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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...
May 19, 20243 min read
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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...
May 12, 20241 min read
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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...
May 5, 20242 min read
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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...
Apr 21, 20242 min read
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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...
Apr 14, 20242 min read
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"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...
Apr 9, 20243 min read
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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...
Mar 31, 20243 min read
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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...
Mar 23, 20242 min read
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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....
Mar 16, 20246 min read
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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...
Mar 10, 20244 min read
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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...
Mar 3, 20243 min read
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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...
Feb 25, 20244 min read
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Check It Out! Two Poems for One Day!
Generally, I like to start off the blogs with poems that I have for you to read, but today, I start this blog with commentary merely...
Feb 18, 20243 min read
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Special Guest Poet: Marty Gerlach in a Triumphant Return to the Blog
I have plenty to say after the poem, but let's have a look at it first. Oh! And a picture of Sunny riding in the car on the way to New...
Feb 11, 20243 min read
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Hey, Now! Look Here! Back to a Blog a Week!
So, yesterday, Kellie, Sarah, and I took a hike to a place that was new for Sarah. However, Kellie and I have visited several times. It's...
Feb 4, 20245 min read
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The Naming Ritual: What Shall We Call Our Book?
Well, gentle readers and friends, I have been working on gathering together the nature poems that we have worked on for the past couple...
Jan 14, 20243 min read
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An Autumnal Portent: A New (Short) Poem and A Few Pictures of Fall Flowers
Well, folks, here it is with only a few days left in September and many different flowers in our yard have decided to bloom once again....
Sep 23, 20231 min read
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Friend: A New Poem! No Revisions Today!
Comments below the poem and pictures. ENJOY! Friend, (Inspired by a P. Shelley fragment) Sit down here and clear your mind Of all its...
Aug 12, 20232 min read
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A Couple of Revisions, Some Sketches, and a Sunrise
Well, I have to be honest. Apparently, my regular readers are not too keen on reading revised poems. Generally, each blog post gets...
Aug 6, 20232 min read
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Two More Revisions: This May Go Faster Than You Think
I had no idea what the flower in the picture above was without looking it up on that wonderful website: https://identify.plantnet.org/....
Aug 1, 20232 min read
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