Tag Archives: birds

Bird Talk

Posted on April 2, 2022 by Maggie C

Day Two NaPoWriMo prompt: Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem based on a word featured in a tweet from Haggard Hawks, an account devoted to obscure and interesting English words. I used the tweet pictured below, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Animalia, daily prompt, humor, poetry | Tagged birds, Dr. Seuss, Haggard Hawks, NaPoWriMo 2022 | 4 Comments

I Wish I Could…

Posted on January 5, 2022 by Maggie C

Bloganuary prompt: What is something you wish you knew how to do? …communicate (better) with other species.

Posted in Animalia, daily prompt, photo essay, Photography | Tagged animals, birds, Bloganuary, cats, Chules, dogs, eskie, insect, opossum, pets, tuxedo cat | 3 Comments

Wordless Wednesday 21.11.24

Posted on November 24, 2021 by Maggie C

Posted in Animalia, nature, Oregon, Photography, Wordless Wednesday | Tagged autumn, birds, Brown's Ferry Park, lake, Tualatin River | Leave a comment

Spring Awakes

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Maggie C

Day 25 of NaPoWriMo. Today’s Prompt: Taking a cue from John Keats’ poem, “To Autumn,” write a poem that (a.) is specific to a season; (b.) uses imagery that relates to all five senses; (c.) includes a rhetorical question, like … Continue reading →

Posted in Animalia, daily prompt, nature, poetry | Tagged birds, flowers, NaPoWriMo 2019, poetry, spring | 2 Comments

Seasons in Glass

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Maggie C

NaPoWriMo, Day 22. The prompt: Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that engages with another art form – it might be about a friend of yours who paints or sculpts, your high school struggles with learning … Continue reading →

Posted in Animalia, Art as Art, creativity, daily prompt, poetry | Tagged birds, creativity, NaPoWriMo 2019, stained glass panel, stained glass selection | 4 Comments

Friends in High Places

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Maggie C

The Daily Post weekly photo challenge: Friend CB&W Photo Challenge: Anything that flies

Posted in nature, photo challenge, Photography, weekly photo challenge | Tagged birds, CB&W, Cee's Black and White Photo Challenge, friends, weekly photo challenge | 3 Comments

Loud Noises

Posted on May 7, 2017 by Maggie C

The lawn mower rattles disconcertingly as I push it into the tall grass of my back yard. A vague image crosses my mind of the mower blade coming loose and hurling treacherously into space like errant nunchucks, and I remind … Continue reading →

Posted in Animalia, daily prompt, humanity, nature, Photography, prose, spirituality | Tagged birds, crow, lawn mowing, nature, prose, scrub jay, sharing nature | 6 Comments

Blessed Two

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Maggie C

Last Thursday I posted my contribution to Susie Lindau’s #Blessed Project, which is aimed at inspiring us to consider the blessings in our lives. I decided to give it a second go-around this week. So here it is, #Blessed, Part … Continue reading →

Posted in Animalia, humanity, nature, photo essay, Photography, spirituality | Tagged #blessed, birds, nature, photo essay, thankfulness | 8 Comments

B&W: Bird in the Bush

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Maggie C

You can fly, but you can’t hide… Or can you? Okay, sometimes you really can’t hide: Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge: Hiding or Camouflaged

Posted in Animalia, humor, nature, photo challenge, photo essay, Photography | Tagged birds, black and white, Cee's Black and White Photo Challenge, collared dove, flicker, hens, photo essay, photography, robin | 7 Comments

Gathering Storm

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Maggie C

birds gather on wires dark clouds gather in the sky I gather my belongings and seek shelter from the storm Daily Post weekly photo challenge: Gathering