18 Saturday Aug 2018
Posted in Backyard Buddies, My Photography, Photography
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It’s that time of year again, when I start to take weekends off from my blog, not totally, but enough to be able to spend time with my family. So, Backyard Buddies returns for Season 2 🙂
Cardinal – Female fledgling – Mama was close by
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17 Friday Aug 2018
Posted in August Writing, Poems, Poetry
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The day had been so very hot
The AC was on the blink
I wanted something icy cold
Maybe just something to drink
I opened up the freezer
Wondering what there was
Inside, just waiting for me
YES! A pint of Haagen Dazs
I grabbed the small container
And a sugar cone, my favorite
Scooped the cold confection
And just as I began to savor it
My telephone started ringing
This really wasn’t the time
I’d let it go, not answer it
But, hey, it’s not my dime
I needed to put my cone down
So, on the table, I placed a plate
But when I came back minutes later
Alas, it surely was too late
A puddle merely sat there
The cone was empty and bare
The heat of the day had done its worst
I simply sat down in my chair
Saddened by what had happened
I took a moment to sit and think
Then lifting the plate up to my lips
I smiled, and took that drink
See, even though it had melted
The ice cream was as smooth as silk
I guess it’s true, about what they say
There’s no use crying over spilled milk
August Writing Prompt – Melted ice cream – Day 17/31
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17 Friday Aug 2018
Posted in cover reveal
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#poetry, alyssa duclos, book, book cover, cover reveal, dorindaduclos.com, haiku, new book, Night Owl Poetry, Photography, poems, seasons, summer, writing
It doesn’t seem that long ago I released the Spring Haiku book, and it’s not, but it’s still summer and I thought now was the time to release this one, too!
I’m thrilled to announce that the fourth book in my Haiku series, “Seasons”, will be coming out soon. I thought I’d share the cover with you now. Once again, the photo on the front cover (and faded out on the back) was taken by my daughter, Alyssa. She captured the essence of the ocean, beach, sky, and the people taking it all in, perfectly!
The date for the fourth book in the Four Seasons collection will be released soon!! Keep watching!! 🙂
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Cover Photo ©2017 Alyssa Duclos All Rights Reserved
16 Thursday Aug 2018
Posted in My Photography, Photography, Poems, Poetry
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#mybackyard, #myphotography, #nofilter, #poetry, #skywatcher, dorindaduclos.com, Jupiter, leaves, moon, night, Night Owl Poetry, Photography, poems, sky, throne, trees, Venus, writing
Tonight’s quarter moon, through the trees, in my backyard.
Celestial light, so golden, in the night
You shine brilliantly, our summer light
With Jupiter to our left, ashimmer
And Venus to our right, aglimmer
The skies, filled, with worlds, unknown
You guide us to them, from your throne
Author’s Note: Tonight’s sky is quite the story teller! To the left of the moon is Jupiter, to the lower right is the star Spica and lower still is Venus, and above is the star Arcturus! I hope you get a chance to see them all 🙂
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16 Thursday Aug 2018
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#poetry, books, child, dorindaduclos.com, library, little boy, Night Owl Poetry, pictures, poems, reading, text, writing
They sat me down in this room
Said all I could do was look
Silly people, don’t they know
I’m all about the books
I found one filled with pictures
I’m still learning how to read
I picked one with a dinosaur
I really like this one, indeed!
It has very colorful, bright pages
And with the sunlight as my lamp
I can sit here, for hours and hours
It’s so much better than any camp
There are just so many books
I wonder, which one will be my next
Maybe I’ll try to read it out loud
Better choose one, complete with text
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