Book #5 of 2023 was The Hawthorne Legacy , by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. This is the second in the Inheritance Games series. I finished the firs...

Today I have some poems about snow. The first two are haiku based on photos sent me by friends last week (click on the picture to enlarge it...

Feather by Lew R. Sarett High in the noon's bright bowl of blue I saw an idling eagle tilt His suave white wings.  As smooth he flew As ...

This month our host for Spiritual Journey Thursday, Bob , asked us to think about colors. He wrote, "We are all called to be shining li...

My OLW, Feather, comes up in so many poems. Feathers are inherently poetic and beautiful: here are some links that illustrate that.      I...

I really wanted to do a better job with Poetry Friday this year, but last week there were obstacles like exams and grades and such non-poeti...

Here are the first four books I've finished in 2023. Book #1 of 2023 was something I found at the grocery store. I'm trying not to ...

As my break from school barrels to a close, I am taking some time to write down the thoughts that have been going through my mind about my O...

Here are the last few books I finished in 2022: Book #75 of the year was Worlds of Ink and Shadow: A Novel of the Brontës , by Lena Coakley...

Happy Poetry Friday! I haven't participated all that much this year, but I'm on break from school, so I thought I'd jump in toda...

Book #69 of the year was  The Lincoln Highway , by Amor Towles. While I didn't love this as much as  Towles' book A Gentleman in Mo...

When I signed up to host Poetry Friday back in June, I wasn't even sure what country I'd be living in by November. But I knew that T...

Book #59 of the year was a re-read, In This House of Brede , by Rumer Godden. You can see what I wrote the last time I read it here . Book ...

Hello, friends! I'm popping in to link you to my Birdtober poems. I was pretty proud of myself that I managed to post all thirty-one day...

  In this post you can find links to all my Birdtober content from 2022, all 31 days of it! 1: Rooster 2:  Campo Flicker 3: Macaroni Penguin...

  Photo Source: eBird.com Rafters of old barns Inside of a hollow tree Owls stay warm and dry ©Ruth Bowen Hersey   Here's a site with l...

  Photo Source: eBird.com   There's so much fascinating information about this bird at  this link , much more than I could fit in my poe...

    Photo Source: TripAdvisor.com, Mamamba Swamp Shoebill Bird Watching Last year, the Birdtober prompts allowed for an Artist's Choice ...

  Photo Source: eBird.com I learned that the sophiae in this bird's scientific name could come from the wife of the Russian ornithologis...

 Photo Source: eBird.com Pictured is the African Golden Oriole, which I haven't seen ... or have I? Flummoxed by Weavers, I find myself ...