It’s Easter, a time of resurrection brought to the world each year in the spring – another time of resurrection. Whether you’re Christian or not, everyone enjoys spring and the resurgence of nature. My iris are blooming and the hostas have reemerged. It will be a time of bounty again in home gardens.
Just last week the US dropped a bomb on a hostile area and now we cruise near another in a threatening posture. North Korea has a nuclear arsenal – how great, we can only imagine – and they threaten to use it. Once again, the world has a lot to learn about peace and finding middle ground. A nuclear bomb can ruin your whole day. And I was naive enough to think we had turned the corner and done away with those weapons of mass destruction. Just when the natural world once again becomes beautiful, mankind can screw it up.
But still, it is Easter. A time of hope. I hope the world finds a way to deal with its neighbors before ash and fallout kill us all – even the ones who dropped the bomb. I hope your garden grows tall and lush and you can enjoy it with your loved ones. It is hard to reconcile with those who hate or don’t agree with our culture, but it is imperative for the lives of our children that we learn. Still, I have no idea how to diffuse the world – and I am not alone.
Each year nature gives us another chance. Let’s not ruin it.
I skipped the Heavener Runestone Viking and Celtic Festival this spring. And I’m going through some withdrawal symptoms. Mostly I miss the people – they’ve become family.
The Garfield County Child Advocacy Center has a great way to help abused and neglected children.
Spring in Oklahoma has sprung. And nowhere is it more beautiful than in the southeast portion of the state. The forests are magical and made the perfect setting for a Peter Pan-type Oklahoma fairytale.
I took this picture in my friend’s yard. To me, it was a symbol of renewal. I don’t know what bird built it or if it will ever be used again, but it was beautiful in its starkness. There is beauty in simplicity. 
I’ve been in a pulp fiction kind of mood lately. I’ve been re-reading Legends of New Pulp Fiction published by Airship 27 and looking at all the great writing styles. I can’t wait for the New King Kong movie, Kong: Skull Island to come out this week. I think I’ve seen all the Kong movies.
Yesterday was the inaugural Enid Author Fest held at the Enid Public Library. It was a great event! Excitement was in the air as we met other authors and the public. Books were read and sold and friendships renewed – or new ones begun. 
We made new friends and read from our books. The public enjoyed the casual feel of the event as authors read and books were perused. 
It’s coming! The very first Author Fest presented by the Public Library of Enid and Garfield County and the Enid Writers Club will be held on Saturday, March 4, 2017. Forty Oklahoma authors have signed up and will take over the downstairs library that Saturday morning. Many will read from their work and will have their books with them for selling and signing. The fest will be held from 10 am to 3 pm.
It’s coming! The very first Author Fest presented by the Public Library of Enid and Garfield County and the Enid Writers Club will be held on Saturday, March 4, 2017. Forty Oklahoma authors have signed up and will take over the downstairs library that Saturday morning. Many will read from their work and will have their books with them for selling and signing. The fest will be held from 10 am to 3 pm.
My sister once told me she watched me reinvent myself again and again. I reinvent myself, I thought? I had no idea I did that. I guess I get bored easily and want to try new things, but I never thought of it as reinvention.
Peggy Chambers "Views from the Hammock" site 