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Kathleen Cassen Mickelson
- Apr 10, 2020
- 1 min
First Five Fragments for Friday
First Five Fragments for Friday is your weekly offering of writing/art/conversation prompts.
Kathleen Cassen Mickelson
- Jun 26, 2019
- 2 min
Summer Zen in Pictures
Zen emphasizes practice over theory. I plucked this sentence from the introduction to one of my latest book purchases — Zen Camera: Creat...
Kathleen Cassen Mickelson
- Feb 6, 2019
- 1 min
Winter Images
I’ve been thinking about how long it’s been since I took my camera somewhere and just played. Played with light and shadow and little mom...
Kathleen Cassen Mickelson
- Jul 24, 2017
- 2 min
Photo Monday – More Details
As a poet, details carry all kinds of meanings that can be used to create a snapshot of a moment, a spark of realization, an instant when...
Kathleen Cassen Mickelson
- Jul 17, 2017
- 2 min
Photo Monday – Details
I’m thinking about details today – the small things that we may or may not see, but once noticed, hold their own sort of beauty. And I’m ...
Kathleen Cassen Mickelson
- Jun 19, 2017
- 1 min
Photo Monday – Summer Light
Today’s post is all about peaceful images. We need them. Enjoy. Our next-door neighbor’s old tree is housing a family of woodpeckers. Ear...
Kathleen Cassen Mickelson
- May 22, 2017
- 1 min
Photo Monday
Some Mondays are better left wordless. Let your mind wander. Click on the photos that inspire you to see a larger version. #gallery-12...
Kathleen Cassen Mickelson
- Dec 12, 2016
- 1 min
Winter Visions
It’s looking like Christmas out there. After a snowy weekend, the trees are laden with white. The air is crisp. The landscape looks clean...
Kathleen Cassen Mickelson
- May 9, 2016
- 1 min
Spring Flowers
It happens to me every year: my attention is drawn outside and I never want to come back in. Here are a few reasons why: wild violets in ...
Kathleen Cassen Mickelson
- Jan 12, 2016
- 1 min
Relaxation
One Minnesota Writer is on break this week, but will return on January 18. In the meantime, relax with the ocean. Mission Beach, San Dieg...
Kathleen Cassen Mickelson
- Dec 14, 2015
- 3 min
PHOTOS ON MY DESK
How many of you send photos in your holiday greeting cards in this age of Instagram and Facebook? I don’t send them anymore unless the re...
Kathleen Cassen Mickelson
- Nov 30, 2015
- 2 min
Post-Thanksgiving Delights
One of the greatest things about my Thanksgiving holiday was time offline. There was so much to do with family and friends who visited, f...
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