A journey into the cloud…
March 18 7:05 PM Sunset. Cold blue sky darkened, unpruned crab apple trees path of monsters with outstretched arms pulling electrically pulsing cables and climbing up and over ancient glacial … Continue Reading SOL18 Not Yet Spring
Grey. Light black. Dark white. Fading hues. Highlight subdued. Color grey bright. Fill in sunlight. Spring in green— Hearts in between- Blue all ’round, just right. Are they stars in … Continue Reading SOL18 Grey
I know. I know. A nest is best if it’s the one in the tree. But dishes so many must be nested by me. Art by Sheri: Nest #MarchDoodle This … Continue Reading SOL18 Nest
Beautiful flights of fancy Underneath the clouds Trace a path of lightness Twice around the rose’ Ever fluttering, ever Reaching farther, Forward, its Landing place Yet unknown. Butterfly Art by … Continue Reading SOL18 Butterflies
Returning from a day Away, the sky Invites us home with Nature’s flow of Brilliant colors through an Open Window in the clouds. This post is written for11th Annual Slice of … Continue Reading SOL18 Rainbow
Years ago before tragedy struck our family, we’d gather downtown along the streets of Spokane for the ever joyous St Patrick’s Day Parade, looking forward to the bagpipe marchers who … Continue Reading SOL18 Shamrock Blessings
Today, September 15th is International Dot Day. It’s a day to join others around the world to “Make a mark and see where it takes you.” It’s day to discuss how … Continue Reading DotDay We Are A Rainbow
September 15th is International Dot Day. It’s a day to join others around the world to “Make a mark and see where it takes you.” It’s day to discuss how we … Continue Reading DotDay ArtDay CLmooc
Tinkering, playing around, experimenting: that’s learning. So when Kevin Hodgson [@dogtrax] read my “On Starting: A Poem for Three Voices,” he suggested recording those three voices in a podcast. Kevin … Continue Reading Tinkering With Voices in Poetry
A Message from Robins A Haibun Poem I awoke to a new day announced at first light by a chorus of robins, a celebration of the last #doodleaday, ready for … Continue Reading SOL17 DoodleaDay Sketch50 Haibun
Doodling is writing in images. The flow for each is similar: idea-draft-share-elaborate-revise-share-enhance-edit-publish. And publishing can be private, shared with a few, public on websites, social media, blogs, journals, etc. For me, … Continue Reading SOL17 DoodleaDay 30 Tools and Spaces
Writing. If you’re a writer, you know it isn’t easy. If you’re not a writer, you know it’s hard. Donald Murray assured us that “Writing is hard fun.” In our … Continue Reading SOL17 DoodleaDay Map Story
One of my favorite parts of teaching in the middle school is the sense of fairness students demand. Learning about our basic rights to help them formulate a rebuttal to … Continue Reading SOL17 DoodleaDay First Amendment
Kids text a lot. My granddaughter could text without looking. I don’t know how she does that. I remember one of my “hunt and peck” students, put his hands in … Continue Reading SOL17 DoodleaDay 27 Text
A Story: Today, there is… fear discrimination divisions intolerance power wars hatred Tomorrow there ought to be… calm listen share accept understand hope compromise love: listen openly; value experiences I … Continue Reading SOL17 DoodleaDay 26 United We Stand
How does a person shake out of a slump? In January, I set goals which I didn’t meet, although I tried. I had challenges and ideas, but they did not … Continue Reading SOL17 DoodleaDay 25 Triumph
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