April 2016 Challenge Day 22: Accolade

Accolade

Honor success.

cheering, clapping, chanting

Reaching the finish line

running, racing, winning

Celebrate achievement.

Applause

April 2016 Challenge Day 18: Tedium

Tedium

Doldrums, routine

Waiting, Idling, Loitering,

Time slips slowly by

Enduring, Suffering, Forbearing

Sameness, apathy

Boredom

April 2016 Challenge Day 5: Placid

placid

serene, peaceful

waiting, relaxing, resting

Glad it's Spring Break!

napping, sojourning, staying

tranquil, quiet

calm

Plant Cycle

 

Sowing

New seeds

Weeding, Fertilizing, Planting

See how they grow

Harvesting, Shucking, Eating

Fresh crop

Reaping

Financial Peace

 

Debt

Basic needs

Owing, fretting, struggling

Spend less than earned

Paying down, paying off, saving

Freedom, surplus

Wealth

A Moment in Class

Question

Classified, Identified

Comparing, Contrasting, Correlating

Are you paying attention?

Describing, Explaining, Concluding

Responded, Related

Answer

Layover

Arrival

Grey concrete

Flying, Landing, Taxiing

Welcome to our airport

Taxiing, Lifting, Leaving

Cramped tired

Departure

Lose to Win

 

Loss

Painful, Frustrating

Sputtering, Tripping, Falling

Get back up again

Striving, Pushing, Persevering

Victorious, Joyful

Win

Birth to Death

Birth

Warm, Bright

Emerging, Renewing, Beginning

The Cycle of Life

Aging, Decaying, Ending

Dark, Cold

Death

Baby Bird

Birth
Fragile, New
Jostling, Poking, Hatching
A fresh made life
Breathing, Resting, Living
Wet, Soft
Beginning

Spring Diamante

Cloudy

Hazy, cool

Raining, gusting, storming

Wind blows clouds away

Shining, warming, freshening

Sunny, hot

Clear

Smile!

Smile

blissful, content

beaming, delighting, pleasing

face, expression, countenance, look

smirking, welcoming, encouraging

cheerful, joyous

Grin

Drama Onstage and Off

Comedy

Funny, happy

Laughing, smiling, cheering

Both part of life

Crying, sighing, dying

Serious, sad

Tragedy

Winter to Summer

Winter

Darker, Colder

Snowing, Hailing, Sleeting

Six months till summer

Warming, Glowing, Brightening

Lighter, Hotter

Summer

Fall Nights

Fall Nights

longer,darker

freezing, dimming, depressing

Can't wait for Spring

warming, lighting, growing

longer, brighter

Spring Days

 

 



City/Wilderness

City

crowded, noisy

rushing, honking, yelling

turn back the clock

walking, breathing, resting

empty, quiet

Wilderness





Nighttime

Awake

Alert, lively

Tossing, turning, tumbling

Shutting off my thoughts

Dozing, drowsing, snoring

Peaceful, relaxed

Asleep

 

 

Love and Hate

love

warm, colorful

hugging, kissing, cuddling

then lack of forgiveness

hitting, kicking, biting

cold, black

hate

 



Shipwreck

shipwreck
algae-encrusted, rusty
decaying, decomposing, renewing, reusing
a thriving marine habitat
artificial reef

Moon Diamante

Full Moon

luminous, bright

beaming, gleaming, blazing

gibbous, last quarter, crescent

shrinking, fading, dimming

dark, empty

New Moon