I went. and I wandered.

I’m in Northampton. Folks lined Main Street and up and down King/Pleasant!

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Photo of a starling perched on a chair at an outdoor cafe, looking at the cakes

Most charming starling
Takes the spare chair - winsome stare -
Claims to be starving.

#haikuSaturday

(Coincidentally, ‘Stare’ is an old name for these clever birds.)

‘Most charming starling’❤️❤️❤️❤️

Lovely lilt to this poem.💚

Indeed they do!

'wish upon a radish' - ummm... that is adorable!

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Various skyward photos of clouds taken in a variety of places.

today . . .

i'm torn between
being a warrior and
wanting to wander

. . . away.

#haikuSaturday #haiku #warrior #wander #nokings #poetry

Incredible!💙

Cover of the picture book ROOTED IN WONDER Celebrating the World's National Trees. Written by Michelle Cusolito and illustrated by Marya Wright. Illustration of a tree filled with many animals.

Congratulations to @mcusolito.bsky.social and Marya Wright on their upcoming picture book ROOTED IN WONDER. Follow the link to pre-order, out March 31st. www.eightcousins.com/item/nfLvOvw... #kidlit

Illustration of two foxes playing in the Heather

Illustration of a hare

Illustration of a girl sitting on a horse whilst the horse grazes

Recent colour collective illustrations

#illustration #clr_collective #wildlifeillustration #horseillustration

Gorgeous!

a small 2-3 inch tall mushroom with off-white stalk and yellow cap with white patches (Amanita flavoconia?) surrounded by pine needles and brown leaves; photo taken in summer at Cook Forest State Park

banana cream pie
clouds stir a sunny sky
half-baked lullaby

#FungiFriday 💛 #haiku

This is wildly wonderful!

Three smiling people--the KBR+ partners Harold, Emma, and Eileen--with some sun-drenched willow branches behind them.

We are excited to announce that registration is open for our *first* series of hangouts! Free, online, weekly for 6 weeks starting April 8.

Full details in our newsletter: mailchi.mp/ffc959e934d5...

Just finished reading SNOWY OWL RESCUE - RAPTOR RECOVERY (7-10 yrs). No wonder this rec'd @slj.com starred review! Elements incl soccer, raptors, animal rescue, snowstorm survival skills. Author: @heidieys.bsky.social, illus Natasha Donovan.
www.charlesbridge.com/products/sno... #LibrarySky #KidLit

Photo of the illustrator excitedly holding a real, extant copy of his debut illustrated picture book, Whose Tree Is This, in front of his face.

Hello did you know that you can preorder the first book I ever illustrated? Probably not because I haven't told you at all!

Whose Tree Is This comes out on April 7th! It's real & you can have it in your home! Get it from your local indie or B&N with their preorder sale!

@lernerbooks.bsky.social

What Happens When We Die? This Wallace Stevens Poem Has Thoughts. (Gift Article) A.O. Scott contemplates the great unknown in Wallace Stevens’s “Of Mere Being.”

For those of you who love #poetry - these articles are always a welcome indulgence! It is lovely to be guided through a poem in such a generous and thoughtful way.

Graphite and watercolor drawing of a pair of Purple Finches from 2023

What kind of day is today? On the one hand, I just tried to scroll up on my paper journal. 🤦🏻‍♀️ On the other hand, Purple Finches are still coming to our feeders! 😍

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So true! However, I listened to an interview w/ Amy Poehler and Steve Carrell re: improv and about the 'freedom of/in failure'. Putting it all out there time and again knowing full well that failure was as possible as success - and the freedom that comes with that reality. I want to embrace this!

Ugh - I wish this wasn't true because I am REALLY good at thinking! 🙃

Thank you so much. I will look into this and see if it can work for my area.❤️

Happy Book Birthday to Earth Heroes by Lily Dyu!

A “jelly-good” deal! 🪼Great time to preorder THE SECRETS OF THE JELLIES and other upcoming kidlit titles on your wish list! Out 4/21! @mariehermansson.bsky.social @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @naomikirsten.bsky.social @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

Can’t wait for this one!! 💙

Thank you!! I so appreciate your response. And thank you for that added information about what content may/may not be available.

Yes!! That’s the one I could not remember. You’re the best! Thank you!!