These are some posts from the later part of last week in case you missed them:
Poem: "The Democratic Armada of the Caribbean"
Birdfeeding
Watch Pentatonix sing "Mr. Grinch"
Dueling Christmas Lights
The Christmas Cookie Inflation Index
Photos: Hollies Planted
Poem: "The Ubiquity of Sparrows"
2025 Rose & Bay Award Landing Page
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This poem came out of the July 2, 2024 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from Dreamwidth users Siliconshaman and See_also_friend. It also fills the "Spirit Island" square in my 7-1-24 card for the Games and Entertainment Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with DW user Fuzzyred. It belongs to the series Peculiar Obligations ( Read more... )

For our Yule ritual this year, we planted our new hollies in the Midwinter Grove.

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This poem came out of the December 7, 2023 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from Dreamwidth user Chanter1944. It also fills the "Soul / Spirit" square in my 9-1-23 card for the Story Sparks fest. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with DW user Fuzzyred. It belongs to the series Fledgling Grace.

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This poem came out of the March 5, 2024 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from Dreamwidth users Nsfwords and See_also_friend. It also fills the "Sketch Book" square in my 3-1-24 card for the National Crafting Month Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with DW user Fuzzyred. It belongs to the series Daughters of the ( Read more... )

This poem came out of the October 1, 2024 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from Dreamwidth user Readera. It also fills the "scare" square in my 10-1-24 card for the Fall Fest Bingo. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with DW user Fuzzyred. It belongs to the series Clay of Life.

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This poem is spillover from the August 6, 2024 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from Dreamwidth user Chanter1944">. It also fills the "unseen" square in my 8-1-24 card for the Discworld Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with Dreamwidth user Fuzzyred. It belongs to An Army of One series.

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This poem is spillover from the September 3, 2024 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from Dreamwidth user Chanter1944. It also fills the "Agency and Power" square in my 9-1-24 card for the People with Disabilities Drabble Fest Bingo. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with DW user Fuzzyred. It belongs to An Army of One series.

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This poem came out of the May 7, 2024 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from Dreamwidth user Chanter1944. It also fills the "(Im)Perfect" square in my 5-1-24 card for the Superhero Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by a pool with DW user Fuzzyred. It belongs to An Army of One series.

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I took some pictures of the yard and the new holly bushes before planting.

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