Michael Thomas Thoughts on Poetry, Stories, Pictures, Travel Blogger

Feb 254 min read

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 183 min read

Poetry and Thoughts on Poetry

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...

Special Guest Poet: Marty Gerlach in a Triumphant Return to the Blog

Feb 113 min read

Poetry and Thoughts on Poetry

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...

Hey, Now! Look Here! Back to a Blog a Week!

Feb 45 min read

Poetry and Thoughts on Poetry

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...

The Naming Ritual: What Shall We Call Our Book?

Jan 143 min read

Poetry and Thoughts on Poetry

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...

Back to the Real Reasons: Read This! Share This!

Dec 21, 20235 min read

My Books

Back to the Real Reasons: Read This! Share This!

A few days ago as I uploaded pictures for the Santa Fe travelogue, I got a warning from Wix.com, my blog management site. I had only a...

Meow wolf Museum: An Amazing Nearly Inexplicable Experience

Dec 14, 20233 min read

Travelogue

Meow wolf Museum: An Amazing Nearly Inexplicable Experience

Kellie and I had purchased our tickets to the Meow wolf on Sunday or Saturday, so we knew what we would be doing Monday afternoon,...

Cerillos Hills State Park: Me Without My Phone

Dec 12, 20233 min read

Travelogue

Cerillos Hills State Park: Me Without My Phone

Kellie and I were awake early as usual and were ready to go hiking by the time the sun was up, so we jumped in the trusty KIA and headed...

Red Rocks: A Place with a Lot of Red Rocks

Dec 10, 20234 min read

Travelogue

Red Rocks: A Place with a Lot of Red Rocks

It is still Sunday morning. Kellie and I left the Jemez Springs historic site around 11:00. The rain has stopped, and the skies are...

Dec 6, 20234 min read

Travelogue

Snowy Sunday Morning

Well, our second full day in Santa Fe, we had plans to go into the mountains and hike to the Jemez Springs waterfall and other places....

Dec 3, 20232 min read

Travelogue

Saturday Afternoon in Santa Fe

When Kellie and I came out of the International Folk art museum filled with toys and paper mache, the rain had stopped and a beautiful...

Nov 26, 20234 min read

Travelogue

Hitting the Santa Fe Trail: Travelogue, Still on Saturday

Well, Kellie reminded me that I had probably better not promise how much of a day I will fit into the blog in the title, so I am still on...

Nov 24, 20235 min read

Travelogue

Back on the Blog and the Road Again: A Travelogue and Other Amusing Info

Yes, my faithful readers, friends, family, and other, I noted that it has been two months and one day since I have posted a blog. I have...

An Autumnal Portent: A New (Short) Poem and A Few Pictures of Fall Flowers

Sep 23, 20231 min read

Poetry and Thoughts on Poetry

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....

Aug 27, 202311 min read

The Wandering Goat: A Challenge from AI to Create a Fable

So, the other day, I am fiddling around with OpenAI trying to figure out how I am going to cope with and/or use artificial intelligence's...

Aug 12, 20232 min read

Poetry and Thoughts on Poetry

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...

A Couple of Revisions, Some Sketches, and a Sunrise

Aug 6, 20232 min read

Poetry and Thoughts on Poetry

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...

Two More Revisions: This May Go Faster Than You Think

Aug 1, 20232 min read

Poetry and Thoughts on Poetry

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/....

Revisions, Revisions, Revisions: Or Are There Only Two?

Jul 31, 20232 min read

Poetry and Thoughts on Poetry

Revisions, Revisions, Revisions: Or Are There Only Two?

As all my faithful readers know, I have pronounced it the Season of Revision. That's right! No new stuff until all of the old stuff is...

The Spider's Web: Showing What Revisions Can Make Me Do

Jul 26, 20233 min read

Poetry and Thoughts on Poetry

The Spider's Web: Showing What Revisions Can Make Me Do

Comments after the poem! Enjoy! The Spider’s Web I saw a spider spin her web From the window in my room. I was muted in the dark. She was...

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