For the LOVE of BOOKS

And where is blue?

Books 

Can bring so much joy...

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Joy indeed!

King from What Do you Do with an Idea?

Love these expressive eyes they remind me of ...

Misty's and then, 

Oh! I forgot to include an "O"! I bet finding XO, Ox: A Love Story confused me ;)

 

  "Shel Silverstein's first poetry collection" was Don't Bump the Glump! and Other Fantasies

  

Very likely I will look this book UP next weekend :) ^^ and check it out to read

 

"Yellow and Purple hold hands. They beam at each other with bright velvet faces..."

Zagarenski's Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors

...ish by Peter H. Reynolds

And Ramon lived ishfully ever after.. 

Anytime. Anything. Anywhere. [Ramon loved to draw.]

"Crumpled gallery" on his sisters' wall

"Dedicated to Doug Kornfeld, my art teacher who dared me to draw for myself and find my voice."

Enjoying this book so much!

"Filled his journals... Felt light and energized... Thinking ish-ly allowed his ideas to Flow Freely."

Gallery. Crumpled Gallery on his sister's wall

"His ish art inspired ish writing. He wasn't sure if he was writing poems, be he knew they were poem-ish."

"I was watching you draw," she said.

Journal "ish" drawings

Kept trying to make his drawings look "right," but...

Laughter haunted Ramon...

"Many months and many crumpled sheets of paper... Marisol, his sister, was watching him"

Now I am inspired to create an alphabet-ish post that may not be "perfect"

"Once again drew freely..."

 

"Quickly springing out. Without worry."

"Ramon once again drew and drew the world around him... And Ramon lived ishfully ever after"

Simply Savoring...

"They do look ... ish," he said.

Up the hall and into her room [Marisol ran]

Vase-ish 
"Without Worry."

Yes, I do think I will end and publish this without a specific 

Z ??? or z-ish? Perhaps the author/illustrator has something to add?

July 13, 2021 - recap

Alaskan sunset  thank you, Cindy

Bob and Kerry's Sunday Funday gathering. Bates Park first cartwheel of 7/13/21

Cards, Coffee, Cartwheels, and this Cupcake

 thank you, Lori :)

Doyles before the finally get to travel to see their kids again

Enjoyed another amazing morning with John, Mom, Karen, Ava, and Ashlyn

Family, Friends, Facebook wishes, Flowers, and Fruit tart

Got in a few walks with Misty, some time with Logan, and a little nap in the

 thank you, June

 from my first best friend, TQ

Jacquelyn and John[alyn] - then and now -  how similar  - and we weren't even trying 

  
Ken and Karen

Lawlapalooza 2021

Mom, of course, and many Messages of love

 thank you, John Joseph

Ocean House breakfast for BOTH John's birthday and mine :)

Photosensitizing: molecules can be activated by light ... can damage cell structures from microorganisms or from diseased mammalian cells leading to cell death source

Queen Anne's Lace    

Reading children's books this week has been such a joy

"Scantilty-clad gardeners have been burned." ~ Heather :) from a discussion about this plant 

on Facebook

Thank you EVERYONE!!

Unbelievable outpouring of love 

"Venus Kisses Mars" ~ a message from StarTracker app at 5:15 am :)

What I was reading   blog post here

 thank you, Alison

Yes! this cracked me up, and yes, there were some cartwheels, given, received and eXecuted ;)

Zest for life can be eXpressed in many ways :)