Category: spring

• March Madness

  There’s some catching up to do! This month’s been a productive time, and I still haven’t shared some fun news from February. Seeing how I labeled this post with the current month’s name, I’ll stick with the newest information this time around. Last Saturday I crossed Mobile Bay and did a presentation for Baldwin Writers […]

  Carrie Dalby

  March 23, 2016

  authorship, balance, books, Candice Marley Conner, CORRODED, creativity, friends, Geeks, Joyce Scarbrough, Joyce Sterling Scarbrough, Lee Ann Ward, LIFE, literature, middle grade, Mobile Writers Guild, MUSIC, Nerdy Book Club, Networking, novels, public speaking, spring, Steven Moore, WRITING

• Inspired by Setting

  While visiting with family a few weeks ago, I was blessed to experience several days of spring in the Midwest. I’ve been to central Illinois in the summer and winter, but this was our first trip this time of year. Many of the trees that were in full-bloom in the deep-south over a month ago […]

  Carrie Dalby

  May 6, 2015

  Arthur, IL, BELIEFS, inspiration, LIFE, NATURE, pictures, road trips, rusty, seasons, spring, travel, trees, VACATION

• Midyear Reality Check

  As noted in a previous post, my life fell apart sometime late spring. True, it was nothing disastrous—more like a mini-emotional breakdown—but it was a call to action. My reading slowed. My writing was non-existent. My health and sanity = Scary Carrie. I’m happy to report the past six weeks have proven productive, as well […]

  Carrie Dalby

  July 8, 2014

  balance, BELIEFS, Fernando, FORTITUDE, goals, inspiration, LIFE, READING, spring, summer, WRITING

• Dormant to Thriving

  Last spring I started my fern watching journey. Fascinated by the way a little fern—and assorted mosses—clung to the rough bark of the water oaks in my backyard, I snapped a few pictures every now and then and compared the different stages of the fern to my creative life. This time around, I think the […]

  Carrie Dalby

  February 21, 2014

  blogging, creativity, ferns, hibernating, LIFE, NATURE, spring, trees, weather, winter, WRITING

• Fern and the Art of Living

  The South has awesome oak trees. Amid the branches you can often see moss, ferns, and other creeping plants growing. Government Street in Mobile, AL is lined with fabulous live oaks—their trunks and main branches support leafy green ferns and mosses. (Mental note: take picture next time I’m downtown.) The past two years, one of […]

  Carrie Dalby

  April 10, 2013

  creativity, ferns, goals, Gulf Coast, inspiration, LIFE, Lower Alabama, Mobile, NATURE, pictures, spring, trees