Monthly Archives: April 2017

NaPoWriMo, Day Twenty-eight

Tonight, everything seemed to have changed to green The Green Party Suddenly the world is green and it will be greener still for days the woods have hung out lace and put on blush festooned birches with tassels this morning … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo Day Twenty-seven

I saw the twists of lilies of the valley coming up by the diner this morning and remembered the side yard of my paternal grandparent and my father’s aunt and uncle’s house. Lilies of the Valley By the steps, bound … Continue reading

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Doing The Work, The Learning Process

Tuesday when I went over the hills to the east, I did two paintings at the Clark. The first was smaller, 5×7″, and my intention was to try sketching, color and value while trying out the plein air “thing”. My … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo Day Twenty-six

Daffodils slowly extinguishing hope released, now fading the forsythia have bloomed sturdy and sunny and along the house shy Fairy Wings – paler yellow, briefly flowers until its leaves fill the side garden with hearts. The one clump of bluebells … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo Day Twenty-five and My Tuesday

rain on a Tuesday •
wind makes it chilly… Continue reading

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