There once was an accountant named Brite
Who found numbers would give him a fright
Could not do in his head
And on paper a dread
so he bought an AI to make it alright
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NaPoWriMo prompt to present an occupation in a different light
Flower Soup
My kitchen was outside
ingredients from the flower garden
color by snapdragons
petals of the daisy
yellow dandelion
zinnias planted by me
Bowl and spoon from my mother’s kitchen
where a window overlooked her yard
of grass vegetable garden boxelder tree
I stirred my flower soup with rain water
swirled those colors into a masterpiece
that I never ate
yet……..
I still love to cook
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NaPoWriMo prompt to recall a childhood memory and the effect of that on today’s you.
Swimming
swimming in sunshine
water is cool to the touch
each stroke a blessing
got to breathe in the warm air
while Spring settles on the land
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NaPoWriMo prompt to write a tanka (5/7/5/7/7 syllable count— the elongated haiku)
Remembering Alice
School teacher reads aloud
from Alice in Wonderland
and I want to go down the rabbit hole
to change sizes
to sip with the Mad Hatter
smoke with a caterpillar
take the cat home
“Off with her head!”
hurrah for the recess bell
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NaPoWriMo prompt to use a piece of literature in a setting of people
Coast to Coast Road Trip Day 37 St Augustine
Made it all the way to the Atlantic Ocean and had a little beach time after camping at Anastasia State Park.
A couple of posers were at the beach.
The day life in St Augustine is a little less hectic than the night life. Add the coming of Christmas and multiply the hectiveness.
when the journey ends
traveling from coast to coast
another one starts
Coast to Coast Road Trip Day 36 Okefenokee Swamp to St Augustine
Just a little side trip into Georgia. I have always wanted to go to the Okefenokee Swamp ever since I was in third grade when I saw a documentary film with that title. Have to plan ahead because the swamp tour was booked.
I will return in February to do the swamp tour. It will be a childhood dream come true.
Onward to St Augustine under a canopy of trees while taking Highway 100 from Lake City.
The bridge to my destination, Anastasia State Park.
southern canopy
whether of concrete or green
beautiful to see
Coast to Coast Road Trip Day 35 Stephen Foster Folk Culture State Park
State park on the Suwannee River with dangerous alligators
and Christmas gators
and the chiming of the bell tower
Enjoy
river of old folks
streaming past those pearly gates
make way for the new
Coast to Coast Road Trip Day 34 Forgotten Coast of Florida
After rain all night and early morning, it became warm enough to get my feet in the water. It felt so good.
The Sugar Hills campground is certainly named appropriately.
Saying goodbye to St George Island
and driving along the Forgotten Coast of Florida. Forgotten because there is very little big or small development along this route. Very old school Florida. Had to stop at the Carrabelle IGA to get Tupelo honey. How sweet and here’s the song by Van Morrison
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tc0MIm_GHg4
Spending the night at Ochlockonee River State Park, home to the white squirrels.
honey from the bees
a white squirrel runs in the tree
nature’s wonderment
Coast to Coast Road Trip Day 33 Grayton Beach to St George Island
From the campground at Grayton Beach, drive, walk or bike to the beach.
It’s a big beautiful gulf.
Eastward to Apalachicola and St George Island.
Had to stop at the Piggly Wiggly for Oyster City beer and a key lime pie. Apalachicola is known for its oysters. Hole in the Wall was closed (where they shuck em right in front of you) Went to Up the Creek and had grilled gulf shrimp and cheese grits. I am ranking them in my top three best shrimp and grits ever. Sorry, I don’t do food pictures.
I do, however. do boat pictures, cloud pictures and bridge pictures. That bridge took me to St George Island where there is a campground and tonight there is no noise or party lights. Just people enjoying nature.
One more photo of the old ice company. Check out the old phone number. This is in Apalachicola, a small town with lots of shops, restaurants and a big post office, not to mention again, a Piggly Wiggly.
now Mexico Beach
rebuilt after hurricane
trees take time to grow
Coast to Coast Road Trip Day 32 Navarre to Grayton Beach SP
The road along Pensacola Beach takes me past a Futuro home.
Futuro homes were produced in the 1960s, designed by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen.
This link will tell everything you wanted and didn’t want to know about the Pensacola Beach UFO house. https://thefuturohouse.com/Futuro-Gulf-Breeze-Florida-USA.html#crane
The drive along Santa Rosa Island is beautiful, calm and of course white sand dunes.
The bridge at Navarre feels like driving into the sky.
So many yummy places to eat like Native Cafe, Donut Hole and Beach Camp Brewing.
Welcome to camping in Florida.
December is here
chaotic energy comes
what else can I buy
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