Monthly Archives: April 2023

NaPoWriMo 2023 Day 5

Stayed home and rummaged for something I’ve been looking for (yet unfound) and then admired the daffodils which really started their show today. Tried not to rummage or ruminate about the current news too much. #napowrimo #poetry #haiku #daffodils #watercolor #garden #news Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo 2023 Day 4

#NaPoWriMo #haiku #poetry #garden #daffodils #poetry #news #food #watercolor #landscape #dothework #process

Sat in the front yard
watching the daffodils blooming
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NaPoWriMo 2023 Day 3

toss junk no mercy
return small memories
to be found again Continue reading

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From the Quote Box

Art to me, is seeing. I think you have got to use your eyes, as well as your emotion, and one without the other just doesn’t work. That’s my art.
— Andrew Wyeth

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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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