The Birds Were Flown

The Birds Were Flown Hi there! We are two friends separated by 1,196 miles. Our friendship has always been part creative collaboration, and this blog is an extension of that. It is a place for us to post our musings, art, photography, and writing, with a dash of whatever else interests us at the moment. Peter Pan says "hullo!"

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forms, page 5

How thorough the night a genius for knowing remedies of contempt.

It was a sweater, an umbrella in case of rain. a room in the basement where forms of inferior status smoothed out hair.

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darlings, page 4

two  were kept, and loved just so, As they were poor, children  who had belonged to no one in particular  until thought important,  Darlings  in Gardens  of spare time.

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Case of Rain, Page 5 She followed the night Into your throat -- Walking, well behaved, She carried a case of rain. She despised the light, Whipped blue And smooth

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Garden, Page 4 At last both of them had children Who belonged in A garden.

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The Edge, Page 3 For a week He was frightfully on the edge Of holding her hand Calculating risk She confused him With the man who can to the door For a year, but He was really the grander character Of the two.

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For a week Wendy was calculating imploringly. one seventeen, and two six two nine and six, eighteen  and three three seven,  eight seven-- --eight nine, seven, dot seven-- to  nine two.

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tiny boxes, pages 1 & 2. Excited!

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Gardens and Doors, Pages 1 & 2 Today marks the beginning of a new project here at The Birds Were Flown! Here's how it works: 1. Roo and I have two copies of the same edition of one of our favorite books: Peter Pan. (Fitting, since "the birds were flown" is actually a quote from this book) 2. Each day, we are going to create one blackout poem using one page of the book. We're going in sequential order, no skipping allowed. Both of our poems with be posted here so you'll be able to see how our poems differ, despite working with the same material. 3. At the end of 228 days we will each have an entire book filled with blackout poetry. Above are my poems for the first two pages, and a sneak peak of what I have to work with for tomorrow. We hope you'll follow along!

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Drawing prompt, Day 2

Prompt: Character: Librarian Environment: A clear, crisp mountain stream Time: 1 hour

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Drawing prompt, Day One

Prompt: Creature: deer Object: sharp, angular axe Time: 15 min

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My Favorite Sentence, Day 21

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My Favorite Sentence, Day 20

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My Favorite Sentence, Day 19

Some sentences are plainer than others, but if it’s the best thing I wrote that day, I might as well be proud of it. 

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My Favorite Sentence, Day 18

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My Favorite Sentence, Day 17

I’m finally writing again! I’ve moved locations, so I won’t have the same access to the large array of fabric that I did before. Nevertheless, I intend to stay creative with my compositions!

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Some Watercolors, Week 1

I’ve decided to try and do a weekly watercolor painting in my journal. I know, why add another creative habit when I can’t even stick to one, but adding art into your life is always a good idea, right?

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Daily Journal, Day 22: sketchy