Collage Creations

Margaret Gibson at Reflections on The Teche invites others to share some of the technology they find that could be useful, in and out of the classroom. I haven't shared in a few weeks, but always like reading what others share so I can learn about new ways others are using technology.

It's Digilit Sunday!

            I love making picture collages, have one as my desktop picture, have created them as gifts, and use them on my blog. In May, here, I shared Kizoa, an app that includes movement and sound. It's great, too.  Yet, I'm always looking for something easy and free to create a different look. A more recent app that I've used is Fotor, also user friendly, and it has good options for the look of the collage. It is also a photo editor, and Fotor.com has been much fun to play with using different photo topics. Here are a few examples using some shadow pictures.

Two Weeks-Good Stuff

            Thanks to Ruth Ayres, we also get to share our celebrations with others every Saturday. Check HERE for the links. And tweet at #CelebrateLu

The celebration of beauty is an invitation to ask your soul everyday, 'mind if I join you'

                                                                                                                           anonymous

I didn't post last week because...

I was celebrating:

School started, and so did my granddaughter Ingrid
 in kindergarten at my school.
Her little sister Imogene came along to see her off!

Thoughts That Stay

           Thanks to Laura Shovan, we do more with poetry! She offers thoughtful challenges for poetry creation and contemplation often, and today shares another of her book/poem connections. along with hosting Poetry Friday at her blog, Author Amok. Come visit for a day filled with poetry! And be sure to thank Laura for managing all of us! 
            This post seems particularly apt for Poetry Friday because it's about the spoken word, and poetry is meant to be spoken. Some believe that our everyday interactions create the poetry of our lives. I enjoy the idea a lot.            

Non-Fiction Poetry

  Alyson Beecher welcomes bloggers to share their favorite non-fiction picture books every Wednesday on her blog, KidLit Frenzy. I hope you enjoy all the posts, and learn about the beautiful non-fiction available today.

     America at War, poems selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins, illustrated by Stephen Alcorn

Tuesday Sharing-Slices of Beginnings

   Time for our Tuesday Slice of Life Sharing at the Two Writing Teachers blog. It's a wonderful place to share what's going on in your life, whatever you may be doing.

  Life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quickly you hardly catch it going.
                                       Tennessee Williams

           I love taking pictures, and do try to capture different moments in my life, but sometimes it's nice just to "be" and that's what I'm sharing today, plus only one photo. My son, daughter-in-law and grandson arrived late Friday night. It was wonderful to have them around for a couple of days; the cliché "short, but sweet' fits perfectly.