- C.A. MacConnell

9/30/2023

9/29/2023

Good morning. Film shot.

Regrouping and looking for new work, and if anyone happens to see this, I'm reaching out! Never know, just thought I'd put it out there in the universe. Actually, I enjoy what I'm doing -- moving around, delivering, meeting new people, taking pictures -- but I'm not making it, and I'm struggling, so I need to find another route.

Of course, I will send out resumes, but I just thought I'd mention it here, in case anyone needs a writer, editor, or the like. See Bio. I'm open to anything at the moment.

Praying and doing the next thing. I've been through quite an upheaval in the past year, and I'm learning how to stand on my own, but it's been quite messy and difficult, I admit. Then again, change happens that way sometimes.

Hope you have a good day.

C.A. MacConnell

9/28/2023

Hawk, Sunrise

Good morning. Feeling quite stressed, but I'm proud that I've been doing the best I can. :) This photo makes me feel protected and peaceful. Hope it does the same for you. Love to you, C.A. MacConnell

9/27/2023

First Date

Maybe the eagle
Will come today.
We are so lucky.
Let's skydive.
I’ll take you.
Look.
That red-winged
Blackbird
Is fierce.
The pipes on him!
Or her.
Did you hear?
Yes.
Three days ago,
He was smiling
And eating cookies.
Look.
Five turtles.
Strange leaf.
A piece of gum.
Baby sock.
I’m in.
You are?
Sure, why not.
Half of a sandwich.
Hungry?
Look, he is.
The wingspan!
I told you
He would come.
Swooped down
We are so lucky.
Let’s skydive.
I think
We just did.
He caught the fish.

C.A. MacConnell

9/26/2023

Kylin, Morning

This guy has passed on, but I saw a cat that looked like him today. <3 Thank you for supporting my site. Hope you're having a peaceful evening.

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9/25/2023

Look again. He's always there.

Good morning. In small towns like Roanoke, VA, in any coffee shop or restaurant, the vibe is quite different than in bigger cities, because everyone knows everyone. Even if you don't know someone's name, you know the face. It has a closer-knit feel about it, one that I enjoy; everything moves a lot slower as well -- people talk slower, walk slower, and no one seems impatient. People just amble along and say hello, ha. I prefer it, actually.

The scene and people always feel familiar, and this energy reminded me of this poem this morning. Hope you like it. The title is the first line as well in this one.

Love to you. Hope you have a good day. C.A. MacConnell

Look again. He’s always there –

the thinnest man in the sun.
Keeping time,
he throws crumbs
to any bird.
It’s true, he says.
For as long as I live, for as long
as you live,
I’ll be dusting feathers
from my jacket.
When it rains, he sells watches.
No insurance for the buyer,
but ten dollars
is all it takes
to slide one on the wrist.
That’s how Billy makes it
through the winter.

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9/24/2023

Girl on the Bus

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The Purple-haired Girl

Sweat makes sense,
but animals
are free.
Why

am I the help.
Meanwhile.

My forehead presses
against yours,

as if we are two,
big cats.

Find some tight
clothes
for the family.

I am speaking
to thousands.

C.A. MacConnell

9/23/2023

Chad

Film shot. :) Hope you're having a good day.

I'm beat! Saw this huge hawk today too...was watching me on my walk. I'm not sure how long, which is cool...felt like my higher power was secretly watching out for me...and wanted me to feel a little boost. :) <3 to you. C.A. MacConnell

9/22/2023

Kelly

Film Shot. :) Love this one.

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Hykeem

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9/21/2023

The Meat Cutter

Indeed, I got some new shoes. Ha, they're huge, but I'm grateful. A poem for you this morning...a bit of a character sketch as well. Hope you have a good day. C.A.

The Meat Cutter

Dark, he breathes. Dark, he goes.
In a visor, the pale crown shows.
The shoes are Maddens,
and the blue-grey shirt is custom.
Yes, Italian. Lunchtime, mid-soup,
he states, If you see trouble crouching,
ace in the hole, stab him in the jaw.
Most days -- the right girl. Tonight,
strangely, he chooses the left one.
When his thicker hand crawls
across his thicker middle, he curses
the weight. Clean-shaven, he licks
and smacks lips, hoping for chicken
on the bone.

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9/20/2023

Sidewalk Fashion

Just a li'l joke, ha. My kinda fashion sense these days. Oh man. Help needed. Need new shoes first. My feet hurt. I have huge feet for my height. It's very odd. When God was giving out feet, he must've messed up and thought, "Hey, I'll just throw these on that Christine. She won't mind." Yes...which also means this: I have a huge dick.

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X

Hello. I love the depth in this one. XO,
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9/19/2023

Open Arms.

I've taken a few pics of this tree before..I think I got it's beauty better this time. Not sure, ha. I'll keep trying.

Goodnight. <3
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Three Creatures

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Drive Thru Light

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9/18/2023

Girl, Park

Finished work early, and it was nice to have some time to myself this afternoon. Saw this little, peaceful scene and took the shot. I love shooting people, but it's tricky to grab candid shots...which are what I love, rather than posed, but I always ask for permission.

Hope you're having a good day. I'm rather exhausted. My blog has been blowing up, and I'm not sure why, and I'm not accustomed to it, but I hope people are enjoying my creativity. Who knows...I just keep working and praying, hoping to do the next right thing. I suppose I have the desire for success and good things, and I'd love to be able to pay my bills, but if you asked me what is more important to me, I'd say it's just love. No question.

I pretty much always come from the gut; it's just my nature. I suppose I've toned it down some over the years, but I'm still rather transparent, even on the net. But I stick to my own side of the street. Years of journalism taught me how to speak the truth wisely.

Love to you,
C.A. MacConnell

Turkey Vulture

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Wolf, film

Good morning. When uncertainty rolls in, my mind often naturally jumps to negativity...working hard to trust that I deserve good things. You do too. Love to you, C.A.

Look at this little guy. :)

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9/17/2023

All, Canvas

All

Canvas

Took these at the park today, one I haven't been to in about 15 years...sounds like Thunderbird is in the sky. :) love to you,

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Bird

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9/16/2023

Spooky Tree.

Been getting in Halloween mode. Took this one yesterday. Hope you like the shot.

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Just had some healing work, and there was a hawk calling outside the window. Nice to hear my totem animal. <3 Peace and love to you. Turn it over. Sweet dreams. God's got it.

C.A. MacConnell

9/15/2023

Photo

Yesterday's photos were rather spooky, ha. Guess I've been feeling the Halloween vibe. Aye, sometimes, I like the spooky feel.

Today, I'm posting something a little more uplifting. I took this a few years ago, but I've always liked it. Hope you like it too.

Gives me a vibe of love, joy, growth, creativity, freedom...lives intertwined.

Positive thought for today, for me, for you: when I am willing to look inward, be vulnerable, feel the feelings, move forward, and grow, later sharing my honest, real experience, my authentic self, I am giving back to all things -- people, nature, and the universe at large. That is true success.

Love,
C.A. MacConnell

9/14/2023

Loose Wires.

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Office.

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9/12/2023

Ground

Rad,

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9/11/2023

Untitled.

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Playground, Bird Feeder

Hi there. Some photos I just took. :) Hope you're having a good day. Love, me.
C.A. MacConnell

Photo

Nothing special about this shot, but I just thought it was a beautiful tree, so I guess it is special to me. I've been doing some healing work on some things...it's been difficult, but it looks like it's going to be a lovely day.

Love to you,
C.A. MacConnell

9/08/2023

Lexington

Film shot. Good morning,
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9/07/2023

Step Up, and a Note.

Today, I delivered four items...the exact ones...early...to a customer who proceeded to scream at me through a video doorbell. At first, I calmly attempted to answer some of the questions, but I could barely understand her, and she continued screaming. So, startled and shaken, I waved goodbye and left, because I was concerned for my safety. Of course, I reported the incident, but it was so strange...verbal abuse for no reason.

And I am being completely honest when I say this -- I work hard as hell, and I do the best I can, always. Sure, I've made mistakes. I'm human. And I address them, and I try the best I can to improve. But in this case, there was no reason for it, but it happened.

Happens to all of us at times, I suppose.

Alas, when I got in the car, I was shaking. Certainly, one can say to oneself..."Don't take on the other person's angst," of course, and I told myself that, but it's still hard sometimes. I'm not accustomed to raised voices. And I never yell either. It affected me for a while, but then I let it go. Actually, in my car, I prayed for the lady. I wasn't sure what else to do, so I sent her some peace. Why not.

I was proud of the way I handled everything, though. I still am. Most of the time, I meet some really cool people and animals, but there have been a few scary ones. I'm sure I'll write some stories about all of this later. I already have some rolling around in my brain. I'm considering some new fiction, a new project, a love story or a comedy, something fun. We'll see. For the time being, I've just been OK with taking pictures, using less words, and sinking into more of a quiet space. It's been nice to just kick back and listen.

Anyway, be kind. Remember to love. We're in this together. I wish you success!

Love to you,
C.A. MacConnell

9/06/2023

Limo in Woods

Most people don't know this about me, but I worked for a limousine company for about eight years, starting when I was fifteen years old. No, actually, it was around six years, now that I think about it. But it seemed like eight, ha. Before I could even drive, I was wearing a pager and arranging transportation for musicians, comedians, businessmen, and on and on. It was truly an adventure. At the time, I suppose I didn't realize how strange it all was, because I was so young when I started...there's a lot to this story, but I will save it for another day. But I will say this...it was absolutely wild all of the time, every day. Never knew where I would end up each day, or who I would meet or talk to each day...it was always strange and interesting, to say the least. :) Thinking back, I can see how odd it all was, but at the time, I didn't know any different...no matter who called or who I talked to, I was just ready to take directions and do my job. Tours were tours, and that was that. From a bachelor party to an enormous tour, I just tried to make it all smooth.

I'm still that way, I suppose...to me, people are people, and I rather enjoy the variety, but I take them all in the same way. It affected me, though...the stress and the noise. Later, the music stuff came in handy, b/c I worked as a music writer for eight years...that's why the number eight was stuck in my brain.

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Picnic

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Little Yellow House

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9/05/2023

Roof.

Sending some love and light...

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Three

<3
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9/04/2023

Matador

Probably one of my best, technically speaking. Indeed, oftentimes the writing is better if I'm distant from it. :)

Matador

Now, your thick whip. The fat man
with the mustache raises a mud-lined
hand, calming the rattled voices.
No photos please. The feral crowd
notes that you are the one, a rare
breed; indeed, you are ambidextrous.

And when the battle begins, you dance
within one abstract tattoo, a sudden
story, a spinning, reckless ride across
ring sand -- the circles, and the spirals --
and how well you hold the earsplitting
crack inside. Then, soon, the tell-all

moment will come -- the killings,
the dust, the release of your two-sided
cry, your strange victory, your secret
noise. But this time, your left hand shifts.
One, startling, elusive twitch. Feeling
the blow, falling to the right, you cough,

clearly tasting something metallic,
and you realize that close up, creating
steam, the animal is breathing heat.
Drifting off, you smile, remembering
mother’s hand-wrapped, slightly salted,
butter-soft caramels, how one was never

enough.

C.A. MacConnell

9/03/2023

Padlock

Had many interesting experiences today. :) Drove down one road, and a woman was walking her horse. I'd guess he was around 16' 2 hands, bay with a white blaze, very beautiful gelding. I stopped, and we talked for a bit. By his conformation, I could tell he was a former jumper...I told her I used to be a horse trainer. The horse was 28 years old, but he was a former hunter/jumper champion. He looked quite familiar, actually. Perhaps we had crossed paths before, not sure...definitely possible. Not one that I had ridden though. I'd remember that...but I think I'd seen him before.

Never know who you might run into again. :) Love,

C.A. MacConnell