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Slice of Life

Posted September 12, 20175 Comments Interesting

SOL Waiting

We don’t need to wait. Time passes, and we can’t stop it for the wonderful happenings in our lives to continue. But “Waiting” is the topic for WordPress Weekly Photo … Continue Reading SOL Waiting

Posted September 5, 20174 Comments Interesting

Photography takes me away from the news, a rest from the divide, and back to what I can understand, acknowledge, and encourage. The WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge is Structure, the … Continue Reading SOL Structure

Posted August 29, 20176 Comments Community Local

SOL Corners

Corners. A turn, a change, an obstacle, a support. This week’s WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge is corner. It’s a choice to participate, but when you know it, and you drive … Continue Reading SOL Corners

Posted August 22, 20174 Comments Community Local

Slice: Shiny Distractions

Just sitting in my yard, I find myself imagining stories in the filtered light shining through the sycamore and grape vine leaves, light that creates mottled shadows on the leaves … Continue Reading Slice: Shiny Distractions

Posted August 15, 201710 Comments Challenges

SOL Elemental

But this day we had a mission: photograph the stories whispering in the landscape around us, a landscape truly shaped by earth, air, fire, and water.

Posted May 16, 20171 Comment Community Local

Slice of Life: Road Trip

The day was rainy. Cloudy. Dark. Cold. And it was Sunday. It’s supposed to be sunny on a Sunday in spring. The only thing to do is to hop in … Continue Reading Slice of Life: Road Trip

Posted April 25, 2017 Family

Slice of Life Nutty Nerds

Have you any idea what the dangling fruit here is? Can you believe that the largest of these trees covers 8,400 square metres (2.1 acres)! Is that amazing? It’s huge! … Continue Reading Slice of Life Nutty Nerds

Posted March 31, 2017 And Lessons

SOL17 DoodleaDay Sketch50 Haibun

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

Posted March 30, 20173 Comments #DigiWriMo

SOL17 DoodleaDay 30 Tools and Spaces

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

Posted March 29, 2017 And Lessons

SOL17 DoodleaDay Map Story

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

Posted March 28, 2017 And Lessons

SOL17 DoodleaDay First Amendment

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

Posted March 27, 2017 Family

SOL17 DoodleaDay 27 Text

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

Posted March 26, 20172 Comments America

SOL17 DoodleaDay 26 United We Stand

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