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Aug 25, 20242 min read
Uncle Boog and the Dogfight Is Ready to Go! And I Wrote a Poem This Week Too.
Well, the final edit is in, and it has cleared. Uncle Boog and the Dogfight is available now at Lulu.com . Here is the page site:...
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Aug 18, 20242 min read
Poem-a-Week: A Twofer of Poems and the Horizon Before Sunrise
If you live here in Arkansas as I do, you know this last week has had a couple of days that have been fricking hot. Twice, Kellie and I...
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Aug 4, 20242 min read
Poem-a-Week Challenge: One of Three
Oh, boy! I wrote three poems this week, but I am only going to share one with you because this is the last Sunday before the Sunday that...
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Jul 28, 20242 min read
Poem-a-Week: I Think I Am Me
Quite frankly, a sunrise as beautiful as the one above that was taken last Friday morning can cause a person to have an existential...
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Jul 22, 20242 min read
Poem-a-Week Times Two: You Didn't Think I Had Forgotten Did You?
I took this picture the other day on one of my rose blossoms. My red rose bush is going crazy. It has over a dozen blooms on it right...
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Jul 6, 20241 min read
A Hot Sun and a Cold Poem-of-the-Week
Kellie, Luna, and I go for a walk/hike every morning. We usually are out and about between 5:30 and 6:15 AM. One morning this week, we...
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Jun 30, 20242 min read
Bluebird Pugilist: The Poem-a-Week Challenge and Seeking Some Help
Bluebird Pugilist BAM! BAM! BAM! The bluebird rams the window with his chest. Tick! Tick! He strikes the glass pane with his beak. He...
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Jun 9, 20243 min read
Two Poems: Neither One for Our Anniversary
For our anniversary this year (17), Kellie and I took a quick trip to St. Louis and spent a couple of days doing our favorite things:...
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Jun 2, 20243 min read
A Butterfly Poem and One More Dose of Cherries (They Are All Gone!)
I took the picture of this butterfly on my rosebush beside the house. Shortly after, I came in to write a poem about it because I thought...
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May 26, 20244 min read
Cherries, Finches, and Pies: Poem-a-Week
How about we start off with the poem? That seems like a good idea. ENJOY! A Disagreement with a Finch About the Size of a Pie I have a...
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May 19, 20243 min read
Poem-a-Week, Pink Roses, and Butterflies
The gem above was found on a wild rose bush. Most wild rose blooms are white or some shade of red, but this one had some gorgeous pink...
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May 12, 20241 min read
A Poem for Poem-a-Week and a Yellow Indian-pink
According to Pl@ntNet Identify, the little beauty above is called an Indian-pink even though there is no pink on it. Well, maybe a slight...
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May 5, 20242 min read
Love Song #1 and a New Flower (to me)
Well, I learned something new with this picture of this flower. I have never heard of a Yellow Salsify, but according to Pl@ntNet...
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Apr 21, 20242 min read
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...
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Apr 14, 20242 min read
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...
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Apr 9, 20243 min read
"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...
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Mar 31, 20243 min read
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...
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Mar 23, 20242 min read
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...
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Mar 16, 20246 min read
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....
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Mar 10, 20244 min read
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...
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