The Tree, Karle Wilson Baker
My life is a tree,
Yoke-fellow of the earth;
Pledged,
By roots too deep for remembrance,
To stand hard against the storm,
To fill my place.
(But high in the branches of my green tree,
there is a wild bird singing:
Wind-free are the wings of my bird:
she hath built no mortal nest.)
444 - poetry
445 - tree shadows
446 - orange and blue
447 - this time of year
448 - moss on a roof
449 - beautiful handwritten letters from a favorite poet
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Love this list, Jodi. Moss on the roof and orange and blue and fall...can't get much better than that.
ReplyDeletelove your pictures. this time of year, my favorite too... i just wish we really had a fall here. nothing changes color, not much falls from trees.
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ReplyDeleteThere is something about Moss :0)
ReplyDeleteYour pictures inspire me to take better ones. They are just lovely girl.
ReplyDeleteAmy, but you have the ocean!!!! lucky girl.
ReplyDeleteVal, yes there is. :)
ReplyDeleteS.Gal, nope. :)
ReplyDeleteJanie, thank you!
ReplyDeleteJenn, looking forward to seeing the redo!
ReplyDeleteYour soul is beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteSmiles,Dottie
i love that mossy roof (and i confess, i'm so jealous of your fall. it's my besetting sin every year. i just miss it SO much, here in florida...)
ReplyDeleteHello, Jodi! Love the poem and the moss on the roof, too. And the shadows. At certain times of the day, shadows on my family room wall looks like light reflected off water. I always have to sit and watch until the sun moves beyond the trees :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for your word hugs, Jodi (I borrowed that phrase from Jennifer at JRU :)! Tell me, did you scan your art and have it printed or print it yourself? I have considered prints but the home set-up is way beyond my budget for now. Any advice is truly appreciated!
I took my original pieces, which were small, to the printer. They have high tech scanners that stay true to the original colors as much as possible. I photographed large paintings, and the printer worked with the photograph. All in all, I was happy with the results, and was able to sell a lot of my work that way. The price depends on the volume printed. The more you print, the less the price. I hope this helps.
ReplyDeletelove the moss on the roof pic
ReplyDeleteI love orange and blue. And dapples and apples and moss. <3
ReplyDeleteThat poem just seems like you! Trees are wonderful in so many ways. And yes, this time of year is wonderful (like trees:).
ReplyDeleteHello friend! I love each and every one of these things in your list ~ orange & blue, moss... but one especially makes me smile ;)
ReplyDeleteHave a blessed week!
My heart is like a singing bird, looking at all these pictures.......I've always loved trees and moss and made a blue and rust quilt for one of my daughters. Poetry, Autumn and shadows - oh, my.
ReplyDeleteWonderful things all! I love that poem! I notice we have similar wedding rings (if that is your left hand as it appears to be...) a gold band and a little band of diamonds. About Autumn....I'm ecstatic (really!) that it is arriving. Even here in SoCal there will soon be a crispness to the air and blazing color on some of the trees...Autumn always makes me feel so wonderful.
ReplyDeletei love love love this poem. and you. xo
ReplyDeleteThat's a beautiful poem! One of those that make me read it slowly and appreciate every word without stumbling over every word. :-) The best kind!
ReplyDeleteIs that the mossy roof on the cabin at Newlin Grist Mill? It looks like it, anyway! Beautiful.
ReplyDeletethank you for always reminding me to count my blessings - sometimes all i see are the shadows!