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In the vast expanse of arid landscapes, such as the Sonoran Desert or the Mojave Desert, where the scorching sun dominates and water is a scarce resource, lies a fascinating and rewarding pursuit—desert gardening. Contrary to popular belief, desert regions offer unique opportunities for cultivating vibrant and sustainable gardens that thrive in extreme conditions. With careful planning, resource management, and an understanding of desert ecology, anyone living in the desert can create an oasis of greenery amidst the desert’s harsh…
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In my never ending quest to create the best website/blog, I thought it was time to make a few tweaks. My first conundrum was to decide what, if anything, really needed to change. I was pleasantly surprised to find that one of my creative subscriptions, Skill Share, has a ton of tutorials on making a better blog. If you are an artist, writer, blogger, or any other form of artist I highly recommend Skill Share. After browsing through the various…
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It is funny how one thing leads to another, which leads to another, and so on. I just had one of those experiences so I thought I would share it with you. As you all know I just completed the A to Z Blogging Change, and during the month of April I found a few great blogs to follow. One of them is Its Still Life. The AI images, photography, and poetry are really quite nice. Today Misky posted “Last…
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What was it like to post an article everyday (except most Sundays) for an entire month? For me, this year was much easier than when I attempted this in 2018 and 2019 on my writing website, KJScrim.com. I feel this year it was easier mostly because I kept the doors wide open when it came to my theme. In 2018 I did a series of posts talking about every aspect of a book I was writing at the time, titled…
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It has been a month since the beginning of this mad adventure with A to Z Blogging Challenge, and I’m proud to say that I made it!! I hope you have enjoyed reading these daily musings. My goal for this challenge was to get into the habit of writing blogs again. The last two years have been rough on getting anything done except packing up one house, living in a rental surrounded by boxes for nine months then moving again.…
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A little girl walks in the rain, In a yellow raincoat bright and plain, Her little feet splashing in the puddles, As she hums a tune and giggles. The raindrops fall upon her hair, And down her face without a care, But she keeps on walking with a smile, Forgetting all her worries for a while. The world around her turns to grey, But she sees the beauty in the day, As she skips and dances through the mist, She…
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About a year ago, my creative interests turned to the visual arts. In my never ending pile of stuff-that-should-be-donated, I came across some of my old sketch books. To share them here would be embarrassing, but just know that my artistic expression has faced challenges along the way. One medium I never touched on much was watercolor. I watched high speed videos on Instagram and the way the color flowed across the paper had me mesmerized. How hard can it…
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Yesterday, I posted a story written by ChatGPT and, as promised, today the writer is Jasper. This AI tool is much more robust than ChatGPT and where ChatGPT is free, Jasper is not. I set myself up on their 5 day free trail just so I could stick my toe in to see how dangerous the waters were. What did I find? I gave Jasper a similar writing prompt as ChatGPT with the added ability to give the story a…
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Recently I have been hearing a lot about the AI trends and what they mean to writers and artists. I dabble in both so I have been experimenting a little bit with them. Today i was on ChatGPT and gave it this prompt: Write a story using the words: Uncle, understand, umbrella, underground, and unfortunate. Before we get to the story that was written, I want to say right off the bat that if this is the type of output…
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