I read an interesting article yesterday that argued rest and downtime can fuel our creativity. The author asserts that rest and strategic laziness are necessary for not only resetting our brains, but also for allowing creativity to happen naturally. I agree that creativity can’t be forced. I’ve tried. I’ve stared…
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Homesteading
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Poetry Moment – Speckled Eggs
I was startled by a bird fluttering out of a bush in the backyard while picking up twigs. Out of curiosity, I backtracked a few steps and gently pulled back a few of the closely-knit branches to discover a bird’s nest. Inside were two speckled eggs. A quick photo with…
Gardening
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Poetry Moment – Chives
I often trim the emerging flower buds from my herb plants to prevent them from going to seed. The thought is that once they go to seed, the quality of the herb declines. I’m not sure if that’s entirely true, so this year I’ve been letting them flower. My chives…
Gardening
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Poetry Moment – Red
As this early spring continues here in North Florida, so many of my flowers have decided to bloom. The latest are my Amaryllis. The blooms above are from a potted one on my back patio. There aren’t any other flowers around it, so when these began to open over the…
Nature
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Poetry Moment – Dew Drop
I captured the photo above last week on a very dewy morning. I had been outside with the dogs and was wrangling them back inside when this image caught my eye. I went back inside to get my camera so I could preserve the moment. A single bead catching…
Gardening
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Poetry Moment – Fallen Flower
I was doing a bit of yard work earlier this week when I snapped the photo above. With this early spring, my azaleas are in full bloom. The bushes are covered in color, of course, but that also means blooms begin to fall off the stem to make room for…
Dogs
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Poetry Moment – Watch Dogs
The sofa butts up against our front window and two of our dogs, Chili and Bubbie, like to lay there and watch the world go by. I don’t think they are actually on alert for danger. No, it’s more about watching the birds, squirrels, and occasional neighborhood cat wander around…
Creativity
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Poetry Moment – Fluorescent Sunset
I captured the photo above late last week as I sat on the back patio with my dogs. Traffic on the road out front was light, so I enjoyed the late-evening birdsong and the light wind blowing in from the northwest. It was a simple, tranquil moment. A late…
Creativity
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Poetry Moment – Feathered Fruit
I was standing on the back patio earlier this week as the dogs ran around in the yard when I heard some birdsong nearby. I looked up to see what appeared to be feathered fruit perched on the branches of a leafless tree. Feathered fruit on bare branches Are they…
Nature
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Poetry Moment – Morning Mist
We planned to go to a nearby park for our morning walk with the dogs, but the ranger was late opening the gate. So instead, I drove us down to a nearby landing to look out of Lake Jackson as the sun came up. It was a chilly morning, and…