Category Archives: Spring Diary

Prayer Tree

The prayer board inspired me today. What prayer would you pin to the tree today?

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Memory

© Jacqueline Perry, “Black Bear”, spray paint on paper Each summer, our family would return to the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania.  We might spot a  black bear sometime during our stay. One might ramble across my grandmother’s field or be spotted in a … Continue reading

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Migration

Pelicans Return 05.03.13 by Jacqueline Perry, gouache and marker on paper A flock of twenty Pelicans flew high over downtown Davenport. In LeClaire, dozens of the birds appeared as large white dots floating on the river. With a wingspan of 95 to 120 inches,  you can’t miss … Continue reading

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Labyrinth

Stone Labyrinth, pencil on paper, Jacqueline Perry, 2013 Entrance to the stone labyrinth at Our Lady of the Praire Retreat Center. Tiny stones make the path; larger ones mark boundaries. A person enters, walks the winding path to reach the center and takes … Continue reading

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River Rat

Returning from Iowa City today, I crossed a swollen Cedar River. The boundaries between field and stream had long disappeared. Once home, I went to take flood pictures of ‘The Rock’.  Between the Ben Franklin Store and the river I met a mom … Continue reading

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Running Deer

I didn’t intend to take the winter off, but I’m happy to be back blogging on nature and faith, and how art seems to bridge these for me. The Pastors on Parade event scheduled for January was cancelled due to … Continue reading

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