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    • Wordless Wednesday: Before the Snowstorm

      Posted at 4:04 am by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on February 2, 2022

      I must share this #WordlessWednesday post with words.

      I posted this on Facebook yesterday, so maybe you saw it. A couple feet of snow are expected over the next two days. I only needed a few items at the store yesterday because I recently shopped but if snowed in, it’s things I’d want. As soon as I pulled into the parking lot around ten-thirty a.m., I knew I should have arrived earlier. Time went by fast, and at one point, a new lane must’ve opened because we moved up about five people. Here are some things I heard referring to the long lines while waiting in a long line:

      • Holy moly!
      • Thank God for the snow (meant to be snarky).
      • What a day!
      • Honey, it’s the first of the month.
      • Excuse me, but the line starts back there!

      Everybody seemed patient and friendly. The gas station wasn’t much better on my way to the store. I had a half tank, so I wasn’t desperate. On the way home, I pulled up to one of two empty pumps and filled my tank. My son told me it looks like old times when people rushed out at the last minute before a storm. It’s true, but mainly the stores are short of help.

      Of course, I’m not comparing this to the bomb cyclone that dropped thirty inches in Massachusetts over the weekend. I’m just stating that we’re next to get a major winter storm according to state police and local forecasters.

      Thanks for reading. ~MJ

      Featured Photo by Egor Kamelev from Pexels

      Posted in #AmWriting, #WritersLife, Wordless Wednesday | 5 Comments | Tagged #WordlessWednesday, Mary J McCoy-Dressel, Snowstorm Predicted, Wordless Wednesday
    • #WordlessWednesday: Natural in Nature

      Posted at 10:19 am by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on June 16, 2021
      This first picture was along the road on my walk the other day. The wind made it hard to focus.
      In our old backyard.
      Beauty in everything
      One man’s trash…
      Posted in #AmWriting, #WritersLife, Wordless Wednesday | 6 Comments | Tagged #WordlessWednesday, #WritersLife, Mary J McCoy-Dressel, Natural in Nature, Nature, Wordless Wednesday
    • #WordlessWednesday Suburban Wildlife: Follow the Leader

      Posted at 1:08 pm by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on May 26, 2021

      This Wordless Wednesday post isn’t wordless. I haven’t written in my blog in so long, it deserves, and craves, some words.

      It’s obvious I didn’t take the time to crop four of these. I’m not trying to showcase the parking lot or vehicle. I think it’s called lazy. This is the “turkey path” as I call it.

      As many as ten turkeys appeared the day I took these pictures. They didn’t seem to be in a hurry and gradually disappeared around the building or into the woodlands. Since early spring, I have only seen one strolling around alone. I don’t know if it’s male or female, but one of them probably sits on the nest while the other searches for food. Curiosity drove me to research this stuff. 😉

      Yesterday, I happened to glance out the window to see one lone young turkey run across the parking lot as fast as its little legs would go. I’m sure I missed the others as this little one tried to catch up with the family. It reminded me of the Roadrunner running from Wile E. Coyote.

      I hope you’re all doing well. Me? I’m hanging in here and have a book almost ready for the editor. I’m in the last round of a self-edit before sending it off. I’m close to writing the end on another one, which is a new setting for me and took a lot of research. So, back to my writing cave… Thank goodness I have my characters to talk to because it’s getting lonely in here. My apologies for not visiting your blogs. One day… One day I will catch up. For now, I kind of need the break. I miss you all.

      Posted in #AmWriting, #WritersLife, Wordless Wednesday | 12 Comments | Tagged #WordlessWednesday: Follow the Leader, Mary J McCoy-Dressel, Wildlife, Wordless Wednesday
    • #WordlessWednesday: Fog and Ice

      Posted at 3:42 pm by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on May 5, 2021
      Early foggy morning in April.
      After the fog cleared, trees covered in ice showed in the distance.
      Posted in #AmWriting, Wordless Wednesday | 4 Comments | Tagged #WordlessWednesday: Fog and Ice, #WritersLife, April freeze, Mary J McCoy-Dressel, Wordless Wednesday
    • #WordlessWednesday Spring Blossoms

      Posted at 2:56 am by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on May 13, 2020
      Blooming trees, pink blossoms, spring, blooms, tree trunk, blue sky in background, Mary J McCoy-Dressel, blog post, Wordless Wednesday May 2020

      Blooming trees, Michigan, spring, blooms, tree trunk, blue sky in background, Mary J McCoy-Dressel, blog post, Wordless Wednesday May 2020

      Lavender, Northern California, Mary J McCoy-Dressel

       

      Spring Roses, Northern California, Mary J McCoy-Dressel

      Posted in #WritersLife, Wordless Wednesday | 5 Comments | Tagged #WordlessWednesday, #WritersLife, Mary J McCoy-Dressel, Michigan, Northern California, Spring blossoms, Wordless Wednesday
    • #WordlessWednesday Quiet Past

      Posted at 10:30 am by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on April 15, 2020
      Mary J McCoy-Dressel, Quiet Past Wordless Wednesday blog post, nature, photography, snowing pine branch, angled red wood fence, snowy ground
      Posted in #WritersLife, Wordless Wednesday | 6 Comments | Tagged #AuthorsLife, #WordlessWednesday, #WritersLife, Mary J McCoy-Dressel, photography, quiet past, winter, Wordless Wednesday
    • #WordlessWednesday Who (or what) is Watching?

      Posted at 10:23 am by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on February 12, 2020
      Posted in #WritersLife, Wordless Wednesday | 2 Comments | Tagged #WordlessWednesday Who (or what) is Watching?, #WritersLife, Mary J McCoy-Dressel, Nature, photography, Winter weather, woodlands, Wordless Wednesday
    • #WordlessWednesday Prohibited But Tempting

      Posted at 12:01 am by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on February 5, 2020

      frozen pond, warning sign, Prohibited, No skating, No swimming, Mary J McCoy-Dressel, blog post Wordless Wednesday

      Posted in #WritersLife, Wordless Wednesday | 4 Comments | Tagged #WordlessWednesday Prohibited, #WritersLife, Frozen pond, mary j mccoy dressel, No skating or swimming, winter, Wordless Wednesday
    • Better Days #WordlessWednesday

      Posted at 2:12 pm by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on December 18, 2019

      Posted in #WritersLife, Wordless Wednesday | 2 Comments | Tagged #WritersLife, Mary J McCoy-Dressel, Wordless Wednesday
    • A Walk in the Park #WordlessWednesday

      Posted at 9:15 am by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on May 22, 2019

       

      #WordlessWednesday walk in the park image green trees wooded area, winding path, Mary J McCoy-Dressel, Blog Post

       

      Note: Welcome to my first post under this hashtag. I see this hashtag with all sorts of pictures posted on Twitter and blogs. I had browsed around to see if I could find the creator of Wordless Wednesday and found nothing leading back to a particular person or group, but then with one final search leading from another blog, I came across this BLOG and then this BLOG.  These two ladies could be who started #WordlessWednesday, so I’m posting their banner and linking to them. Anyone correct me if I’m wrong.  🙂  I’m not sure I’ll post each week because time gets away from me, but I’m giving it a try.

      #WordlessWednesday blog post banner picture, blog post

       

      Thanks and enjoy!

      Posted in #AmWriting | 8 Comments | Tagged A Walk in the Park, blog, Blogging, Mary J McCoy-Dressel, Wordless Wednesday
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