Category Archives: poetry

Oh Where, oh where has my little brain gone? = email switch over – technological boondoggles

Posted on 05/01/2024 by kunstkitchen

my long time email provider was taken over by an international company and their price hike was beyond my budget. Continue reading →

Posted in animals, Art Work, environment, food for thought, photography, poetry | Tagged cat photos, coping with change, email, evolving technology, identity verification, Minneapolis, photography, poetry, sunsets | 6 Comments

A Contemplative Life = October November Reflections – A Farewell

Posted on 12/02/2023 by kunstkitchen

The roses are put to bed under mulch and leaves Remainders fade on their stems Others are cut back to earth The grasses still sway beside the paths In a November solemn sky A strangely muted sun shimmers through the … Continue reading →

Posted in gardens, photography, poetry | Tagged a contemplative life, changes, gardens, life change, Life cycles, loss, nature, november, October, photography, poetry, Roses | 1 Comment

A Contemplative Life = Mid-June Painted Lady Butterfly – Almost July

Posted on 06/25/2023 by kunstkitchen

The Painted Lady Butterfly found perched in a Common White Lilac bush Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) For information about its habitat and scientific classification, please click this link. The Painted Lady Butterfly is found on all continents except Australia and … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, environment, gardens, photography, poetry, wildlife | Tagged city photography, common white lilac, environment, gardens, lilac bush, Minneapolis, painted lady butterfly, poetry | 3 Comments

A Contemplative Life = Saying Farewell to my beloved Friend

Posted on 09/16/2022 by kunstkitchen

“Charley would want you to celebrate his life and continue to carry his message in the world.” These words I shared with one of the many devoted friends who feel devastated by the passing of our “bigger than life” friend. … Continue reading →