April is Poetry Month: A Bryophyte Bimble

A Bryophyte Bimble

In the woods here about

I found the mossy four:

One covering a rock,

Another blanketing a log,

A third skirted a tree,

And the last in a bog.

However, upon closer inspection,

I believe there to be many more!

(To Bimble is to walk at a leisurely pace.)

I'm using these reference guides to help me identify the many different species of moss and liverworts in my woods.

A Winter's Night Blessing

Blessed be the rays of the shortest days

of the coldest time of the year,

When in days of old, great fires leapt

to allay the people's fear

That the sun would traverse afar

Never again to be near.

As they danced away the longest night,

And drank great draughts of beer,

Their voices rang through out the land

With this ancient cheer...

"Come back, Sun, come back!"

The Arctic breath of the Winter Wolf...

Old 'Possum Woman Speaks:

The Arctic breath of the Winter Wolf, 

chills the walls,

and rattles the roof.

As the temperature falls,

he blows down the door,

gnaws on your bones,

and howls for more.

Right side of journal was sketched on December 4th at Nolde Forest during Nature Journaling: What's green in winter? A bit of Holly branch, leaves, and berries.

What's on my mind? An Arctic Blast on it's way! It will be bone-chilling cold by the end of the week.

The Winter Wolf was painted in Kay's kitchen on December 12th. I had been watching a youtube video of an artist blowing watercolors across her paper and wanted to give it a go. It certainly was fun! And since this is the first time ever trying that technique, I will accept the results. Can't wait to try it again!

Concerning a murder of crows...

Concerning a "Murder of Crows"...

I inquired of the Quirky Bird

Why are they here?

What have you heard?

She replied,

Well, my Dear,

It is known that 

from time to time,

They return to the 

scene of the crime.

Tamora Laporte loves the Quirky Birds. 

Used a red, a blue, a yellow, and some white gouache in my Strathmore 500 Series Mixed Media Journal.

Add some Prismacolor colored pencils.

A black Sakura Glaze pen.

A white Posca Pen for details.

"Outsider" Nature Journaling about a flock of crows spotted near home early in November 2016.