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.

#MMB 2025 — “April Bloom” by Lior

Lior It’s fun to open oneself to new things.  That’s why I like music prompts so much.  I seek new music out and I get to listen to what others are sharing.  This time I did the usual search for “song titles or lyrics containing April.”  Once I had the list I started reading lyrics,…

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A2Z 2025 — Day 13 — Mushrooms

Mushrooms What can I say about mushrooms except that they are pretty, they are fascinating, and many are quite tasty. There used to be — and may still be! — morels growing out back. Furthermore, I *know* I took some pics of them; however, scouring the picture folders didn’t turn them up. I know I…

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dVerse — Prosery Monday — Faith

As a seed, I was shot out the back end of a blue jay when, heedless, she flew over the meadow.–Lisa Bellamy, from the poem, “Wild Pansy.” Faith As a seed, I was shot out the back end of a blue jay when, heedless, she flew over the meadow. Shivering in a watery mess that dried…

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A2Z 2025 — Day 12 — Larch and Lichen

Larch The first time I saw a larch tree I fell in love with it.  I researched it and realized it looks like an evergreen but it’s deciduous.  In 2021 I called up my friends who have a tree and plant nursery the likes of which you’ll never see elsewhere and asked do you have…

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Book Review — Stick Houses: Stories By Matthew L.M. Fletcher (2025)

Stick Houses: Stories By Matthew L.M. Fletcher (2025) Michigan State University Press part of the American Indian Studies Series cover design:  Erin Kirk cover art: “Metaphor,” by Jonathan Thunder From the bio on the back cover of the book: Matthew L.M. Fletcher is the Harry Burns Hutchins Collegiate Professor of Law and Professor of American…

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