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Poem By Me: I Am Orange
By Polly Castor on June 13, 2009Read moreI Am Orange I am orange bright, bold and in your face caution: you can see me from far...
20I Finished My Big Pastel Painting
By Polly Castor on June 12, 2009Read moreThis is the painting I started in my pastel class. It is the largest pastel I’ve ever done. It...
Rhododendron Photos
By Polly Castor on June 11, 2009Read moreThe word rhododendron is my favorite choice for stumping someone at hangman on the back of a diner place...
Book Review: 1000 Artist Journal Pages
By Polly Castor on June 10, 2009Read moreI have really enjoyed this book by Dawn De Vries Sokol and even give it five stars. I bought...
Iris Photos
By Polly Castor on June 9, 2009Read moreIrises are fascinating. Ninety-nine percent of these photographs were taken in our yard. My husband is a very good...
Another Page Done in My Box-A-Day Art Journal
By Polly Castor on June 8, 2009Read moreThis page represents May 27, 2009 through June 7, 2009. I am most gratified that several blog readers have...
Movie Review: My Life in Ruins
By Polly Castor on June 7, 2009Read moreI haven’t been out to the movies in eons so this probably added to my enjoyment of this recently...
My New Poem: Let It Be
By Polly Castor on June 6, 2009Read moreLet it Be like Atlas carrying the world taking too much responsibility I need a vacation from introspection...
Poppy Photos
By Polly Castor on June 5, 2009Read moreI love poppies. The audaciously flagrant color, the bristly buds, the stark markings, and the ten armed starfish shaped...
Book Review: The Story Book of Science
By Polly Castor on June 4, 2009Read moreI read this classic book by Jean Henri-Fabre (France 1823 – 1915) to my homeschooled 6th grader as supplementary...
Photos of a Day in Bedford, NY
By Polly Castor on June 3, 2009Read moreOn Monday, I was in Bedford, NY taking my 12 year old daughter to a poetry class given...
My Most Recent Painting
By Polly Castor on June 2, 2009Read moreI really enjoyed painting this one in the sun on my front porch, while sitting in one of our...