Why does the Carolina wren announce its presence so loudly before ducking into its birdhouse to sit on its nest? Is it meant as a threat? More likely, it has alerted the neighborhood cats and black snakes and a birdwatcher on a lawn chair with her eyes closed like me. I was in the middle [...]
~ The following was published in The Floyd Press newspaper on April 26, 2012. The people of Floyd were documented last Friday and Saturday by Norfolk photographer Glen McClure for an upcoming Jacksonville Center exhibit called A Portrait of Floyd. Last year Virginia Living magazine featured McClure’s Endangered Species: Watermen of the Chesapeake, a photo [...]
Weekend Flowers Floral Friday Fotos
1. I love swans and so was very disturbed to learn that a swan recently killed a man. 2. Since the death of Dick Clark and my friend Naomi’s blog post about him, I’ve been watching old Bandstand clips on youtube and remembering how my older sister got me into watching the show after school. [...]
The mantra is the vehicle that knows the best shortcut when my mind is downtown traffic ~ Colleen Redman More dVerse Open Link Pub readers HERE.
The following was published in the Floyd Press newspaper on April 19, 2012 An early evening celebration of the new growing season took place recently at Plenty! headquarters on Webbs Mill Road, where the group’s office, food bank and community garden are located. Recent food project developments and partnerships, including a new freezer, a new [...]
Do you keep it up all year long?” I asked my long time friend Alwyn about her blue planet Earth flag. We were in the garden behind her apartment in a local retirement community, enjoying the wild cats, the flowering phlox and azaleas, and each other’s company. “No, I can’t,” she answered with an impish [...]
Shadow Shot Sunday
The following, along with more photos and photo captions, was published in The Floyd Press on April 19, 2012. The Red Queen and the White Queen argued. The Mad Hatter and the March Hare made no sense, and Alice ate heart shaped cookies with children who attended the Mad Hatter Tea Party fundraiser for the [...]
1. I was recently at Blue Mountain School documenting Kari Kovick’s early childhood class when I sat in the grass and right there before me sat two pennies (pictured on the left). 2. When I was a girl, loafers had slots in them for pennies, but most people put dimes in the slots in case [...]
I think this would make a nice Get Well Soon greeting card. The inside would say “I hope you feel better and can get out soon for a spin.”
If I complained to William Stafford that I haven’t written a poem in weeks he’d say, “Lower your standards.” Natalie Goldberg would say, “Keep your hand moving.” Kerouac says dig deep within your soul and blow freestyle like a jazz artist But my notes are flat and motivation is flagging so I [...]
This was what my friend Katie and I looked like before we ate our Mad Hatter Tea Party strawberry tarts. And this was what we looked like after. Look for photos and a story on the Madcap Adventures in Wonderland Mad Hatter Tea Party at the Black Water Loft (a fundraiser for the Young Actors [...]
The pot model above was made by my son, Clayspace Coop founder and 16 Hands Studio Tour member Josh Copus. This is a good place to remind regional readers about the spring Studio Tour May 5 – 6. One of the stops is at my house, where my Josh’s work will be on display. ~ [...]
The following appeared in The Floyd Press on April 12, 2012 A first annual Children’s Easter Egg Hunt was hosted by Oddfella’s Cantina and Bell Gallery at the Bell Gallery Garden behind the shop on Sunday. Among the flowering pots, yard ornaments and the Gallery’s wrought iron gazebo, children were delighted to fill their baskets [...]
1. I regret that I didn’t take a picture of me in my purple pants and black patent shoes at Easter Brunch on Sunday. I did get a picture of my friend Rowan on his scooter. 2. Did you know that “Dammit I’m Mad” is spelled backwards is “Dammit I’m Mad.” 3. Facebook comment to [...]
