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Are you using colors?

By Jessica Morrell Posted in Jessica Page Morrell , collecting colors, writing with colors | Comments Off on Are you using colors?

A pearly full moon is rising through a stand of tall Douglas firs tonight. It’s casting an enormous, mysterious glow through the upper branches.  I’m stepping out onto the porch at intervals to watch its progress, as  meanwhile the Big Dipper shines above the back door. What color is the moon in your part of […]

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