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Day Ten, NaPoWriMo
Yes it was snowing again this morning. The front yard fills up with the early arrivals grounded, bedraggled, doubting themselves, hoping for better. They get more sunflower seeds instead. They scuffle nonchalantly in the April snow, all beaks toward May.
Posted in birds and chickens, deadline, life around us, NaPoWriMo, Poetry and Lyrics, the creative process, weather
Tagged birds, dothework, NaPoWriMo, poetry, process, weather
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Monday in New Zealand
I’m writing you, gentle reader, from the Interislander Ferry as it bears Marge and me back to the North Island. It’s a great way to pass a few hours, have a bite of dinner, a drink, a cuppa and do … Continue reading
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The Night of the Penguins
After dinner, Marge and I headed over to the nearby Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony. Looked around the reception area for a few and then went outside with the rest of the visitors to take a seat in a small grandstand … Continue reading
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Tagged littlebluepenguins, NZ2017, Oamaru, penguins
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Monday in NZ
You can see some of today’s photos by clicking here, or always at the link at upper right: Today we went to a quilt exhibit at Our Lady’s Home of Compassion, as well as an exhibit about one of the … Continue reading
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Out Looking Around This Morning
My intention was to get up early, grab a coffee and go out and paint. The night-spirit was good intentioned but the morning-spirit was not so fast moving. I did get up and grab a coffee but by the time … Continue reading
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