Do What Makes You Happy!

Many years ago my father asked me why I never finish anything that I start. It was strange to learn that he saw me in that light because I've never been disappointed with myself in that respect. I explained to him on the spot that it's not that I never finish anything, but that I have many gifts and talents, and it enriches my life to dibble and dabble in all of them. I like to serve all of my passions and have been this way all my life. As a youth, I was very athletic and loved track, ballet, swimming and gymnastics. I've been writing since I was a little girl, and soon developed a love for reading. Today, I still enjoy reading and writing, cooking, traveling and exploring, and I love old things like antiques, historical landmarks and architecture. One of the passions that few people realize I have is photography! I love to take pictures of any and everything, and another itch to take my photography skills to another level has surfaced, so I'm scratching! I just ordered a new digital camera and I'm going to head for the hills when it arrives. Be on the lookout for my own creative captures soon ... and know that SD Denny hasn't changed one bit. She's still the same SD Denny she's always been!

In the Fire Hydrant

 Growing up in Brooklyn was like growing up in a totally different world, but you might not know that unless you've lived someplace else and had something to compare it to. A typical summer back in the 70s where I lived in Bedford-Stuyvesant included someone busting open the spout of the fire hydrant on the corner of Quincy and Stuyvesant Streets. The moment we discovered the hydrant had been “compromised” we all headed to the ghetto “water park” and got crazy! Someone ran into the house and emptied a can of vegetables and cut both ends from the tin can so that they could make a spout to shoot powerful streams of water into the crowd or into the air. Everyone had fun – even the parents! This corner just happened to be on the B52 bus route, so just imagine the bus drivers’ hesitation to drive through. They stopped long enough to tell the bus riders to close the windows because when they drove through, someone took the tin can and shot the bus full of water! Car drivers weren't spared either, so some of them decided to take an alternate route when they saw the crowds in the water-soaked street. Sighhh … I don’t know if this sounds like fun to any of you, but coming from Bed-Stuy, this was by far more fun, playing in the hydrant with all your friends from the block, than any boring old water park could ever be!

Organically Me

Organically Me

When the winds blow at the nine o' clock hour

And when the teardrops fall from the heavens

I'm free

Scorching sun rays like New Orleans

Drippy streams of melting ice cream

Misty skin from the heat summer brings

Don't criticize me

After all

Life is but a dream

Let me be free

Free to be

Organically me

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