Mary Ellen Johnson-Davis Attempts at Extinguishing Native American Cultures Continues I have watched two different things in the past month that have inspired me to write this post. The first one was a documentary, “Missing from Fire Trail Road,” (2024,) which focuses on one particular missing woman from the Tulalip Tribe, Mary Ellen Johnson-Davis. It…
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dVerse — MTB/Form — Switch
switchreturnto dream group friendsstitch meaning togethernouns dancing puzzles in the darkto light I went back to a dream group today after a hiatus. It felt good. Björn is today’s host for dVerse’ Meeting the Bar/Forms. Björn asks us to write a cinquain. It is a short poem based on syllable count.and is a five-line poem…
#FF — Lucky Winners?
PHOTO PROMPT © Ted Strutz Lucky Winners? Rita’s mad skillz on musical trivia and speed-dialing have won her bistro vouchers, Ratt t-shirts, TayTay hats, and much more. Rita is the tenth caller to WKRP and wins tickets for all-expense paid trip for TWO to an Idles concert in London. Rita calls Harold with the news, saying,…
dVerse Poetics Tuesday — Domestic Violence Ain’t No Joke
Domestic Violence Ain’t No JokeSix months into to a life of me and you,we knew your mother was coming to visitbut you socked me in the cheek anyway.Silly you knew the karate you pulled meinto trained in tools to roll with; I grabbedyour arms, fell back, and threw you over into a wall. I met…
dVerse Haibun Monday — Labor Day labor
Labor Day Labor On Friday or Monday holidays, hospitals have special needs for labor coverage over three-day weekends. Older son was asked to work seven hours on Saturday at time-and-a-half. Since we planned on picnicking here today – and because he needs new brakes on his car – he agreed. As Frank mentioned in the…
The Numbers Game #88
Judy Dykstra-Brown is the host of The Numbers Game. Today’s number is 210. If you want to play along, type that number into your media images search box and share the ones you want of those that show up. I’ve played it a few weeks now and it’s fun. Lots of good photographers link up…
Mowing Safari
I mowed the grass yesterday. It’s a jungle out there! The most dangerous aspect of it is that the goldenrod is in full bloom and full of pollinators, including so many bumblebees. I did my best to keep far enough away from the fencelines so that my arms didn’t touch them. Another risky aspect are…
Tao Talk 