“Wheels from the Past”, Barkerville, BC - 2008

“Another part of history, my friend I hope you too can hear the sound Somewhere in the middle of nothing Are wonderful old ghost towns!”

Marilyn Lott

“The British Have Gone”, Barkerville, BC - 2008

“Some ghost towns are preserved Folks must have really cared Too often ghost towns are lost in time For very little of them were spared”

Marilyn Lott

“Rocky Ground”, Lightning Creek, BC - 2008

“And the graveyards are almost eerie One I was excited to find Must have been an epidemic for Little children died at the same time”

Marilyn Lott

I love every single color of roses The gardeners have created Beauty of a rose certainly Cannot be understated  Reds are bright or a deep color  Yellow the color of the sun And lavender roses are special And I find them so much fun Orange roses are captivating So many shades of them all Some roses are bushes And long-stemmed are very tall  Multi-colored roses so lovely You just can not get enough  You can cut them for bouquets  For their stems are very tough The fragrance, oh the fragrance Is virtually hard to express Almost a phenomenon  Just part of nature I guess But the rose most special to me  You’ll find in poetry or prose And that is my very favorite Loveliest of all, the pink rose!

That brings out such earthiness

Gold leaves adorn bushes and trees

Like an artist with a brilliant brush

  Once the leaves dry on the trees

Then the wind begins to blow

It's a special time of year for me

Because I love autumn so

The cold dry air it seems

Prepare the leaves to fall

Mother Nature's special time

Yes, it's the best of all

What a dazzling way to end

The year as winter nears

The way the leaves let loose

And drop like nature's tears

Oh yes, I love those golden days

Dreamy with autumn's glow

It makes me smile because I do

Love the season of autumn so!