Not only are we getting ready for a family wedding, but my husband and I are going on another river cruise to the Netherlands and Belgium. We planned the trip months ago; it is what you have to do in these cases, but since it was planned, we’ve watched the water levels in Europe decrease…
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A New Volunteer Gig for the Conservation of Butterflies
Welcome to Poetry Friday! Our host this week is the super kind and talented Tabatha Yeatts. I’ll link to her post at the end today. This past Sunday, my husband joined me on my new volunteer experience. We drove to a county two hours away to survey for Karner Blue Butterflies. Karner Blues are tiny…
Taking Time to Edit: Poems and More
It’s that time of year, mid-summer, and that means it’s time to edit my gardens, my jewelry, and my writing. So, I’ve been doing some of each. My gardens My native plant garden is blooming and looks great this year! Here are some photos: Other gardens are flourishing as well – our wetland area has…
Poetry Friday: The Gift of Words
My friend gave me a book of poetry last month. It is entitled To Bless This Space Between Us (2007) by John O’Donohue. Wikipedia has this to say:John O’Donohue (1 January 1956 – 4 January 2008) was an Irish poet, author, priest, and Hegelian philosopher. He was a native Irish speaker,[1] and as an author is best known for popularising Celtic spirituality…
My Poetry Friday Post Has Moved This Week
Due to some technical issues with this blog, for this week, I am moving my Poetry Friday Post to my new author page. Please visit there. I think you’ll have to use the contact tab to leave a comment. I hope to have all these blog issues straightened out by July. Thanks for your patience….
Poetry Friday Written From I-70 in Utah
Good Poetry Friday, wherever you are! Currently, I am in the great State of Utah. We are on our southwestern National Parks trip. It is the second of such trips – the first was in 2021. I don’t know where the last five years have gone! On this trip, we traveled to Denver by plane…
Silent Sunday: Galway
Silent Sunday: Germany
Silent Sunday: Ferns in the Forest
Poetry Old and New: Many Sources of Inspiration
Welcome to Poetry Friday. If you want to know what Poetry Friday is, check this article by Children’s author, Renee M La Tulippe, on her page at Water, No River. This week has been better with focusing on optimism. I drew inspiration from nature as the ice and snow thaw, preparing to give way to…










