Color of the Day

Finding things to write about can sometimes be daunting, especially after a busy, stressful day at work. So I'm trying to think outside the box in order to sharpen my powers of observation and creativity. 

So the color of the day today is RED. what things do I see that are red??

 

Cap on a small tube of lotion

Handles on a pair of scissors

The lid on a plastic food container

The corner of a book cover

A ribbon hanger on a small wooden decoration hanging on the wall

A hand made valentine, given to me years ago

A dog whistle

The t-shirt I’m wearing

A 55 Chevy step side toy pickup truck

Dog toys lying on the floor

The cover of an Altoids can     

A fire extinguisher

The ties on a garbage bag

A handkerchief bandana

The cover on a canvas wagon

Dog show ribbons

Push pins

Pens

A little dog house picture frame

The cover of a notebook

A Pullman suitcase that holds my fleece blanket photo backdrops

A cheap pair of headphones that actually have great sound

Well, I’ve managed to keep up the writing habit for an entire week!  Wonder how that will work when photo shooting season starts??? 

When I first started this, I kept wondering what in the world I would write about. Maybe I was trying to make it too formal; maybe I thought I should write about certain subjects, in a certain way.  But now I’m realizing that it doesn’t matter what I write about, as long as I just write! 

I purchased a couple of smallish that give you writing “prompts”, and I’ll probably use them once in a while, but I can write about whatever I want – whatever pops into my head. I can write about a color, a thing, a song, a book, what I see out the window, a feeling or mood, mustaches, dog paws, cat whiskers…. anything!!

I need to keep a small notebook with me to jot down ideas as I have them, and then write about them later. Any imaginable ideas, no matter how silly, serious, outlandish or crazy they are.

What would it be like to ride a star?

What would it feel like to be able to fly like a bird?

What if I could get inside the “mind” of an inanimate object?

A stapler, frying pan, or a TV tray?? 

 

Oh, now my mind is racing…

 

The ideas are ENDLESS! 

SPRING!

Spring arrived with a beautiful morning!  I started out on a walk with the dog while the sun was still below the horizon; and the air was cool and crisp, but not cold.

Birds are beginning to claim breeding territories, and could be heard singing from nearby treetops and fence posts; Finches, Flickers, a House Wren or two, a few Doves and the ever-present Chickadees. Oh yes, and the Starlings. I used to hate them with everything I had; they ran out a lot of the song birds I used to see and hear, but how can you not be impressed with a bird that can imitate everything from other birds’ songs, to sirens, telephones, alarm clocks, dogs, cats, and chickens??  I discovered only recently that they are very closely related to Mynah birds!  And they are, after all, very pretty when the light hits them just right. Even though, I sure wish the other song birds would come back. Can’t we all just get along???

The Flickers have adapted well to suburban life, and have learned that anything metal makes a lot more noise than a tree, when you’re drumming on it. Anything is fair game: garbage cans, metal roofs, those big green boxes that encase the electrical breakers and wiring, as well as the exhaust pipe for my furnace. The sound echoes into the furnace and resonates throughout the house. I’m so glad they are only active during the day!

The native plant garden is showing signs of growth!  The Nodding Onions, Flax and Avens are sprouting new, young leaves, and the Silver Sage is greening up again. The leaves on the Bitterroots are about an inch or so tall, and will at least double in height before they die back and produce flowers. There doesn’t seem to be as many as there have been in the past few years. Not sure how long an individual plants lives, but they should be dividing themselves, and producing seeds that will grow new plants. It probably takes a few years for a seed to become a producing plants, but still… 

Hung the flag up this morning; first time since last fall. Not sure why I haven’t hung it out earlier, the weather has been pretty mild of late, with only a few exceptions. But it’s out there now!. I like seeing my flag blowing in the wind.

I'm Doing This, Write?

I am SO anxious to get back to writing!  I feel however, that it’s gone stagnant. I have plenty of tiny ideas but not sure where to go with them. But that's the whole point, right? No rules, no requirements, just write! 

 I bought a couple of smallish books that have writing prompts, just in case I get stuck. Many of the idea are thought provoking,some are fun, some nostalgic and others are silly. I'll use them as I need to.

I won't be posting every day, but at least once a week. 21 days makes it a  habit - 21 weeks in this case. Augh! Can I do this? 

YES, I CAN!   

Starting Over

Day ONE. After almost two years of nothing, I've decided to do something different to prompt myself to write more. Having kept journals for all different things, I found it difficult to keep up with them all. Therefore, I’ve decided to keep just one, and record everything in one place. Write something every day. Observe, listen, smell, touch; use all of my senses! Weather, temperature, how many, describe, which direction, draw, sketch, paint, wonder…

 

Just write!