Saturday, August 30, 2025

Unexpected

it's March, barely spring

wisteria vine surprise--

first purple flower


wisteria won't

bloom until its seventh year--

mine waited for nine


This happened when we lived in our house. There were lots of green leaves climbing the fence but I had given up on ever seeing a flower.

https://boreal-owl.livejournal.com/62556.html


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZj032MNIx4


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9IwBJYTwQ0


Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Literary Quotes

 "He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to a dictionary."

            - William Faulkner about Hemingway


"Does he really think big emotions come from big words?"

            - Ernest Hemingway about Faulkner



Sunday, August 24, 2025

Elbows Up Revisited

banged elbow on the wall

so elbows up hurts me now--

need to ice and rest





Monday, August 18, 2025

A Day Brightener

toddler in stroller

saw my owl t-shirt

said "owl," waved, smiled


perspicacious child

because he knows the

most important word


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQetemT1sWc



Monday, August 11, 2025

In The Early Morning Brain

In The Early Morning Brain


early morning phone call:

wasted time listening to

a useless message


fast-tracking breakfast

stumbled while I was half-asleep:

nearly dropped coffee pot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B34qwRrkSvQ