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March 30, 2007 5:11 pm

Now that the weather is warmer, everyone is more active.

I’m going to have to learn how to hold my camera steady. It has a neat moving picture feature, so I recorded what I found on my hike.

YouTube lets me add code for one film per article and doesn’t let me put in a page break, so first:

I could see and hear the Canada Geese.

Here are still photos of birds I managed to glimpse.

The song sparrow is everywhere. (more…)

5:10 pm

Until the wind shifted, this deer hadn’t moved. I’m always amazed when I get a glimpse of wildlife. I’m even more amazed when I’m fast enough with my camera.

5:09 pm

This is the sound of spring peepers and wood frogs singing a duet when the weather was warm last month.

The swamp was too deep for me to get a glimpse, but the duet is still beautiful.

March 27, 2007 8:39 pm

Where would we be without humor?

Credit for the following list belongs to lotsofjokes.com: (more…)

March 26, 2007 8:31 am

What a difference a week makes!

The ice has finally retreated enough for safe hiking.

I’m back to using my Canon PowerShot A720IS Digital Camera. I’m amazed at what I have been able to photograph: (more…)

March 22, 2007 1:38 pm

SPARC meetings are always informative and engaging.

Sandra Kissam is a true champion of Open Space. After catching glimpses of Al Gore’s testimony yesterday, I set off for SPARC’s latest meeting. Artist Shawn Dell Joyce is one of the people trained in January to present An Inconvenient Truth slide show to local groups. (more…)

March 21, 2007 2:01 am

I typically write and research alone, but without the feedback and support of other writers, I’ll miss out on valuable information and take longer to reach my writing goals.

Here are some tips for choosing the writer’s group that fits your needs and goals. (more…)

March 20, 2007 3:45 am

I’m celebrating the Vernal Equinox (8:07 PM in my area) leading a writing workshop at our local Barnes & Noble. WriterByNature is definitely walking her talk.

This is a one-shot, but B&N has told me that 12 people have signed up.Writing is both a solitary and a communal act. Most of my community activity in the last five years has been online. I’m curious to see if writing in the presence of other people is a different creative experience. (more…)

March 16, 2007 10:08 am

A heavy sheet of snow fills the air, reducing visibility.

At daybreak I was actually considering a hike. One minute the air was cold and damp, but calm. The next, it was snowing heavily. A nor’easter is a dramatic reminder of nature’s power.

March snowstorms deliver dense, heavy snow. I don’t put my winter clothes and gear away until mid-April. But the paperweight scene outside my window actually has me hoping I might get to use my cross-country skis one last time. (more…)

March 13, 2007 8:19 pm

Making comparisons is a way to increase our understanding.

Metaphor, a Greek word translated as carry something across, is a way of comparing two things without using the words like or as.

As a writing tool, metaphor can create word pictures in the mind of the reader in a number of ways. Here are a few: (more…)