Category Archives: birds and chickens

The Little Close Encounter

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Mary Beth Frezon

Go out into the woods they say. Commune with nature they say. Draw strength from all beings. Yeah. Well sometimes you go into the woods, think deep thoughts and write a big book. Othertimes you go for a walk and … Continue reading →

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Friday, trying. I’m trying. And why

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Mary Beth Frezon

If you recall, my motto is Practice, Persistence, Beauty. In that spirit I got myself out of the house, put a coffee and breakfast sandwich in my hand and splattered paint on paper for a short while before work. My … Continue reading →

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What’cha been doin’?

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Mary Beth Frezon

I’m waiting for the paints to set up in my new travel palette. What colors? Hansa Yellow Light, Quinacridone Red, French Ultramarine, Indigo, Sap Green, Hooker Green, Burnt Sienna, Sepia. All Daniel Smith except the sepia which is Winsor Newton. … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo Day Seventeen Haiku Day

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Mary Beth Frezon

Happy International Haiku Day! Determined flying Beaks slice frothy morning clouds Springward northward bound Faceted glinting Restless metamorphosis Springs up, vanishes.  Out of night’s quiet And still, sleepy murmuring  The first bird’s clear note. 

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Morning

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Mary Beth Frezon

There is nothing like looking up and seeing a bald eagle fly over, (middle-bridge Brainard) gleaming in the bright morning light.  Later in my commute I spotted a pileated woodpecker flying over I-90 west of exit 6. 

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