Welcome to my spooky-fun neighborhood…nothing scarier than candy and creativity…nothing bare bones about celebrating Halloween in Northfield, Minnesota!
Hoping your enjoy these ten images, and that your autumn is filled with every delightful pop-up surprise!
The Cloud Appreciation Society is an amazing organization that combines science, art, and sky watching for its 60,000+ members. My dear friend, Ann Lacy, gifted me with a subscription to their “Cloud-a-Day” service some years ago. That gift has certainly increased my own viewing and photographing of the cloud-enhanced skies. (Some recent images of Midwestern clouds–taken from my front porch–are shared above and below–but that is not the thrilling part.)
Last week, I took a photograph of clouds over the treeline near Spring Wind Farm–our new CSA–in Waterford Township, just north of Northfield. Today, I sent the photograph to the Cloud Appreciation Society, along with my somewhat fanciful reading of the “story” line. They just let me know that they have posted the image and words, along with a few hints of the underlying cloud science, on their Photo Gallery Wall!
I invite you to take a look–not just at my image but at all the amazing resources they offer.
Sincerely,
Leslie (aka Cloud Appreciation Society Member 51,234)
The botanical term for today is “filiform” which (again!) is derived from Latin, this one from the word for “thread.” It is related to the word “filament.” I fell in love with its sound. Immediately, it made me think of spider webs–not botanical or accurate–(although I see that late Latin used the verb “filare”, meaning “to spin”). Now, I suspect, the spider web will join with “filiform” in a persistent association for me. And it offered me a chance to share again some favorite images from past posts.
Today, after “catching” two slight poems, small webs of words, I needed to disentangle myself.
It is sunny here and will be warm and lovely. The house is quiet. It seems like the perfect time to tackle those self-renewing sticky indoor spider webs that old houses simply generate without permission or cessation, and also to ply some thread in the borders of a small wall quilt that I am finishing.
Wishing you a happy Sunday!
Entries are now being accepted for the 2025 Maria W. Faust Sonnet Contest. The entry process is a one-step system. Sonnet(s) must be submitted with the Entry Form. Complete instructions for entering are available on our website.
The Maria W. Faust Sonnet Contest is an annual event that welcomes entries from around the world. Cash prizes, totaling over $3,000, will be awarded in several categories.
For more complete information, please click on the link below:
The deadline for entries is June 1, 2025. Submissions should be made through our on-line process, with payment option by PayPal or check. If this process presents a hardship, instructions for entering by mail will be provided upon request. Just send us an email.
I love sonnets! The form is perennially engaing, long enough for complexity but short enough to memorize. I expect to be sharing a few newly minted ones this April. And I am looking forward to reading all the entries for the Maria W. Faust Sonnet Contest. If you have any newly minted sonnets now–or come to have any before June 1–why not submit one or more to this wonderful contest. (Check out previous winning entries at the contest website.)
Happy writing! Happy spring!
Leslie
