Writer, Photographer, Mom
Fish auction, Moraira, Spain
by Diane Makar Murphy
Poland Woods, Ohio
by Diane Makar Murphy
Pilot flying over the Black Hills.
by Diane Makar Murphy
Along the Greenway Trail, Ohio.
by Diane Makar Murphy
Dusk, late autumn in Ohio
by Diane Makar Murphy
Spain en route to Madrid.
by Diane Makar Murphy
Long day — return from Ellis Island
by Diane Makar Murphy
An Ordinary Day
There are days that are just different by their nature – like a day last summer that inspired me to sit down and write a poem… something I rarely do.
It was a strange day. The weather was autumn-like in the middle of July. The sky was so dark and overcast that the sun didn’t shine at all. On top of that, I recall a light drizzle from dawn on.
But what made this day spectacular wasn’t the quirky weather, it was what happened when I took my dog for a walk.
A butterfly started following us. Zeke, a 45-pound Bearded Collie, noticed it right away. He started to watch it, and so did I. The butterfly didn’t care. The beautiful, yellow and black creature flew along with us for at least a minute, weaving in and out, carried by its wings and the currents of air.
And it followed my dog and me so closely that once,
New York City
by Diane Makar Murphy
Moraira, Spain
by Diane Makar Murphy
Boardman Park
by Diane Makar Murphy
Gates Pass, Tucson, Arizona
by Diane Makar Murphy
South Dakota — Lakota Sioux Reservation
Photo by Diane Makar Murphy
October 2011, Lake Glacier, Mill Creek Park, Youngstown, Ohio.
Photo by Diane Makar Murphy
