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NaPoWriMo 2023 Day 8

cold sunny April
tempting to turn the heat off
history says no Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo 2023 Day Two

Had hoped to go out and paint but it is just a bit too nippy for that. Wandered around the yard looking at the daffodils which are so close to popping out. Lots of little birds and a whole lot of welcome blue sky and sunshine. Continue reading

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Day 26 NaPoWriMo 2022

Hey now, I did try to sort out some small brown birds at the feeder, some stripey and some not. I did my Welsh lesson. I started to clean out a palette. I listened to Billy Collins. You know, I … Continue reading

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Day 22 NaPoWriMo 2022

Took the long way home from getting a bag of sunflower seeds today. The birdies seem to have forgiven me already. Two yellow rivers Echoing forsythia Along curvy road Two yellow rivers Curving in time to the road Forsythia time … Continue reading

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Day 12 NaPoWriMo 2022

I took myself out to look at the clouds and hills today. Somedays that’s harder to do than others, so today it took a push. And another push to retrieve the paint stuff all the way from the back seat … Continue reading

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