Category Archives: Nature photos

Poetry Friday—Sky, Sun, & Water

Posted on July 15, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! My poem this week was inspired by Margaret Simon’s prompt, from her post this week on THIS PHOTO WANTS TO BE A POEM… I wrote the poem, didn’t have a chance to post it, then tweaked it … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Pencil Drawing, Poem, poetry, Quick Sketches, Sketchbooks, Writing | Tagged #Poetry Friday, colors, dragonfly, James Weldon Johnson, Leigh Anne Eck, Margaret Simon, Michelle Kogan, Molly Hogan, mother nature, nature, Nix the comfort zone, pencil sketch, Prehistoric, sketch, sky, summer, sun, This Photo Wants To Be A Poem, water | 11 Comments

Poetry Friday—Potpourri with More Sky…

Posted on June 10, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Continuing on with my fascination with the sky, this week I was inspired by turbulence in our night sky… PREMONITION Sky canopy jostling this way and that can’t decide on it’sdirection or pull, branches and leavesgalloping willy-nilly … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Haiku, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, pen sketch, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, Alstroemeria Anniversary Card, Carol Wilcox, Elderflowers, Etsy Shop, Margaret Simon, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan Fine Art Etsy Shop, Mussorgsky, night, night sky, PREMONITION, This Photo Wants To Be A Poem, Tree roots talking, trees, Turbulence | 10 Comments

Poetry Friday—Sky Pleasures

Posted on June 3, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Earlier this week I read i love you to the moon &, by Chen Chen, and it flew me away to another place… i love you to the moon &by Chen Chen not back, let’s not come … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, Plein Air Art, Poem, poetry, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, artist, Chen Chen, Coldplay, Margaret Simon, Michelle Kogan, Painting, poetry, Reflections on the teche, sky, sky gazing, Sky poems, Watercolor, Writer | 15 Comments

Poetry Friday–Robins for Earth Day 2021

Posted on April 22, 2021 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

robin dreams of catalpa canopies, summer’s secret solace © 2021 Michelle Kogan Happy Poetry Friday! I’m celebrating Earth Day with thoughts about how we can help our friend Robin. The counts of Robins are down in the cities, mainly due … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, Poem, poetry, Poetry Books, Writing | Tagged #Earth Day 2021, #NPM2021, #PoetryFriday, #Progressive Poem 2019, American Robin, birds, Catherine Flynn, City Birds, Margaret Simon, Michelle Kogan, Protecting Robin's, Reflections on the teche, Soul Blossom Living, Susan Bruck | 12 Comments

Poetry Friday–NaPoWriMo: Mourning Dove

Posted on April 23, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday and Happy National Poetry Month! I’m sharing a poem, art, and pics of a mourning dove that visited me this week in my backyard garden. Actually a pair visited, for quite a long time… I’m very … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, Poem, Writing | Tagged #NaPoWriMo2020, #PoetryFriday, Action, Art, birds, Christie Wyman, earth, environment, family, gardens, Humanity, JoAnn Balingit, Michelle Kogan, mourning dove, Narcissus, nature, poems, poetry, Ponder, reflections, spring, Thanks, wings, Writing | 23 Comments

#NaPoWriMo 2020 Day 1 -Feathered Friends

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy National Poetry Writing Month #NaPoWriMo! Here’s a poem to lift your spirits, inspired by my early morning feathered friends! #Birds #Climateendangered #Poem MORNING WAKEUP CALL Cock a doodle doo rang out rooster’s rollicking call, Cherup, cherup, cherup, sang … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Poem, Writing | Tagged #NaPoWriMo2020 Michelle Kogan, bird songs, cheer you up!, environment, family, feathers, friends, Humanity, music, people, poem, poems, poetry, Poets, reflections, robins, roosters, sparrows, Thanks, thoughts, wakeup call, wings, Writing | 1 Comment

Poetry Friday–”Relieving Anxiety”

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! Our small world has gotten much smaller and much scarier over the last few months. Coping and taking care of ourselves and those close to us are very important. Along with this are ways to relieve stress. … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Pencil Drawing, Poem | Tagged "Relieving Anxiety", Action, animals, Art, Compassion, empathy, environment, Hatari, Humanity, Justice, love, Matt, Matt Forrest Esenwine, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan #Poetry Friday, music, poems, poetry, Ponder, reflections, silliness, thoughts, Truth, Writing | 14 Comments

Poetry Friday Roundup is Here–2020

Posted on December 26, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday–The Roundup is Here! With this last Poetry Friday post I’m ushering out 2019 and opening my arms and heart wide for 2020 and positive change for our earth’s climate! Here’s my wakeup call poem: 2020 RAISE YOUR … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Illustration & Writing, Holidays, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, Poem, Writing | Tagged #PoetryFriday, #Women's March 2020, 2020, Action, animals, Art, Chicago Women's March 2020, Children, Climate Strike, Dreams, earth, environment, family, Humanity, Michelle Kogan, music, nature, New decade, nonet, poems, poetry, Poetry Friday Roundup, Ponder, Raise your voices, reflections, Save the Earth, spirit, stories, Students, sun, thoughts, Truth, Women, Writing | 36 Comments

Poetry Friday–Winter Poem Swap & #natember December Nature

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m very happy this week to share Joyce Ray’s treasure-filled Winter Poem Swap. In our poems and gifts to each other, ours thoughts both seemed to draw from historical spiritual, and social justice callings. The little poem books, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cards, Children's Illustration & Writing, Haiku, Holidays, Home, Nature, Nature photos, Painting, pen sketch, Plein Air Art, Poem, Quick Sketches, Writing | Tagged #haikuforjustice, #haikuforkindness, #hakuforhope, #natember, #PoetryFriday, #WinterPoemSwap, Art, books, Emily Dickinson, environment, Holidays, Joyce Ray, Michelle Kogan, Michelle Kogan fine art, photos, poems, poetry, Ponder, reflections, Tabatha Yeatts | 13 Comments

Poetry Friday–Nature and December #natember

Posted on December 6, 2019 by Michelle Kogan Art, Illustration, & Writing

Happy Poetry Friday! I’m writing nature haikus for December and am tagging them #natember. Linda Baie and Jean LaTourette are also writing them this month, join us. A few other haiku hashtags for December by Jone MacCulloch and Mary Lee … Continue reading →