Technically autumn arrived a month ago for the northern hemisphere but for those of us in the Southwest region of the US, it feels like summer is struggling to release it’s fiery hands from the atmosphere.
However, autumn has been slowly extinguishing the flames of summer heat by ways of later sunrises and earlier sunsets, minimizing the hours in the day warmth is allowed.
I had the fortune of visiting Lake Tahoe (first time) after Labor Day. In that area at that time I could truly sense the change in seasons. It was an amazing weekend spent amongst the trees, the water and the mountains. Below are a few memories from that trip.
At the bottom of the mountain at Emerald Bay State Park Colorful bird in the forest.Water fowl enjoying the lake.Lake Tahoe from the entrance to Emerald Bay State Park.Lake Tahoe on the Nevada side of the city.View of the lake from my paddle board on the California side.
Hello! September was a whirlwind month and I’ve fallen short of posting weekly on this blog. Figure this would be a good time to do a “hodgepodge” post.
Music Poll- in case you missed it, my previous post highlights the theme music of each network’s NFL music. I’ll leave this poll open for another week before revealing the results. Be sure to vote on your favorite piece of music!
2. Downloads for Coffee Drinkers- at the top of this site, I have a link to a Downloads page. I intend to create more zines in the future. For now I have one zine. BUT about a year ago I created a coffee themed activity book. This is also available on the downloads page. Feel free to print it out so you always have an “on the go” activity!
One of the reasons I’ve been quieter than usual is I’ve been traveling every couple of weeks during this last stretch of summer (including a jaunt to San Diego this past weekend). The first place I went was NYC for the first time ever! It was an amazing experience. Below is a photo I took from the top of the Empire State Building.
NYC at Night. August 2024
I have another post on Instagram of the Wanamaker Building in downtown Philadelphia. Feel free to check it out.
This weekend, I’m finishing up my final project for a post-grad certificate program I’ve been enrolled in since January of this year. I’m currently knee deep in executing Python code to create a model that will assign a database of IT support tickets into different categories. Fun stuff! So while I’m busy working in a Jupyter notebook, I thought to keep thing moving along on my blog, I’d share some work from another notebook.
Sophomore Yr English Poetry Notebookca. 1996
My sophomore year English instructor had us put together a notebook of our work over the fall and spring semesters. I didn’t have a computer at home at the time, so I remember working on this during my lunch break in the school’s computer lab. I don’t know why I chose a cursive font but whatever! She was nice enough to package our work in a spiral bound and laminated notebook, which I still have today.
I’ll share page 6 as it contains 1) a poem about summertime 2) a limerick and 3) a haiku.
It’s not award winning work, but hey I was 16 when I wrote these. The limerick still cracks me up- which tells me my humor has not changed much since I was in high school.
This Page 6 …not that other Page Six.
Seasons Poem
The hot blazing sun.
Its rays beam down to the Earth like a laser.
The days seem to last an eternity.
Patiently I wait for cool breezes.
As I step onto the sizzling sidewalk , I wonder
Will this hellish weather ever end?
Finally, I see a yellow leaf floating to the ground
As the wind travels through the cool night air.
Note: After reading this, the yellow leaf could be from a dead tree- you know- that died from the summer heat. The cool night air indicates the shift from summer to not summer but not yet fall. So, probably late August, early September.
Limerick
There once was a kid who had a dog.
One day the dog chased after a frog.
While running down the street.
A car the dog did meet.
And got squashed because of a dumb little frog.
Haiku
The clouds move swiftly
Fluffy and round, always moving
Stretched out in the sky
Fluffy clouds moving through the sky.
Have you recently come across any creative projects from years ago? Did it surprise you to revisit your work?
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