1. there is a crow I just now spied heckling the dog and I with cawing that never ends I much prefer early morning silence other than the jingling from my pup’s collar caw caw caw on a repetitive loop I didn’t get out of bed for this woof awoke me from a bizarre dream in full color a jumble of images and me in a place I didn’t want to be awake is better even if it’s early even if the crow needs to stop and fly away now my eyes gritty from tears cried yesterday ahhhhhhh some actual birdsong bye bye Mr. Crow I didn’t even resort to violence though I considered my options he must have realized not to mess with me as I have no patience for cawing that never ends May 28, 2012 written somewhere in the 5 o’clock a.m. hour damn crow

    there is a crow
    I just now spied
    heckling the dog and I
    with cawing
    that never ends
    I much prefer
    early morning silence
    other than the jingling
    from my pup’s collar
    caw caw caw
    on a repetitive loop
    I didn’t
    get out of bed
    for this
    woof
    awoke me
    from a bizarre dream
    in full color
    a jumble of images
    and me
    in a place
    I didn’t want to be
    awake is better
    even if it’s early
    even if the crow
    needs to stop
    and fly away now
    my eyes gritty
    from tears cried
    yesterday
    ahhhhhhh
    some actual birdsong
    bye bye Mr. Crow
    I didn’t even
    resort to violence
    though I considered
    my options
    he must have realized
    not to mess with me
    as I have no patience
    for cawing
    that never ends

    May 28, 2012
    written somewhere in the 5 o’clock a.m. hour
    damn crow

  2. “blue skies and sunshine” 10’ wide by 3’ tall downtown Bloomington, IL May 26, 2012

    “blue skies and sunshine”
    10’ wide by 3’ tall
    downtown Bloomington, IL
    May 26, 2012

  3. I got a lesson in scaffolding today.

    I got a lesson in scaffolding today.

  4. I’m not sure I want my mother to know it’s way up here…

    I’m not sure I want my mother to know it’s way up here…

  5. I’m painting on a wall today in downtown Bloomington.

    I’m painting on a wall today in downtown Bloomington.

  6. Synchronicity

    dreams2create:

    “I believe in synchronicity. I believe that when you begin to notice seemingly unrelated things connecting in a meaningful way… that it’s the universe whispering in your ear, saying, Yes love, you are on the right path, keep going, I’ve got your back.” ~Amanda of “Kind Over Matter” blog

  7. “Blue Sky Over A Beige House” photo taken in the 5 o’clock a.m. hour on March 25, 2012

    “Blue Sky Over A Beige House”
    photo taken in the 5 o’clock a.m. hour
    on March 25, 2012

  8. I find it fascinating that the sky can be bright blue with puffy clouds behind me, and pale blue with wisps of clouds, including some gray ones ahead. I’m facing East toward the sunrise. My sweet pup was up at 4:30 a.m. I wanted the rest if my family to sleep a little longer. We’ve been enjoying a variety of birdsong in the backyard. It’s 6:00 a.m. now. Blue’s had his breakfast. I’m ready for mine. Coffee is a necessity today. May 25, 2012 is the first day of Summer Vacation, my niece’s second birthday and one year to the day since my husband’s diagnosis. The day life changed. ~ Janean

    I find it fascinating that the sky can be bright blue with puffy clouds behind me, and pale blue with wisps of clouds, including some gray ones ahead. I’m facing East toward the sunrise. My sweet pup was up at 4:30 a.m. I wanted the rest if my family to sleep a little longer. We’ve been enjoying a variety of birdsong in the backyard. It’s 6:00 a.m. now. Blue’s had his breakfast. I’m ready for mine. Coffee is a necessity today. May 25, 2012 is the first day of Summer Vacation, my niece’s second birthday and one year to the day since my husband’s diagnosis. The day life changed. ~ Janean

  9. he bought me daisies last night the colorful kind minus the crazy such a surprise to see them in the flower spot by the kitchen sink when the children and I came home last night my smile widened at the vase he chose for it was the easiest to reach my margarita pitcher a college graduation gift from my aunt in New Mexico my margarita days are past what a lovely vase I didn’t know I had until he bought me daisies last night

    he bought me daisies last night
    the colorful kind
    minus the crazy
    such a surprise to see them
    in the flower spot
    by the kitchen sink
    when the children and I
    came home last night
    my smile widened
    at the vase he chose
    for it was the easiest
    to reach
    my margarita pitcher
    a college graduation gift
    from my aunt in New Mexico
    my margarita days are past
    what a lovely vase
    I didn’t know I had
    until he bought me daisies
    last night

  10. last night was for fireflies the first ones of the year this mornin’ is for pink clouds and a crescent moon still hangin’ in the sky fireflies remind me of my childhood summers pink clouds are for my grandma she painted some on canvas and the teacher said, “There is no such thing.” Grandma wouldn’t budge knew she was right as she’d seen pink clouds from atop the bluff time and time again so while I’m not a pink girl I love pink cloud mornings and greet them with a grin as memories of my grandma fill me up within

    last night was for fireflies
    the first ones of the year
    this mornin’ is for pink clouds
    and a crescent moon
    still hangin’ in the sky
    fireflies remind me
    of my childhood summers
    pink clouds are for my grandma
    she painted some on canvas
    and the teacher said,
    “There is no such thing.”
    Grandma wouldn’t budge
    knew she was right
    as she’d seen pink clouds
    from atop the bluff
    time and time again
    so while I’m not a pink girl
    I love pink cloud mornings
    and greet them with a grin
    as memories of my grandma
    fill me up within