Make Something: Outdoors In
“Make somewhere outdoors seem like it is indoors.” Confession: I did not enjoy this prompt. It’s so cold outside, and I just didn’t want to go out there to do […]
Tag Archives: outdoors
Make Something: Insects
Make something inspired by the world of insects. Just yesterday I noticed that I have barely seen a bug or spider since we arrived here. I’m vacationing in the Columbia […]
Make Something: Nature Jingle
Write an advertising jingle for something in nature. This seemed the perfect creative assignment to involve my poetic, musical, silly daughters. Together, we brainstormed aspects of nature, filling a page […]
Spring
warm at last kids blow bubbles while grown-ups pull start mowers and light grills
Sky-High
Day 322 prompt: Sky-High while wandering a lakeside path the little boy looks up Where does the sky begin? grandpa stretches one long arm as high as he possibly can Beyond […]
Office Window
Day 301 prompt: Through a Window I rearranged My office furniture So I can see outside A sunny backyard view Squirrels and sparrows Join my conference calls Swings and a slide […]
Almost Perfect
Day 225 prompt: Restful perfect Sunday afternoon weather right for jeans and tees leaves and branches sway above rousing to a gentle breeze I find an hour of solitude to use […]
Shapely Scene
Day 198 prompt: Shapes in Nature (a haiku) ruffled fronds weep tears of dew into dark circles along the bent path
Growing Up Rural
Day 94 prompt: Rural on long afternoons when I was a girl I’d lie in the grass and gaze at the swirl of clouds overhead the sky like a mural lost […]
Beth Nyland 