16th Small Stone: Entwined Elms

Tiny scrolling branches of two elms entwined and tangled over the street, reaching, touching, as close as they can ever get.

Sixth Small Stone: River mist

Triplets of golden globes glow on slender stalks along the walkway beside the quiet Columbia River, emerging from the fog and disappearing as we approach and pass by.

Constellation of limes, Laura's 3rd small stone

A constellation of seven yellow limes rests on dark green grass while others barely hold onto the tree.

Consider joining me to write a small stone, an intense experience, each day in January.  Go to Writing Our Way Home site FMI.  

River of Stones Invitation

Hello Writers and Readers,

One of my author friends invited me to join A River of Stones for January, 2012, and I've decided to write all of you who read my blog.  The mother lode of information about it is here and if you want any more information, or to join the mailing list of the two leaders of AROS, please visit the site.  Here are a few clues: a stone is a short, intense observation of the world around you.  If you want to participate in the January, 2012 River of Stones, you commit to writing down one stone every day of January.  The two leaders want to connect us to our world, to catalyze our careful observation and experiencing of the world around us.  I suspect I'll have at least one day when I will not go happily to the stone manufactory, but I still find careful nature-watching so valuable for my writing that I have committed.  I will post my stones on this blog and connect them to the AROS hashtag on twitter.  If you would like to join in, I'd love you to comment about it on this blog as well as signing up to get inspiration on theirs.  This resolution seems much more worthwhile than the usual ones for New Year's.  Join in!  

 Best, Laura