Yes, it’s the first Wednesday of the month, and that means— It’s time for an Insecure Writers Support Group (IWSG) post OPTIONAL IWSG Day Question: When your writing life is a bit …
Water Lily–#AtoZChallenge
Who can resist a water lily? Not me! Not Claude Monet and not Buddhists, for whom it symbolizes: In Buddhist symbolism the lotus is symbolic of purity of the body, …
Uva Ursi–#AtoZChallenge
The flower for today is uva ursi, commonly known as bearberry. Uva ursi is an old folk remedy–and is still used–for healing problems with the kidney and bladder. It’s also …
Tulip–#AtoZChallenge
Oh, the tulips are beautiful right now here in Chicago. I went for a walk this afternoon and saw many tulips–a whole rainbow of them. And the air smells sweet …
Rudbeckia/Black-eyed Susan–#AtoZChallenge
My flower for today is Rudbeckia, also know as Black-eyed Susan. I couldn’t resist choosing this flower that shares my name and that has grown in my garden, too. It’s …
Queen Anne’s Lace–#AtoZChallenge
As a child, I was fascinated by this flower–partly because of the name–such a romantic name for a flower that grows wild in the fields. And it really is lacy. …
Passion flower–#AtoZChallenge
The passionflower is an amazing flower. I saw them growing in the wild when I visited Central America a couple years ago. But I’ve been fascinated with them ever since …
Orchid–#AtoZChallenge
My flower for today is the orchid. When I went, almost 2 years ago, to Monteverde, Costa Rica, I visited the Orchid Garden there (Jardín de Orquídeas). We saw many …
May Apple–#AtoZChallenge
My flower for today is the May Apple. May Apples have only two leaves and one flower. For me they bring back happy memories. My family moved to Rock Island, …
Lilac–#AtoZChallenge
When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom’d, And the great star early droop’d in the western sky in the night, I mourn’d, and yet shall mourn with ever-returning spring. …