May 31, 2012

bees

in the Lithodora

under blue skies

end of the 

school year

last minute rush

errands to run

appointments to keep

May 30, 2012

the cat bats

at the window

an orange butterfly

senior presentation

teaching and tutoring

therapy appointment

vet rescheduled

unexpected nap

May 29, 2012

napping 

in my recliner

a cat snuggles

last week

of classes

final projects due

quilt top pieced

new skirt cut out

May 28, 2012

picking up

dog poop

a crow caws

triangles sewn

into squares

which are sewn into 

a new quilt top

a butterfly outside

May 27, 2012

iridescent wings

catching the sunlight

a dragonfly flies by

strips sewn

and cut into

squares and then

triangles

a new quilt top begins

May 26, 2012

winds whipping

through the firs

a rainbow flag flaps

dog gets

his weekly bath

chores completed

new quilt begun

sunny day

May 25, 2012

a hummingbird

finds tall blue flowers

holiday weekend

hair cut

and errands

sleepy afternoon

for dogs and cats

and me

May 24, 2012

three quilts

finished and bound

a sunny day

my dog’s knee surgery

tutoring and quilting

three quilts finished

my dog returns home

the sun shines

May 23, 2012

rains end

dappled sunlight

through fir branches

squaring quilts

tutoring students

teaching bridge

helping the vet

successful day

May 22, 2012

stamping papers

hands covered 

in purple ink

high school seniors

finishing their last assignments

fulfilling all requirements

three quilts quilted

the rains continue

May 21, 2012

the skies open

a torrential downpour

slugs wander past

e-mails answered

pets cared for

a snail returns 

to my shower

a rainy day

Wordle 57: Crocuses and Grief

Crocuses bloom

along with flowers

of all colors

and various vegetables

including rose hips, 

marrows and carrots

just outside the window

and the clatter of raindrops

on the roof resounding louder

than the clapping 

of many hands drowns out

the secret stillness

of massive grief.

I had problems with these words but here's what I got.  If you want to join in, check out The Sunday Whirl for this week's wordle.  The twelve words are: secret, colors, window, massive, grief, hips, clatter, marrow, hand, flower, stillness, and crocuses.

May 20, 2012

washing skylights

on the blue roof

pouring rain

napping 

and reading

and napping in my recliner

cuddling with 

a cat

May 19, 2012

unexpected

Mother’s Day gift

magnolia puerh tea

Saturday chores

touch-up painting

piecing three quilts

napping and writing

a hummer flits by

Liebster Blog Award Nomination

Many thanks to Jules for nominating me for the Liebster Blog.  Please visit her site as she writes really great poetry and small stones!


This award isn’t voted on by any kind of committee; instead, it is passed from one blogger to another, to recognize fellow bloggers. Please choose five.  Now that you have been nominated it is your responsibility to:
1. Link back to the person who nominated you
2. Nominate a blogger who has less than 200 followers (sometimes you can see that
   on their site, sometimes not...)
3. Let nominees know by leaving a comment on their sites...and
4. Post your award the award image on your site...I’m still working on that -
   if you figure it out let me know - I'm not really sure how I got it on the page because it wouldn't copy from my word document so I snagged it from one of the other sites - when there's a will...).

Nominees:
Thank you all for your friendship, encouragement and of course your poetry! In no particular order...


Jackie: http://1emeraldcity.wordpress.com/
Bonnie: http://cyberbonn.wordpress.com/
Gennepher: http://gennepher.blogspot.com/
Peter: http://peterwilkin1.blogspot.com/
Libby: http://bythewobblydumdumtree.wordpress.com/


I have only been writing poetry and blogging for a couple years and these wonderful bloggers have inspired me, encouraged me, and just been really nice.

May 18, 2012

a cat

batting at himself

mirror reflections

a sunny day

robins and chickadees

foraging 

under the bushes

the weekend arrives

May 17, 2012

a hummingbird

drinking from the fountain

fish swim past

work week ends

lots of tutoring

errands to run

new quilts begun

sun shines

May 16, 2012

a small snail

sharing my shower

the birds sing

helping students

both adolescents

and seniors

baby robin hops

past the window

May 15, 2012

eight lap quilts

in fifteen days

a chickadee in the birdbath

tutoring and

exam proctoring

eight quilts bound

chickadees enjoy

the birdbath in the sun

May 14, 2012

early morning

wake-up call

geese honking

eight quilts

all quilted and squared

binding nearly ready

for the last step

another summery day

May 13, 2012

summer day

a snail moves

along the purple deck

Mother's Day

hearing from both

my children

quilting five quilts

sunny summer day

May 12, 2012

painting

the deck purple

a hot sunny day

laundry done

walkway painted

attending the

spring ballet

first quilt quilted

May 11, 2012

sunrise

soaking in a

hot tub

pinning quilts

an afternoon

playing bridge

painting a walkway

a quiet evening

May 10, 2012

a metal ball

floating in the pond

the dog is spooked

extra tutoring

helping a senior

eight quilt backs

finished and pressed

a lovely sunny day

May 9, 2012

my home

ruled by a cat

the dogs sleep

eight quilt tops

completed and ready

to be finished 

into quilts for

Student Link graduates

May 8, 2012

a frog hops

along the pond edge

the crow caws 

tutoring 

in the morning

quilting all afternoon

seven completed tops

an eighth nearly done

May 7, 2012

a chickadee

in the birdbath

a butterfly flits by

sunny day

quilt top finished

and another half done

dogs to the groomer

decks power washed

Wordle 55: The Quilt

The Quilt

Emerging from

the chance arrangement

of various prints

vibrating in contrasting

designs aligned

in a clear pattern

of cobalt and magenta

tracing from dot to dot

a wink not a hook,

pure joy and never

a grind.

This is my attempt at The Sunday Whirl, using the words cobalt, align, hook, vibrate, print, grind, contrast, emerging, chance, clear, dot and wink.

May 6, 2012

a Norway Spruce

with bright red cones

two deer run past

sunny day

quilting and writing

a blog post

and two quilt tops

completed

May 5, 2012

building a nest

beside the backyard pond

black capped chickadees

laundry and chores

watching a play

assembling a desk

and ironing strips

new quilt top nearly done

May 4, 2012

the dragon holds

a ruby glass ball

pouring rain

therapy appointment

proctoring a midterm

running errands

second quilt top finished

productive day

May 3, 2012

house fire

the mother

I never knew

students busy

end of year in sight

mountains of papers

needing marking

unceasing rain

May 2, 2012

pulling the recycling

out to the curb

a crow caws

tutoring

giggling girls

teaching

eager seniors

rewarding day

May 1, 2012

tree roots

across the lawn

chickadees hop past

tutoring

and quilting

first top finished

seven more to go

quiet evening ahead