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OUR BOOK IS HERE! And a Song That I Am Working On

https://www.lulu.com/search?category=Poetry&adult_audience_rating=00&page=1&pageSize=10&sortBy=RELEVANCE&q=Essential+Words Yes, that is...

Spiderwort: Just a Picture, But Two New Poems as Well

Look at how cute this little spiderwort bloom is!! And it was doing its very best to hide away in the middle and bottom of the bush. If I...

"Proof" Is in the Pudding and a Couple of New Poems

Well, as you can see above, I have received the proof copy of the latest book of our poetry that I have been telling you about. I only...

An Early Purple Iris: A Poem and More Pictures from Spring Break

The Early Iris Bloom The stretching stem shoots through the mulching grass. It tries to reach the sun and must not fail. The new bloom...

First Day of Spring Break Trip and a New Poem, But Not a Theme I Will Stick With

The Mill at Falling Spring Keeping in mind that I have a limited amount of storage space for photos on the blog, here are a few photos...

Another Poem from Marty Gerlach, a Couple of My Own, and a Couple Photos

Seeing as how it is Spring Break and Kellie and I are going to spend the next few days hiking, I figured I would get the blog in today....

First Flower of the Year, First Flower Hike of the Year, and a Couple of Poems

This common periwinkle was the first flower to bloom in our yard this year, so it wins the award for first flower of the year. As you can...

Moccasin Spring, a Waterslide, and One Poem

Saturday, March 2, Kellie and I drove nearly to the end of Push Mtn. Road (from the Norfork side) to the Moccasin Spring trailhead, which...

Jonquil or Daffodil? Who Cares? Here Is a Poem and Pictures from Our Saturday Hike

So, I wrote a poem about the Jonquil this week, and, as I do every year, I had to look on https://identify.plantnet.org/ to figure out...

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