I bought this orchid last year and, with a little love, luck, and fertilizer, it’s happily leaning into the light and reblooming. I’m trying to nurture my writing with that same patience. What are you nurturing today? #JoyScavengerHunt

A bright marigold to start the week #JoyScavengerHunt

Celebrating #HaikuSaturday and using my Southern two-syllable pronunciation of zinnia: zinnia sifts first light distant train horn marks the day birdsong answers call #poetry #haiku #writingcommunity #outdoors

Sunflowers and birdsong for you this morning. Happy Friday! #JoyScavengerHunt

A zinnia for you this morning, leaning towards the light #JoyScavengerHunt

A sun-sweetened blackberry. What will you spot on your wonder-filled Wednesday? #JoyScavengerHunt

Good morning from the garden #JoyScavengerHunt

I’m looking forward to discussing the Nature of Discovery: Bringing STEAM to Life through Art, Science, and Story, sponsored by the spectacular #WalterAndersonMuseumofArt at this free event for educators. Link to register here: www.walterandersonmuseum.org/events-1/the...

A bee waking to begin a new week after an overnight sunflower-sheltered sleep #JoyScavengerHunt

Celebrating #HaikuSaturday: lushly layered branch- es bow swaying soft and sweet mangos scent the breeze #poetry #haiku

Opening to embrace the beginning of the weekend #JoyScavengerHunt

Good morning #JoyScavengerHunt

What will you spot on your wonder-filled Wednesday? #JoyScavengerHunt

Admiring the texture and pattern of yew plum pine this morning #JoyScavengerHunt

A tropical start to the week #JoyScavengerHunt

Taking a week off of #haikuSaturday to wish everyone a fantastic Fourth of July celebration #JoyScavengerHunt

Wishing you peace and abundance as we celebrate 250 years since our country’s Declaration of Independence this weekend #JoyScavengerHunt

A beach sunflower for you this morning #JoyScavengerHunt

Anything is possible on a wonder-filled Wednesday. What will you spot today? #JoyScavengerHunt

A rain-speckled Mandevilla bloom #JoyScavengerHunt

Good morning from Florida! #JoyScavengerHunt

Celebrating #haikuSaturday: neck stretches scanning steady slow and careful steps summer to explore #poetry #haiku #nature

A tiger lily unfurling for the weekend #JoyScavengerHunt

Cashmere bouquet and birdsong for you this morning #JoyScavengerHunt

A gloriosa lilly under a banana leaf canopy. What will you spot on your wonder-filled Wednesday? #JoyScavengerHunt

A dew-speckled cosmos for you this morning #JoyScavengerHunt

Wishing you a glorious start to your week #JoyScavengerHunt

Celebrating #HaikuSaturday with this tribute to a lily pad-eating squirrel: who spotted me watching him lily pad munching tasty treat lunching . . . uh-oh paws pause in mid-crunch #poetry #haiku #joyscavengerhunt

What a privilege to spend time with the incredible educators of the #AugustaNationalWritingProject led by @AU_University ‘s #RebeccaHarper #ANWP #NationalWritingProject #TeacherLeadership #LiteracyEducation #ProfessionalLearning #mglit #educatorsrock #EducatorCommunity

Happy Friday! #JoyScavengerHunt

A nasturtium for you this morning #JoyScavengerHunt

Good morning from Augusta Georgia! I'm looking forward to guest lecturing this morning at the #AugustaUniversityWritingProject hosted by force of nature #RebeccaHarper #AugustaUniversity#WritingInstruction #FutureReadyLearning  #JoyScavengerHunt

A magnolia for you this morning. I’m playing around with depth of field. #JoyScavengerHunt

Last year’s single blackberry lily has self-seeded and spread in all the most delightful ways #JoyScavengerHunt

Celebrating #haikuSaturday: cradling raindrops cherishing bright borrowed dew calla lily waits #haiku #poetry

A fresh passion flower to head into the weekend #JoyScavengerHunt

A pale petunia for you this morning #JoyScavengerHunt

A nibbled-on mushroom. What will you spot on your wonder-filled Wednesday? #JoyScavengerHunt

A layering of Oakleaf hydrangea leaves and blooms for you this morning #JoyScavengerHunt

Lily and birdsong for you this morning #JoyScavengerHunt

Celebrating #haikuSaturday with a tribute (and breaking a few haiku rules in the process) to the daylily plant, which produces blooms that last only for a day: new day. new lily petals peel and spread and sway present perfect now #poetry #haiku #writingcommunity

Savoring the scent of our English roses, blooming just in time for the weekend #JoyScavengerHunt

Two pollen-dusted cosmos #JoyScavengerHunt

A passionflower bloom. What will you spot on your wonder-filled Wednesday? #JoyScavengerHunt

Lilies opening to the possibilities of the day ahead #JoyScavengerHunt

A magnolia for you this morning #JoyScavengerHunt

Celebrating #haikuSaturday with this poem about our trumpet flower in the breeze: rain-greened leaves lifting wings flitter, seek, find, sip   from pollen-coated path #poem #haiku #nature #getoutdoors

Oakleaf hydrangea and birdsong under our forest canopy #JoyScavengerHunt

Lily and distant birdcall for you this morning #JoyScavengerHunt

My copy just arrived. Can’t wait to start digging into #CampBigTop by @alexandradiazauthor.com