16 Replies to “Foreshadow”

  1. Gretchen Del Rio – Crestline, California, USA – I first discovered the magic of water based colors when many years ago I began to paint with procion dyes on silk. I loved the unexpected quality of the process. It was so exciting to never be sure what the colors and water would combine to produce. It seemed as though the medium had its own passion. Painting with watercolors and paper is much the same. I love the color combinations and separations that occur spontaneously as the color floats on the water. You can never totally predict what effect will result. If you try to control the medium too much, your painting will be very tight losing its aliveness. The artist must be bold and decisive or the work will not be clear and fresh. It is really like a dance. It becomes a controlled folly in knowing when to let go and when to take charge of the direction that the painting is taking. The images that I paint reflect my emotions and are expression of my life experience. They are not extensively planned, but rather evolve as the painting progresses. I am always surprised by the end result since it comes into being because of what the medium and emotion has suggested. The paintings are from my heart and I always fall in love with the subject. I believe that we are all connected and, if an image touches you, it is because we all have the same heart even though our paths may be different. Most of all, painting what I paint makes me happy. The paintings are my own path unfolding. They are an opening door for me and contain my own passion for life.
    Gretchen Del Rio says:

    Great humor or perhaps you had a more serious observation in mind.

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  3. mybeautfulthings – Cornwall, UK – Finding the beautiful in the everyday - I write about three things each day which please me in some way - people, food, art, nature, words, music and anything that makes me smile and which I hope will make you smile too.
    mybeautfulthings says:

    Love this – and it’s cooling down here too. 🙂

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  4. heavenhappens – Welcome to my life. You can share my grown up world here at http://heavenhappens.me where I blog my thoughts, my life, my travels, my photographs and my poetry. Growing up just after the war was a grim experience. So, now that I have 7 grandchildren, I am reclaiming my childhood by seeing the world anew through their eyes. Every minute I spend with them is magical. So this blog is for them ~ Ben, Rosie, Tiffany, Stanley, Thea, Mateo, and the youngest, Olivia! I hope, when they are all grown up, they will enjoy reading it and finding out about their grandma’s life, and know how very happy they made her. I hope you enjoy reading my posts, leave a comment or a link and I will get back to you. I’m sorry to say that my darling husband died of Covid on Good Friday 2020. Since then the wind has gone out of my sails and I’ve hardly written a thing. I will try to pick up my life and start writing again one day. But for now please enjoy exploring my life🕊️
    heavenhappens says:

    Poor turkey, maybe we will all have vegetarian Christmas instead x

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  5. ivonprefontaine – In keeping with bell hooks and Noam Chomsky, I consider myself a public and dissident intellectual. Part of my work is to move beyond (transcend) institutional dogmas that bind me to defend freedom, raising my voice to be heard on behalf of those who seek equity and justice in all their forms. I completed my PhD in Philosophy of Leadership Studies at Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA. My dissertation and research was how teachers experience becoming teachers and their role as leaders. I focus on leading, communicating, and innovating in organizations. This includes mindfuful servant-leadership, World Cafe events, Appreciative Inquiry, and expressing one's self through creativity. I offer retreats, workshops, and presentations that can be tailored to your organzations specific needs. I published peer reviewed articles about schools as learning organizations, currere as an ethical pursuit, and hope as an essential element of adult eductaion. I published three poems and am currently preparing my poetry to publish as an anthology of poetry. I present on mindful leadership, servant leadership, schools as learning organizations, how teachers experience becoming teachers, assessement, and critical thinking. I facilitate mindfulness, hospitality retreats. and World Cafe Events using Appreciative Inquiry. I am writing and researching about various forms of leadership, how teachers inform and form their identity as a particular teacher, schools as learning organizations, hope and its anticipatory relationship with the future, and hope as an essential element in learning.
    ivonprefontaine says:

    How many weeks until Thanksgiving?

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  7. Lyle Krahn – Saskatoon, SK, Canada – Humour connoisseur. Analyzer. Creative. Political arm chair quarterback. Unpredictably right. Cartoonist who can’t draw🥺
    lylekrahn says:

    Nicely done

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  9. A Renfro – North Carolina – Anthony lives in North Carolina. He is the self-published author of multiple short stories and 2 novels He is a reader, writer, runner, husband, father, and stay at home dad - one of the toughest jobs anyone could ever do.
    atothewr says:

    Poor turkey. I hope he finds a good spot to get away for a while come November.

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  10. Lori Lipsky – Wisconsin, United States of America – Lori Lipsky is an American writer living in the Midwest with her husband and a tender-hearted blue heeler. Her first fiction book, Used Cookie Sheets: Very Short Stories, was published in 2021. Her second book, Turquoise Parade, is scheduled for release in February of 2022. In addition, she is a contributing author to the books Snapshots of Hope & Heart, and Wit, Whimsy & Wisdom. Her short fiction stories and poems have appeared in a variety of publications. Marriage, family relationships, and friendship are common themes explored in her work. She currently teaches piano students at Arboretum Music School in Waunakee, Wisconsin, and she holds a degree in music from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
    Lori Lipsky says:

    Clever. A laugh burst forth. Well done.

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  13. They’re doing the same thing at my house, but they’re running in packs here. Safety in numbers?

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  14. beebeesworld – I have a degree in public history research. I love writing, photography, cooking, teaching, nature studies. I'm a mom and grandmom, an "old hippie".
    beebeesworld says:

    We have a lot of wild turkeys where I LIVE, IT IS FUN TO SEE THE GROUPS ON MOTHERS AND YOUNG AND HOW FAST THEY GROW. tHE MALES SPREADING THEIR TAIL FEATHERS AND SHOWING OFF IT QUITE a SIGHT.

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  15. Marcia Meara – Sanford, Florida – I'm a native Floridian living in the Orlando area, with my husband of 37+ years and four cats. I love reading, writing, gardening, hiking, canoeing, and painting, not necessarily in that order. I've been writing for ten years, and you can access all of my books from my Amazon author page, here: https://www.amazon.com/Marcia-Meara/e/B00EUCXRU4/ You can reach me on Social Media here: email: marciameara16@gmail.com The Write Stuff: https://marciamearawrites.com/ Twitter: @marciameara Facebook: www.facebook.com/marcia.meara.writer
    Marcia says:

    While there is no crispness in the air yet, here in central Florida, I saw a wild turkey yesterday as I drove through the Ocala Forest. And more exciting yet, I saw a half grown black bear standing at the edge of the woods. A first for me, though they are plentiful in this area. I reckon fall is on the way, even down here. Great picture and very nice poem. Tom does, indeed, looked weighed down by heavy thoughts. Hopefully he’ll be able to forage for a long time to come.

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  16. In Art Therapy – Illinois USA – I've always loved art and have been creating arts and crafts off and on for many years. My most favorite childhood Christmas present was a little box of art supplies. I love the feelings I get while creating art and completing a new piece. It really is such great therapy.
    In Art Therapy says:

    So funny! I love how you capture the essence of your pictures with such great writing.

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