Scraps and Ramblings 
This Blog-- with addendem April 1 2020
Where were you -- November 23, 2011
Giving Thanks -- November 24, 2011
Hooded Mersangers -- November 27, 2011
Recipe -- Rutabaga and Turnips and Maple Syrup
Is it fair to all concerned -- Redistricting-- December 2, 2011
Gerrymandering --- What? December 7, 2011
Joe Tutterrow -- Burkhart Creek-- Public service
The Art Sanctuary...December 10, 2011
Making Brooklyn a Better Place--- Ray Young December 18, 2011
New Year -- Hoarding the Old -- December 31, 2011 and January 1, 2012
Hawks and perches -- January 9, 2012
Single County Executive -- January 10, 2012
Beauty Outlasts Everything-- February 12, 2012
The Christmas Lights in Brooklyn -- December 6, 2012
Hickory Nuts and Pies -- November 11, 2013
Comments on motion to accept bid on building a dispatch center February 17, 2014
The Swelling of Tree Buds March 16, 2014
Noon at the Clayton Cafe October, 2014 (Poem)
A Visit from a Bluebird in February February, 2015 Poem)
March Snow March 2017 (Poem)
The Orchardist October 2018 ( Poem)
The Postcard November 2018
Peepers March, 2019
Overnight Lace April 2019 (Poem)
The Fair Returns August, 2019
September Skies October, 2019 (Poem)
Curious Daylight Savings November 1, 2019
More to the Journey November 16, 2019
On Awakening February, 2020 (Poem)
The Singer Within April 10, 2020 Good Friday (Poem)
Yellow Smile May, 2020 (Poem)
Peace in Daviess County June, 2020
Fish Are Always Bitin' in Paragon June, 2020 (Poem)
Swallows At Haycutting June, 2020 (Poem)
Welcome to My Dock July, 2020 (Poem)
Fill My Cup August, 2020 (Poem)
Ode to the Elderberry August, 2020 (Poem)
Bird of Blue October, 2020 (Poem)
Imagine Autumn October, 2020 (Poem)
Woodstove in November, November 2020 (Poem)
A Solitary Crow December December, 2020 (Poem)
A Quandry January, 2021 (Poem)
Empty Blue Sleeve, February, 2021 (Poem)
Neighbors 1 3338 Brookside, The Radcliffs, February, 2021
Neighbors 2 35 East South, February, 2021
Neighbors 3 Charlie, Ed, Rube and Bea March, 2021
Neighbors 4 Bells are Ringing, March, 2021
Neighbors – On Bethel Pond, 1968 Part 1 Ross and Doral, June, 2021
Kingfisher July, 2021 (poem)
Hay on Bunker Hill Road September 2021 (poem)
Signs On My Way Home November, 2021 (poem)
On Bethel Pond December, 2021 (poem)
Feeding House Sparrows, January, 2022
Two Pigeons for Sophia, February, 2022
Indiana's Month of March March, 2022 (poem)
The following two works are called Ekphrastic poems. They explore, engage with, and describe a painting, drawing, sculpture, or other form of visual art.
The artwork for each is displayed in at the beginning of each work. The artwork for "Paris Spring 1920" is a beautiful collage created by Nancy Simmonds,
like myself a member of the Indiana Poetry Society. It was slected to be the art object for the IPS's 2022 Spring Fling Contest. Membership details of IPS can be found
at
https://www.poetrysocietyofindiana.org If you enjoy poetry you might consider membership to this supportive group.
Paris Spring 1920 March, 2022 (Ekphrastic poem)
Rights of Passage March, 2022 ( Ekphrastic poem)
Indiana's Month of March, March 2022 ( Poem)
A Catalyst April, 2022 ( poem)
Resurrection Saturday April, 2022 (poem)
Indiana's Roadside Stand July, 2022 (poem)
Fall AKA Autumn October, 2022 (poem)
In Gratitude September, 2022 (poem)Delivered at Morgan County Bicentennial party at Waverly 9-23-2022, Governor Holcome in attendance
My Old Green Hat, November, 2022 ( poem)
Snow Day January, 2023
January's Month of Waiting January, 2023
Loving February February, 2023 (poem)
A Sycamore Affair February, 2023 (poem)
Holed Up February, 2023 (poem)
Ode to Spam February, 2023 (poem)
Welcome You July Rain, July 2023 (poem)
Breakfast by the Deck, August, 2023 (poem)
Our American Frontier, August, 2023 ( poem) Delivered at Morgan County Leadership Academy, August 2023