(not me, but very similar)
the Alaskan tree frog
freezes solid
during the winter
including
stopping it’s heart
and then
thaws in the spring
and
hops away!
—
image credit: snakebytestv
Mar5
Author Archives: beth
Mar4
the art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe. – gustave flaubert
on this writers’ retreat
i think you’d most likely find me in one of three places:
magical realist pier
reflecting pool
brainstorm rotunda
where would i find you?
—-
image credit: grantsnider
Mar3
the sky is the daily bread of the eyes. ~ralph waldo emerson
‘neath bright blue sky
upon wide open fields of snow
with no end in sight
nothing to do
but to run and to play
on such
a fine
and lovely
winter’s day.
—
nature is an infinite sphere of which the center is everywhere
and the circumference nowhere.
– blaise pascal
Mar2
magic becomes art when it has nothing to hide. – ben okri
at our annual
fairy tea party
filled with
wonder
and
wishes
and
sparkles
and
sweets
and
magic tea
that
changes colors.
Mar1
wintering.
even the fairies
have settled in
for a long
winter’s nap
still tucked in
covered
by
a soft
blanket of snow
with
just
a
lemon feather
and
a few
festive trappings
above
reminding us
of
the spring
below
and
yet
to come.
—
“perhaps I am a bear, or some hibernating animal underneath,
for the instinct to be half asleep all winter is so strong in me.”
– anne morrow lindbergh
Feb28
full of it.
at the salon
relaxing
calm
friendly
chatting
sharing
herbal tea
and
stories
until
he
arrived
full of self
all pomp
and
circumstance
and
said things
to his stylist
like
i’m a writer
for the university
i prefer whiskey
only the finest
you probably
wouldn’t have heard of
the bands i prefer
i had an outing
with a large group
of my friends
this is my first haircut
since i’ve moved here
you should feel honored
and
he was young
and already
so filled up
having to prove something
to the world
and himself
and it went
on and on
so full
of false importance
and then
his patient stylist
opened a door
to get something
and
a head rolled out
and
he looked
and
he shrieked
and
his wall
fell down
just a bit
and the
rest of us
laughed
and
laughed
for a long time
and
the man
was quiet.
—-
avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls,
your ego goes with it.
– colin powell
—
image credits: getty images, flickr
Feb27
our job.
“it’s not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world.
it’s our job to raise children who will make the world a little less cruel and heartless.”
– l.r. knost
—
image credit: neil abramson
Feb26
i loved this. and then it got even better.
this was sent to me
by
my sister
and
i could
identify
with
every word
for it’s
an
approach
to life
that i share
with the small boy
in the words above
and then
there was
the orange sticky note
that
she attached
to it
and i
saw
this
as
a
wonderful
compliment
and
a
precious
gift
for
it shows
that
she truly
knows
who i am.
Feb25
write about winter in the summer. – annie dillard
and for now a word
of summer’s day in winter
gold and welcoming.
—
image credit: earthporn
Feb23
when we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained. – mark twain
the known facts:
nacho the cat not the food
guarding his ‘catch’
a large unbaked potato
now missing a few bites
and partially peeled
on the stairs
the still-unanswered questions:
not sure
why
or
how
just
left
to
wonder
and
be
impressed.
—
without mysteries, life would be very dull indeed.
what would be left to strive for if everything were known?
– charles de lint
I didn't have my glasses on.... 
