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….
I’m working on my guidelines for submissions to the anthology project – Nature Poetry In Pictures. While this is not the “official” title it conveys what I am looking for. The guidelines will be posted late next Friday. Submissions are to start soon after. The work will focus on ekphrastic poetry. If you are not…
The Upper Mississippi River is flooding. The crest or high water stage for La Crosse, WI is supposed to be between now and 4/29/23. Major flooding is expected according to the National Weather Service. The banks of the river have already overflowed with water, reaching a height classified as major flooding. Photos are starting to…
With October in its final days, I looked at my stats on WordPress and realized that I have not been posting often here. I have, however, been posting to my Medium page every day. It’s been a fairly good month there as far as views, reads, and comments go. As I did a couple of…
Ever since an early age, I knew what the word Manitou meant. Manitou is generally understood to be Algonquin for Great Spirit. My mom, a teacher and a lover of vocabulary, was able to satisfy my curiosity when I asked, “what does manitou mean” when I was younger than ten. We lived by Manitou Road…
In a few short weeks, we will own two properties in Wisconsin both fully wooded, except for the spot where are cabin is and our future residence will be placed which is a remnant prairie. Owning a wooded property is beautiful! You are amidst the seasons as they unfold before your eyes. We are lucky…
My eldest son is flying home from Italy today. He’s had a great trip visiting Florence, Cinque Terre, Rome, and Scilla, the town in the Calabria region where his paternal great grandparents are from. He’s kept us up to date with daily photo entries on a shared google photo album. The trip was finally consummated…
A Sanibel Memory Tiny broken shards of shell Strewn across the ground like Broken glass Summer’s breath hot and strong Blows across the beach Making it hard to stand Your blue bucket tips Shells scatter, blown farther than Your little legs can carry you No tears, just laughter, as you Struggle to stay standing in…
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…