When did I become a birdwatcher? Ummmmmmm. I really don’t know. It’s one of these things that sort of happened when I was least expecting it. One day, I was wondering how realistic Alfred Hitchcock’s movie, “The Birds,” was. And, before I knew it, I was saying, “Oooh, is that a Baltimore Oriole?” I really […]
It’s the first day of the third Ultimate Blogging Challenge of the year, and I’m sharing stories and pictures about my adventures, the beauty of the outdoors, and more! Today, it’s all about bees and poetry! What’s it about for you today? Please share in the comments section. I sit quietlyin a world of busy-nessin
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“Every object tells a story if you know how to read it.” — Henry Ford Recently, I sat down to a conversation with Cherrish Beals, who co-owns the historic Marshall House with her husband Matt. The couple operates the beautiful house as a bed and breakfast. Its guests come from all over the world. Located
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(almost)#WordlessWednesday A group of Buddhist monks started walking in Key West, Florida, on March 31st. Their destination was Niagara Falls. Yesterday, they arrived on Grand Island, where they took pictures with everyone along their path, making the people they visited very happy. Their walk is called “A Walk for World Peace.” They are an inspiration.
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the joy of spring can be found in the vivid colors and the lengthening days. #WordlessWednesday water droplets only add to the beauty. Found everywhere. In fields, ditches, etc.
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On a clear day, you can see forever… Bird flying high, you know how I feel… Sunrise, sunset, swiftly fly the days… Here comes the sun (Here goes the sun??) “My time of day is the nighttime…” listening for the “black bird singing in the dead of night.”
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Today, after a long week doing journalism for the local newspaper, I decided that it was time for a complete change of pace. I got out a pencil and a bunch of brush markers, and some small pieces of hot press watercolor cards, and I created a design. I had no idea of the image
Today, I chose to write a poem, and the poetic form that I picked was the blank verse. This poetic form can be any number of lines. It is an unrhymed form of poetry, and each line is ten syllables. I’ve been thinking about the weather forecast because it’s gardening season now. So, tomorrow, the
The beauty of spring flowers Plants bring the beauty and goodness to a world aching in sadness #WordlessWednesdays pretty pinkness seen at the library So beautiful. radiant in vividness
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