Catching Days
is a blog about writing, reading, and life--how they meld, clash, and astonish. It's a net for catching days.How this site works:
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Category Archives: leaves
no place on earth
It’s difficult to think of anything other than the stunning crimson and gold leaves outside my windows. I have been doing too many other things lately. And I have come to the place where I need to set aside time … Continue reading
Posted in books, character, fall, form, journeys, leaves, mfa, novels
Tagged No Place on Earth
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outside my window-october 28
Matisse wrote, “To paint an autumn landscape I will not try to remember what colors suit this season, I will be inspired only by the sensation that the season arouses in me: the icy purity of the sour blue sky … Continue reading
Posted in art, books, Columbus GA, fall, journals, leaves
Tagged Journal Champetre D'Edith Holden, Matisse on Art
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inside outside
Inside there’s a new feeling–no more books on the floor, no more clutter, lots of space. And there’s movement. Things are changing. Now I stand to write and walk when I feel like it. I can also sit, which I … Continue reading
looking forward
Not sure which is my favorite season, but I have both fall and winter to look forward to, one right after the other. Last Friday morning, I opened the back door and felt cool air outside– 72 degrees in Columbus, … Continue reading
Posted in accumulation, catching moments, Columbus GA, fall, leaves
Tagged Leaves of Grass
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it was a good autumn
I dropped the last packet of the six-month semester into the FedEx box yesterday afternoon. After I fill out some end-of-the-semester forms, I will have completed the first year of my two-year program at the Vermont College of Fine Arts. … Continue reading
Posted in accumulation, journeys, leaves, mfa, time
Tagged Amy and Isabelle, One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way
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two days
Yesterday started off rainy and ended with beautiful fall blue skies. And yesterday I started the day with two packets to turn in for this semester and ended the day with only one remaining. Today it’s very coppery and auburn outside. … Continue reading
Posted in accumulation, fall, leaves, life, mfa, the day
Tagged The Woman Lit by Fireflies
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