Doodads — the yard on November 1

When I mentioned the witch hazel shrubs yesterday, Max said he bet they looked pretty. Of course that inspired me to get out there with the camera and take a few pics of the state of autumn illuminating the trees and shrubbery. Seven of the ten shrubs are doing well. Three are still hanging on….

POPO 2026 Received cards with cento poem

If I remember correctly, I received a poetry postcard from every person on my list. That is truly impressive to me. As you can see there are more than 31 cards here. Thank you to the poets from the list who sent multiple postcards. Also Thank you to Jules and Kerfe for being so generous…

#SLS November Born: Susan Tedeschi (November 9)

While looking through lists of November born, I screeched to a halt at her. Over the last few years I’ve listened to her and Tedeschi Trucks Band more and more. I’d heard her and her husband, Derek Trucks’, names many times but knew nothing about them or their music. It was by chance, as it…

Happy Halloween!

Recently seen, a place to celebrate as a community: Critter Cove. The work that has gone into these is stunning.

POPO 2026 Day 31 — Monster Bones

We have come to the final POPO 2026 card. I would like to thank Marina again for giving me permission to use her postcards for the Festival. Thank You <3 Tomorrow will be a photo of all of the poetry postcards I received during the festival. As I’ve done in previous years, I gathered one…

#FFF 82 Lake Bluff Farms visit 102226

It was time for another visit north, to Manistee, MI, to Lake Bluff Farms, to see the Giant Sequoia, the largest sequoia in the world outside of CA. My friend had never been there before and I wanted her to see what the big deal was about it. The first/last time I’d visited was in…