Poetry Postcard Festival goes from July 1 to August 31. Each participant is given a list with 31 names and addresses. The expectation in that 2-month period is that you send a postcard with a poem on it to each of the names on the list — and receive a postcard from each person on…
Author: Lisa or Li
mother, grandmother, gardener, observer of nature, reader, writer, learner, bicyclist, woman who runs with the wolves, lover of music, philosophical daoist. Welcome.
Health — kayaking adventure
Monday, the 26th, was my older son’s start of vacay. A few weeks before then, Cari, my fitness guru, invited me to go kayaking with her, but I had never been before and wanted to test it out before going. It inspired me to ask my son if he wanted to try kayaking. He said…
Friday Favorite Feature (F3) 45 — photo of The Pont Alexandre III Bridge in Paris, France and synchronicity
Memories saved and lost, found and painted — Dwight Roth When Dwight posted about this bridge on July 26 of this year, I was intrigued by the story. When I saw the painting he did of the small photo he found at his job as Chief Fixer Upper at Habitat for Humanity, repurposing a canvas…
#FF — The Gift
PHOTO PROMPT © Lisa Fox (aka me) The Gift “She’s got the gift,” is the first thing I remember Granny saying. Granny would know, as she has been our village healer since that big old willow where the road to our place starts was a sapling. Others can feel vibes or read body language; I…
24 SSPC 49 (2nd week) Fading Heat (Aug 23 -Sept 6, 2024) Shosho (tanka series)
Only twenty bucks,fall planting garlic for sale.Thank you but no thanks.Don’t get me wrong; I love it,olive-oiled jarred, minced for two. Tomato packet said purple, plenty, and dwarf;none of them apply.Instead, dark red, few, and bignow supplement bought bushels. What was I thinkingby not planting zucchinithis perfect growing season?I also skipped sunflowers;chipmunks and birds mystified….
The Oracle Speaks — The Secret Songs of Lichen
An ancient breeze breathes about a sweet berry rock, moist at dawn. Some see more; so listen with lichen Eden’s bucolic peace in secret poetry song. nature magnet kit
Friday Favorite Feature 44 — reflections on a possum carcass
On Wednesday I took at 15+ mile bike ride in Ottawa County on the North Bank, Spoonville, and Idema Explorer Trails. This paved bike path has become my favorite. The weather was just perfect around 3:30pm. 70F, slight breeze, and the trees laid down shade for much of it. On a long stretch with few…
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