Spring Festival of Literary Arts report...

This is the seventh year for Poetry in the Park and my fourth year

of directing it as a volunteer, lots of work but worthwhile.

Zion Park Lodge in early spring is not crowded.

Our featured poet on left: David Rothman from Colorado

Scholarshipped students with teachers: front row in red: Reuben
Wadsworth from Hurricane Middle School; back row in turquoise
Linda Jones from Enterprise High School and their students.

Held at Zion National Park on a lovely Spring March 4, 2016

My companion and helper for the weekend-hubby Allen-thanks!

Dr. Rothman explains poet Dillon Thomas's greatness.

More poets enjoying breakfast buffet: l-r Lenore and Bonnie

Wildlife galore, deer enjoy the fresh new spring grass

Part of the day in the park was a nature walk with a naturalist.

Such grandeur, Zion Park lives up to its name...heavenly!

Happy poets Sue and Fae enjoy a tasty lunch at Redrock Grill 

Thanks for funding: Utah State Division of Arts and Museums,
National Endowment for the Arts plus St George Arts Council

Red rock Writers Seminar held on Sat. included presenters:
 Rothman, Marleen Bussma, Marilyn Richardson + Brian Passey

Excellent Cowboy Poet Marleen is quite the performer

Spring Fun Activities

Caryn's been busy planting spring flowers around her home.

She creatively used pottery chards to give color to her yard

Fun colors of early spring flowers brightens her home

Fun combos of different plants adds interest.

Ornamental pear trees shout spring is here.

Off to our favorite pottery store, they have free chards in back.

Yummy toasted beef sandwich with all kinds of tasty ingredients.

Off to the local art show at Dixie State University!

These frames are digital and show different arts pieces.

The Gallery was interesting but no photos allowed inside.

Busy with GENEALOGY RESEARCH again...

I love jigsaw puzzles and family history research reminds me of that favorite hobby of mine. I also love history so it's a great combination as I'm learning much about native American life as I pursue my hubby's ancestry. There is so much online these days. Here's a chart and info from www.usgenweb.com and www.ncgenweb.us/cherokeereservation/ that gives the background of the Oklahoma territory and how the government tried to move all the Indian tribes from the east there to make room for more new American settlers. The Cherokees of Bertie County, North Carolina were given the choice to assimilate into the white culture or move to Indian territory. The families we are tracing are from NC and named Wm. Newton Bryant and David White families. They both came to Texas by way of IIlinois and Missouri for land and freedom from persecution of the US government.