Chalk Outlines: March 2012

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Haiku 4 U

BRADFORD PEAR
a blizzard of white
the tree outside my window
snowstorm of branches

© Lydia Lowe 3/19/2012

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Thursday's Quote Me

A man sometimes devotes his life to a desire which he is not sure will ever be fulfilled. Those who laugh at this folly are, after all, no more than mere spectators of life.

- Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Haiku 4 U

CRABAPPLE
tiny pink budding
turns into long floral strands
spring trees wearing lei's

© Lydia Lowe 3/19/2012

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Thursday's Quote Me

"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm."

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Today is World Poetry Day!

The UN has declared today "World Poetry Day".

Check out this link to learn more about what this means.

Poetry is eternal graffiti written in the heart of everyone.

-Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Haiku 4 U

FROGS
legs unfold push off
straight line sailing through the air
lands squishy suction

© Lydia Lowe 3/06/2012

Thursday, March 15, 2012

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...

- Dr. Seuss

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Exciting News!

I just received word that I won a contest that I entered on the C & T Publishing blog. I won clock parts to make a unique fabric clock. Time for ??? (If you go all the way down to the end of the post, you'll see my first name.) I was so excited, I just had to share the news. Watch this space for a photo, coming soon, of what I made with what I won.