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18 January 202318 January 2023 joannemerriam

Mastodon verification: Find me at joannemerriam@mefi.social.

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three butterflies in a field
Hiking Photos & Video

Hidden Lake + Loop at Harpeth River State Park

24 September 202324 September 2023 joannemerriam

AllTrails doesn’t appear to have this version of the Harpeth River Hidden Lake Trail in its database, but it’s a hike that Dave and I

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A wooden bird with "I am a writer" painted on its wing.
Photos & Video Writing

Writing a lot about a boarding school

15 September 202315 September 2023 joannemerriam

I was accepted last month for another (my second) week-long residency at the Rockvale Writers’ Colony. It’s been a productive week for me (over 13,000

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Reading

66 books with LGBTQ+ themes from 2023

15 August 202317 August 2023 joannemerriam

Bonus book! Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (“What happens when America’s First Son falls in love with the Prince of Wales?”) came out in

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Yeah

August 3, 2023 Election (Nashville, TN)

18 June 202315 July 2023 joannemerriam

Nashvillains! We’re a little less than a month from when early voting begins on July 14, which is also Bastille Day. Maybe unlike me you

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Photos & Video

Some videos from the past week of our backyard!

7 May 20237 May 2023 joannemerriam
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Mural

I sit and look motionless for some time.

30 April 202330 April 2023 joannemerriam

I finished the mural! (Title is from “On Painting” by Rei Terada.)

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Photos & Video

What is home but a book we write

8 April 20238 April 2023 joannemerriam

Title is from “Written Deer” by Maggie Smith. This past week, I did another writing retreat. Rockvale was having a workshop or something, so instead

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Photos & Video

Planting progress

1 April 20231 April 2023 joannemerriam

We went up the hill today to look at our trees that were planted two weekends ago. About half are showing signs of life, with

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Tennessee Tree Day banner
Photos & Video

Black cherry and elderberry

22 March 202322 March 2023 joannemerriam

Last weekend we planted 10 black cherry trees and 10 elderberry bushes as part of the Tennessee Environmental Council’s Tennessee Tree Day (the banner and

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Mural

these my days their sounds and flowers/Fall in a pride of petaled hours

25 February 202325 February 2023 joannemerriam

Progress on the mural! I’ve finished the foreground trees, and am working on the ground cover now. (I’m also slowly fixing the top left corner

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