Praise God! Christ has risen! Happy Easter! (The Chapel at Joe Tucker Park, Helena) This morning I attended a community sunrise church serv...

As I sit today, under a palm tree, I am listening to music that puts me in a "state of mind" that can only induce thoughts of isl...

SO WHAT IS ALABAMA FOOTBALL? -copied, author unknown to Leigh It is Wallace Wade. It is Bear Bryant. It is Gene Stallings . It is this man i...

Dullbert busted me on my Thursday Thirteen . I guess that is why I put into parenthesis (probably)-never say never, huh? He left a comment ...

Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul, And sings the tune--without the words, And never stops at all, And sweetest in the...

Many people have seen and read this piece by Erma Bombeck. I love it. It is advice that we should all follow. I have this taped to the side ...

I love to walk the coast line and hear the ocean, sometimes in a whisper others in a triumphant shout. It dances along the shoreline. I also...

'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS (Batteries Not Included)... 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, I searc...

...................................................................I'm making it on my own. That's the name of a song I wrote when I...

(Photo by Big Daddy) TO A PHENOMENAL WOMAN by Maya Angelou When I was in my younger days, I weighed a few pounds less, I needn't hold my...

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Katrina's Gone, a song by Leigh Bratina Photography by Leigh Bratina It washed away the homes and cars ...washed away the baseball ...

I Deserve Better by Leigh Bratina I am so blessed to have the wonderful group of girlfriends that I do. We are so fortunate to have one ano...

Modern Day Pirate, By Leigh I live a pirates life It's what I love the most Put on some 25 SPF head out to the coast Yes, I'm a mode...

This poem came from my self poetry book. I started writing in it when I was in middle school. I still write in it. The poem was written in ...