Prompt Writes: love

A simple drop in a still pond, unfurling ripples in satin slips scattering water bugs and bringing disorder to what was so orderly prior.This drop, this sudden onslaught, welcomed and cherished, ripples ever onward.I...

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Living Room Update

I haven't had time to blog. I barely had time to take photographs this week (and I won't have time to sort the pictures and post them.)The new furniture arrived this week. It's very comfortable, fills the living room, and creates a cozy atmosphere. I finished painting the walls in the nick of time. Sadly, my flash turns the wall color into a strange pea-green haze.We've had...

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More Snow

Water melting from the upper branches of the maple tree: it froze during a sudden drop in temperature, making this lovely sculpture.Deep drifts. We've run out of places to put the snow. Getting in and out of our drive is difficult.More deep snow. Note the downstairs windows on the neighbor's brick house. Deadly icicles! These hang from the gutter above the bathroom window.Pictures...

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Prompt Writes: Bud

Crocus budNubile wispSeeking lightFinding cold mantleAnd hesitatingJust belowBefore burstingPast snowPast iceAs couragesoftly leadsSweet eleganceTo wilting,Bitter death.Alas! MournThis crocusA springHarbinger wasted______________________________________...

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Snow Weasels

A glimpse of the snow wease...

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Back East Ohio Snow | Day One

It is the kind of winter where clear and snowless days are a rarity to be marveled at. The most recent round of snow rolled in hours ago and every last thing outside my windows has been obscured by heavy silver and blue drapery carelessly tossed to the ground by an irresponsible giantess cloth monger.The conquering flakes have invaded as swiftly and silently as a mythical army;...

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Smelting!

Smelts: sweet and succulent Osmeridae that gaily don their egg-and-flour bathing suits before easing into a Jacuzzi of hot oil; in the hands of a Greek or Southern person, they are utterly orgasmic to the palate.What is smelt? They are popular little fish found in the Great Lakes region and a staple here.Of course, they are best when they are served at festivals: This is Piper...

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