Today, I posted for the first time to the group managed by Margaret Simon from Reflections on the Teche and Janet F. (also a poet) who assists Margaret in managing the FaceBook group of the same name: This Photo Wants to Be A Poem. The photograph this week is from another blogger with whom I’ve…
We did not see much wildlife in the national parks. Exceptions were elk grazing as we entered the Grand Canyon, causing a flurry of cars to pull off the road to watch these giants eat. While at the Grand Canyon we also saw Pinon Jaybirds and lots of ravens. A tarantula was spotted by the…
Primarily, my inspiration for creating jewelry or poetry comes from three places. Color, travel, and nature are my biggest influences when I create with beads or words. I have just recently returned from an 11 day trip to some of our National Parks, including Arches, the Grand Canyon, Saguaro, and the Petrified Forest. What better…
The second leg of our National Park tour vacation was a two night stay at the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Neither my husband nor I have ever been to the Grand Canyon. Since we were headed to Arizona, a visit to the canyon was a must. I made our reservations during the first few days…
Needing something different to write about today, I named this post Wonderful World Wednesday. Today’s post focuses on one of the Great Lakes – Lake Ontario. If you’ve never seen one of the Great Lakes in the United States, you need to get to one of the five as soon as you can! They include…
Today is Silent Sunday. It is a day when I only post my own photographs on a theme of my choosing. The first two sets of photos are from hibiscus plants in my parent’s yard blooming recently. The last set of photos feature a hibiscus “tree” that I owned for several years. Several Christmases ago,…
Today is Silent Sunday. The photos featured are copyrighted by Carol Labuzzetta and have no permission for duplication in any form. Thank you!
One of the greatest bonds my mom and I share is that of a love for children’s literature. She read to my sister and I at an early age and I fondly recall stories that included such characters as Winnie the Pooh, Piglet and Eeyore from The House at Pooh Corner (1928), Charlotte and Wilbur…
I’m back to the house of insomnia, both literally and figuratively. For five nights in a row, I’ve slept poorly. I knew it was catching up with me yesterday afternoon when my neck started to hurt me. Right around C7 and radiating over both of my shoulders I noted that I was stiff and sore….
Fortunate Genes I consider my family both unusual and fortunate in that we are all capable of self-teaching. From building furniture to growing a fruit orchard, or building a house, From creating jewelry, games, and wallets on a CNC machine, From learning water color painting in grad school, to composing music, From origami to colored…