Category Archives: art

Morning Poetry

While walking in the early morning poetry rolls through me. I return home to write, read or reread the works of my favorites. Today Mary Oliver’s poetry rolled through me, here are a couple of my favorites. Enjoy. This morning  the beautiful white heron  was floating along above the water and then into the skyContinue reading “Morning Poetry”

Waking the Colors

Waking the Colors Spring Walks Each day brings A waking of colors Dreary rainy days  Green grass glows Blue sky days  Trees unfurl their greens Diverse in shape and color Sunny Days Flowers bloom Distinct in color, fragrance The cycle of days Rainy, blue sky, sunny Bring glory Growth  Spring Waking of the colors Reminiscent Continue reading “Waking the Colors”

Ordinary becomes Extraordinary

Ordinary becomes Extraordinary Breaths are measured, gratitude for life, breathing Family is sacred, never closer Laughter is cherished, babies laughter, yours, mine  Joy is limited, each moment counts Hope, messages of hope fill the airways Friends gather, old and new virtual meetings abound, calls renew Walks refresh, outdoor time is our reprieve, colors seem brighterContinue reading “Ordinary becomes Extraordinary”

Leaning in….

Pandemic days get long, despite their length, today my gratitude journal list hit 5000. There is so much to be grateful for, amid the angst. Joy, happiness is a choice, one I must make daily. For me it means digging in, finding, surrounding myself with beauty, beautiful words, conversations, friends, flowers, smells, pausing to findContinue reading “Leaning in….”

Pandemic Creations, Take 2

Plans for the month of April and spring break were not this. Life is different. Weird, finding ways to fill the days. Plans have changed. Studying, finding ways to renew strength, power through. Thankful for all that is. I am here, alive when so many are perishing. Life is good, quiet. Blessed to be.

Nashville Library Trip

Well here it is first trip. Learning from trip … Learning from trip … Do not believe the ratings and pictures on bookings app. Woooo the first night was a doozy. All we did was sleep, motel was a dive. Thank God for being with sister at convention, staying at the Hyatt is a muchContinue reading “Nashville Library Trip”

Why Visit Libraries?

This question has been floating around in my brain since I began this journey. I haven’t understood my need to do this. In my first blog post I explained it as going to a safe place, one that has been there through hard times and has enabled my healing and growth. While this is true,Continue reading “Why Visit Libraries?”

When is the first day of Spring?

This question was posed to me by one group of students. I was wrong, after I said I thought it came in April, we looked it up. Their response was that is Soooooo far away. Well it comes March 19, still a ways away. In response to their inquiry, our find, today is dedicated toContinue reading “When is the first day of Spring?”