JoAnn Early Macken

 

Dec 22, 2017 6:09 AM EST

I love this!

- Ruth (thereisnosuchthingasagodforsakentown.blogspot.com)

Dec 22, 2017 6:09 AM EST

You often make me want to have a feeder, JoAnn. This is a winter scene we all imagine. Merry Christmas!

- Linda Baie

Dec 22, 2017 6:31 AM EST

Thank you, Ruth! Linda, I'm lucky that my husband takes care of the feeders & I get to take in the view! Merry Christmas to you, too!

- JoAnn Macken

Dec 22, 2017 8:21 AM EST

Love how you've captured your downy watching you watching him. This morning at yoga I watched two downy's perched on a trunk--made the down dogs much easier!

- Buffy Silverman

Dec 22, 2017 12:45 PM EST

Thanks, Buffy! Oh, but yoga. I tried to do 108 Sun Salutations yesterday for the Winter Solstice. Made it just over halfway. I'm blaming it on the video we watched, which was very slow & made the downward dogs last forever. We did 108 2 years ago, & I don't remember it being so hard! My arms ache today, but as soon as I can, I plan to finish the rest of those Sun Salutations. Wish me luck!

- JoAnn Macken

Dec 23, 2017 7:41 AM EST

Lovely poem, JoAnn. I love watching our birds, too. Your ending is perfect - we also fill up while watching these miraculous creatures. Something we learned this winter - bear may exit their dens even when it's been freezing cold and the ground is white. Two days ago a bear with paw prints the size of my husband's spread hand absconded with our hanging feeder, carried it into the woods and ate all the seed. I thought the bear were tucked up tight until March at least.

- Joyce Ray

Dec 23, 2017 10:37 AM EST

Wow, Joyce! My sister-in-law in Colorado brought her hummingbird feeders inside every night because a bear pulled one down, along with the post it was hanging on. Enjoy the view--from inside!

- JoAnn Macken

Dec 24, 2017 4:47 AM EST

Do they watch us with as much appreciation as we have for them?

- Mary Lee

Dec 24, 2017 7:42 AM EST

Thanks for your fun woodpecker poem Joann! I rarely see the woodpeckers at a feeder, though I do see and hear them in the trees. I like the peck-peck-pecking sound you've created through your rhythmic poem. Happy Holidays!

- Michelle Kogan

Dec 25, 2017 12:53 AM EST

Your final line says it all. I get such a deep pleasure from bird watching. Now I'm going to wonder if they're watching me as well!

- Molly Hogan

Dec 25, 2017 6:42 AM EST

Yes, we definitely benefit from watching the birds at the feeders. My husband just made a squirrel house & hung it in front of another window--more fun!

- JoAnn Macken

Dec 26, 2017 9:22 AM EST

What a lovely moment you've captured.

- Kay Jernigan McGriff

Dec 15, 2017 5:15 AM EST

Wonderful poem! I adore these recipe poems!

- BJ Lee

Dec 15, 2017 5:46 AM EST

Love this happy, outdoorsy recipe, JoAnn! The sounds are wonderful when read aloud.

- Tabatha

Dec 15, 2017 8:00 AM EST

JoAnn--I never had a dog who would drop a ball at my feet. It always involved a tackle before the repeat!

- Diane Mayr

Dec 15, 2017 8:05 AM EST

Brava! Enjoyed your poem, JoAnn. So vivid!

- jama

Dec 15, 2017 8:29 AM EST

Thanks, everyone! The recipe form was simple & fun to work with.

Diane, our Rosy drops the ball & then grabs it again. We have to be quick to keep the game going!

- JoAnn Early Macken

Dec 15, 2017 5:21 PM EST

That is pure puppy perfection. I love it.

- Brenda

Dec 15, 2017 5:49 PM EST

Amy's and your poem are great, JoAnn. Those recipes bring up an image just right every time.
One poem
add words to fill
the bowl, then swirl
to mix it well
for those who love
poetic pics
who bake them in
their memories!

Happy Holidays, JoAnn

- Linda Baie

Dec 15, 2017 11:08 PM EST

What a great recipe poem! I'm definitely going to have to play around with this form. Such fun!

- Molly Hogan

Dec 16, 2017 9:33 AM EST

What a fun poem and a delicious recipe for morning!

- Kay McGriff

Dec 16, 2017 10:56 AM EST

Your recipe made me smile, JoAnn. Thanks!

- Buffy Silverman

Dec 17, 2017 2:31 AM EST

Love this. Brings back so many good memories of dogs long gone.

- Mary Lee Hahn

Dec 17, 2017 5:22 PM EST

Great poem. It put right there with my dog when she was younger. I wish e could play catch again.

- Linda Mitchell

Dec 18, 2017 4:46 AM EST

Thank you all!

Linda, what a fun way to think of poetry! I especially love "add words to fill / the bowl, then swirl / to mix it well."

Rosy just turned two, & I already miss the days when she could curl up in my lap. Not at 70 pounds! I'm glad we can enjoy the ball games!

Happy holidays to all!

- JoAnn Macken

Dec 01, 2017 6:09 AM EST

So creative, Joanne. I love to see this turnaround in thought about the nasty nibble. Brava!

I tried to write an alligator one for this prompt at TLD
but it hasn't come together yet for the challenge.
Have revisions to do but maybe I can tease something out of it by midnight.

- Jan/Bookseedstudio

Dec 01, 2017 6:37 AM EST

Thanks, Jan! It bothers me when people complain about insects eating their garden plants. I'm glad to see them--most of them, anyway!

- JoAnn Macken

Dec 01, 2017 7:52 AM EST

I know that you are an expert on monarchs, JoAnn, and the poem shows that, and teaches me something I didn't know. I love your use of those "c" words, sometimes what we rue, but mostly I do understand they can be cause for "cheer".

- Linda Baie

Dec 01, 2017 9:24 AM EST

Thank you, Linda! I was just out in the yard picking up milkweed seeds & fluff because I didn't pick the seedpod before it burst open. Yes, I'm still learning!

- JoAnn Macken

Dec 01, 2017 12:18 PM EST

So much fun--I love all your C words, and the appealing way you've packed information into this poem.

- Buffy Silverman

Dec 01, 2017 3:28 PM EST

Thank you, Buffy! I had to resist the temptation to pile in a whole lot more information. Shorter is usually sweeter!

- JoAnn Macken

Dec 02, 2017 8:04 AM EST

I love it! We found monarchs on our milkweed this year, but I wasn't checking them closely enough and didn't find them until they had eaten all the leaves! No c-shape left to discover..

- Kay McGriff

Dec 02, 2017 8:46 AM EST

If the monarchs found your milkweed, maybe you'll see them next year! Good luck!

- JoAnn Macken

Dec 03, 2017 9:46 AM EST

I love when I learn something new from a poem. And who better to learn it from than the Monarch lady. :) Thanks for joining in this month, JoAnn!

- Michelle Heidenrich Barnes

Dec 04, 2017 1:51 PM EST

Someday I hope to find chewed Cs on my milkweed!!

- Mary Lee Hahn

Dec 05, 2017 4:23 AM EST

Michelle, I'm so glad I found your interview and the poem prompt. After finishing a long work-for-hire project, I needed the change of focus--and the fun!

Mary Lee, I hope so, too!

- JoAnn Macken