11

Nov

Seeing Things

Librarying… Falling in Kansas… Knits and caps… Eastbound… Set. Afternoon with auntie. Patriotic… Layovers. Mousey moves… Halloween grins. Cheer. Here, here! Happy milestones. Happy November. Our so-far Fall includes: Red and orange walks, a trip to  Rhode Island to visit my sister and support her for her final senior volleyball game for University of Rhode […]

16

Oct

Seeing Things

Blue bites, stacks of wonder, paper cuts, Color across pages through afternoon rain and thunder. Growing kit. Just when you think no one is looking… while the walls are vibrating. Harmony, melody, two by two. You look over your shoulder and can’t recognize what’s behind you. It’s been a hectic fall thus far. At the […]

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Aug

Seeing Things

Shallow waters. Recommended reading. Crimson petals. Summer in a bottle. Pipe cleaners and popcorn. Weatherized library style. Bee in a buggy. Fan mail. Evening river walk. Looking up. Growing up. We are nearing the end of the summer. A majority of the kids that frequent the library have gone back to school. I’ve switched from […]

2

Aug

Summer Skies

When the summer starts to stretch into August, blue skies start to become cluttered with sunflowers. Reaching up and out, tall and proud, flexing their fingers these golden sun worshipers, declaring their love of light. When a breeze blows through off the plains, they shake and sway, entranced in dance. I look up, they look […]

20

Jul

Seeing Things

Love is all you need… Love and libraries… And music. And coffee. Evening pool haze. Wheels turning. Castle making. Cool dips. Placid waters. Fire in the sky. Summer slumbers. Warm celebrations. Hovering planets. How he sees me. Sunday morning, Sunday afternoon. Midsummer latelys… Triple digit heat, librarying, reading, lots of reading, Lawrence to Ludington, MI […]

20

Jun

Seeing Things

Chalking it up. Summer reading. Barefeet. Back-alley walks. Sillies. Diamond Jubilee in the heartland. Familiar friends. Light and shadows. Wish-ready. Wearable masterpieces. Slow strolls. A chance of rain. Market mornings. Purple rain… err… snow. Early morning dips in the backyard watering hole. Today is the summer solstice, the longest day of light, the official start […]

18

May

Seeing Things

Of meadows and magic. Inside outside. Fluttertoes. Morning road. Peonies remind me of working on W. 28th. Spring was a jungle of peonies. Supermoon. On a stroll to market, to market. Full bloom. Answers to Steve. Loves tomatoes. Reading west. Beauty. Mystery. Energy. Peace.  

20

Apr

Seeing Things

Hot mess. Rainy day finger paints. Swing time. Old library card. Ominous. Joy. What was mine, now is yours. Old Pooh, but new to you. “The Bing”, a Poetree poem by Gavin Firestone, Age 5. KU Relays shot put event. The center of downtown. Wild at the wheel. “5 Reasons to Keep Chickens” by Nicola […]