ‘parts with Fleeting shadow
And dark descends like the Immortal cowl,
Then my Soul Sighs Deep and Long
For the loss of all it once Held Dear.

~Morgan~
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Beautiful Images found on Pinterest.

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Beloved – #Love #poetry

28 Wednesday Nov 2018

Posted by Morgan in Poetry

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Beautiful Photographs, BnV, BooknVolume, Love, Nature, photography, poetry, relationships, Romance, Soul Mates, spirituality, ~Morgan~

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Long I have Embraced you,

Solemn and Silent

In the Restless winds of Life

And

Through the Tranquility of night.

Long I have Considered you,

Entwined by my Embrace

As the north wind howls

And

The shifting hands of Time turn.

Long shall I Surround you

As day ever Turns to night,

While the Heavens spiral overhead

And

Shadows grow in the Glimmering Twilight.

Long

Oh Beloved One

And Longer still

Shall this Love Breathe

And

Remember.

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~Morgan ~

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Beautiful original photograph found on Pinterest. Credit Gratefully Acknowledged to the original photographer. Thank you~

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Engender- #poetry of the #NaturalWorld

16 Sunday Sep 2018

Posted by Morgan in Poetry

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Beautiful Photographs, BnV, BooknVolume, Harmony, Inspiration, Meditations, Natural World, Nature, photography, Poem, poetry, spirituality, ~Morgan~

Place of Beauty

Transcending time

River of Influence

Harmony

Rhyme

Wash over my Spirit with your Infinite Splendour

Persuade

Pervade

Gently Engender.

~Morgan ~

Beautiful original photography found on Pinterest. Credit Gratefully Acknowledged to the original photographer. Thank you ~

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Rhapsody

05 Wednesday Sep 2018

Posted by Morgan in Poetry

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Beautiful Photographs, BnV, BooknVolume, Nature, Night, passion, photography, Poem, poetry, Poetry Blog, Silence, ~Morgan~

Passion fused in spiraling eddies

When darkness licks the midnight hour

Whispers of Enchantment Singing

As Rhapsody hovers in Breathless silence

Waiting for the dawn

~ Morgan ~

Beautiful original photograph found on Pinterest. Credit gratefully acknowledged to the original photographer. Thank You!

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Grove

26 Sunday Aug 2018

Posted by Morgan in Poetry

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Beautiful Photographs, BnV, BooknVolume, Harmony, Nature, photography, rhyme, Simplicity, Transcend, ~Morgan~

 

Silent Glory 1

Place of Wonders

Shadows lilting like caroling song

Whispers Transcend the unspoken calm

As sunlit dapples of subdued shine

Glint in a litany sublime

Amid this Grove

Of forgotten Rhyme.

 

 

 

~ Morgan ~

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#WordlessWednesday – Inviting Italy

18 Wednesday Jul 2018

Posted by Morgan in Wordless Wednesday

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Beautiful Photographs, Beauty, European Holidays, Italian, Italy, Nature, photography, Tuscany, Vacation Desitnations, Vacations, Venice

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~Morgan~

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#WordlessWednesday – Pearlescent Pleasure

18 Wednesday Jul 2018

Posted by Morgan in Wordless Wednesday

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Beaches, Beautiful Photographs, BnV, BooknVolume, Natural Beauty, Natural World, Nature, photography, The Ocean, Tropical Getaways

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~Morgan~

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Deliberate Intent – #LovePoetry

17 Tuesday Jul 2018

Posted by Morgan in Visually Lyrical

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Beautiful Photographs, BnV, BooknVolume, Desire, Longing, Love, Love Poetry, passion, photography, Poem, poetry, Poetry Blog, Romance, ~Morgan~

Deliberate-Intent

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~Morgan~

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Original Photograph found on Pinterest. Credit Gratefully Acknowledged to the original photographer. Thank You~

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Courage – #4thofJuly #Honour

04 Wednesday Jul 2018

Posted by Morgan in Poetry

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BnV, BooknVolume, Courage, creative writing, Honour, Inspiration, life, Memorial Day, photography, Poem, poetry, Sacrifice, Veterans, ~Morgan~

Weep

If not for the photographer’s Lens,
Would we Truly See?

If not for the Poet’s Words,
Would we Truly Appreciate?

If not for the Courage of the Soldier,
Would we Truly Understand?

For their Sacrifice, and for all they do without Thanks, without Notice, Their Courage Speaks.

~Morgan~

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Image found at: warhistoryonline.com

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#WordlessWednesday – #Garden #Cottages

30 Wednesday May 2018

Posted by Morgan in Wordless Wednesday

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Beauty, BnV, BooknVolume, Flowers, Gardens, Home and Garden, Nature, photography, Summer Garden, ~Morgan~

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#WordlessWednesday – A Quiet #Garden

30 Wednesday May 2018

Posted by Morgan in Wordless Wednesday

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BnV, BooknVolume, Digital Macro Photography, Flowers, Gardens, Home and Garden, Nature, photography, Summer Garden, ~Morgan~

020 Mini Burst of Colour Lavender Bees 010 Swallowtail Daisy Garden 2

006 (2) 010 Cabbage Moths Thistle Down Closeup

. Summer Ornamental Flowers and Common Weeds in and around my Backyard

~Morgan~

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#WordlessWednesday – #Garden of Dreams

30 Wednesday May 2018

Posted by Morgan in Wordless Wednesday

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#SlowCooker Chicken and Cheese Burritos #Recipe

28 Monday May 2018

Posted by Morgan in Palate Pleasing

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BnV, BooknVolume, Burritos, Cheese, Chicken, cooking, Easy Meals, food, Mexican Food, One Dish Meals, photography, Recipes, Slow Cooker Recipes, ~Morgan~

018

MMMM! Chicken and Cheese Burritos as Easy as Throwing some ingredients in the slow cooker? Yes Yes!!

Start with these:

2-3 Frozen Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts
1 can Cream of Chicken and Herbs Soup
1 can Diced Tomatoes- drained
2 Tbsp Ground Cumin
1 Tsp Garlic (powder or fresh)
2-3 Tbsp Cilantro (fresh or dried)
1 tsp Montreal Chicken Seasoning blend
8 oz Sour Cream
2 Cups Mexican Blend Shredded Cheese
1 cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
8 Burrito sized flour Tortillas

Be sure to use a slow cooker bag in your Slow Cooker!

Place Frozen Chicken, Cream of Chicken and Herbs Soup, Drained Diced Tomatoes, Cumin, Garlic, Cilantro and Montreal Chicken Seasoning into the slow cooker.

Cover and Cook on HIGH for 5 hours, Stirring once to mix all ingredients together.

AT HOUR FIVE:
Using a slotted spoon, remove chicken and tomatoes from slow cooker and place into a large mixing bowl.

Leave cooker on HIGH to reduce the sauce left in the slow cooker while you prepare the burrito stuffing.

Using a fork and a sharp knife, shred/rough dice the chicken meat in the mixing bowl.

Add Sour Cream and Mexican Cheese. Stir well to combine.

Lay one tortilla on counter top (line counter with wax paper to reduce any mess) and place 2-3 heaping TBSP of filling onto the bottom half of the tortilla.

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Fold bottom half of tortilla upwards to the center of tortilla.

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Fold sides of tortilla inward (about one inch or so).

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Then fold over again to the end of the tortilla.

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Place Burritos into a 13 x 9 baking dish sprayed with cooking oil.

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Spoon 2-3 TBS of the sauce from the slow cooker over the burritos (not enough to entire coat the top and sides)

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Sprinkle burritos with cheddar cheese.

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Add another 2-3 TBSP of sauce over the cheese, (be sure to cover all the corners and edges of burritos with a light layer of sauce)

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Bake at 350 degrees F 20-30 minutes, until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbly and hot.

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Serve with a light salad and Spanish Rice to a complete meal.

Enjoy!

~Morgan~

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#WordlessWednesday – A Quiet Place

16 Wednesday May 2018

Posted by Morgan in Wordless Wednesday

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Beauty, BnV, BooknVolume, Forest, Light, Nature, Peace, photography, Woodlands, ~Morgan~

Forest Glenn Mighty Sycamore1 Mighty Sycamore2 Mighty Sycamore3 Babbling Brook2 babbling brook1 001 Forgotten2

. A Quiet Place I pass each day

~Morgan~

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Photography by yours truly 🙂

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