The subject of my 12/23/25 postcard surprised me in the VA landscaping: a ladybug clinging to the center of a dried flower, its bright shell standing out against petals that have already given up. The season has moved on, but something living remains, steady and unbothered, right where it is.

Chuck Arning

Share
Published by
Chuck Arning

Recent Posts

Fence Sentinel

My 03/17/26 postcard comes from the bike trail west of San Mateo, where a lone…

9 hours ago

Quiet Geometry

My 03/16/26 postcard is a dried seed head. Its points radiate outward from a darker…

1 day ago

Spring Unfolding

My 03/15/26 postcard captures a stem of violet blossoms stretching diagonally, each flower at a…

2 days ago

Spring Promise

My 03/14/26 postcard is a tree bud just beginning to open, revealing a cluster of…

3 days ago

Petal Circle

My 03/13/26 postcard is a cluster of blossoms in Bullhead Park, forming a quiet circle…

4 days ago

Golden Constellation

The warm weather brought the subject of my 03/12/26 postcard: A cluster of small yellow…

5 days ago