Tag Archives: Spring
Do butterfly like distractions haunt your mind?
“Distractions softly hover in the corners of my mind,
like a butterfly haunts a flower.” ~M
Butterfly drawings and paintings previously completed using a variety of mixed media including: colored pencils, pastels, watercolors, crayons, ink and pens. Each piece was completed separately and measure 3 1/2 x 5 inches. They were then scanned and assembled into the collage above with no color editing, only adding a border design line. Original art work completed in 2012, copyright Mark Schutter.
Life: is infinite in its variety and intricacies, if we would only take the time to look.
Beauty: a splendor in so many things that exist right before us, with no effort on your part.
Pause: we often fail to slow down enough to see, easily distracted by so many things.
I wish you moments when the distractions fade and beauty crashes in, causing you to stop and pause long enough that it simply takes your breath away. Happy Spring!
Spring Frolic – Wordless Wednesday
(My daughter’s 7 year old full Arabian horse Silver Sight, aka ‘Thomas’.)
“Time to Roll” – Another Wordless Wednesday
Waiting for Spring
Patiently we wait through the cold.
Some days better than others.
The snows a blanket of white.
Waiting through the rain delays.
A longing lingers in our minds.
To see the perfect green grass,
under a bright sky of forever blue.
A small white sphere stitched in red,
captures our attention and respect.
As we wait for spring training,
and a loud voice that shouts
“Play ball!”
~Mark Schutter ©2015
5 Reasons I like the Super Bowl!
With less than 24 hours before kickoff to Super Bowl #49 (yea, I didn’t do the Roman numerals thing cause it was too much trouble to figure it out and I am too lazy to look it up), I give you my top 5 reasons to like the Super Bowl from least important to most important. So, to not keep you waiting and guessing, here we go!
- The Seahawks are playing in back to back Super Bowl’s, and yes I live in Washington so you know who I am rooting for. Go Hawks!
- Football is an okay sport, and watching with a group of friends is fun especially if a team you like is playing. Go Hawks!
- The Super Bowl means football season is almost over and too much of a good thing is not necessarily a good thing. Go Hawks!
- The end of football season means spring is just around the corner and … well I think you probably know what that means, warmer weather! Go Dodgers! Go Mariners!
- Yep, that’s right! #1 reason I like the Super Bowl is that Spring Training and finally after a long winter, Baseball season is almost here!!! Go Dodgers! Go Mariners!
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“Play Ball!”
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Autumn
the autumn chill speaks of a coming death
arise and awake
time to harvest and hope for needed change
arise and awake
across the aging lands hope springs a renewal
arise and awake
feelings of melancholy as we wait for a rebirth
arise and awake
~Mark Schutter ©2014
(Poem 5 of 31 for #OctPoWriMo, written using the prompt words in bold. Hope lives! ~M)
