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Thursday
Over the course of the day today, I want to you observe ten things about the NATURAL world and describe them. For example: the sound of the leaves rushing across the grass while I was walking to my car sounded like nails brushing down the sleeve of a cotton shirt.
1. The grass along my sidewalk looks like emeralds lost in sand.
ReplyDelete2. The sound of the wind against my car door is like an old man's lonely whistle.
3. The color of the sky is the exact same color as the inside of a gray sweatshirt.
4. The snow drifting from the sky disapears like those things you sometimes see but then you move your eyes and they are gone.
5. There are seven clouds that are identical and all are in the shape of a lumpy body pillow.
6. A crow sits on a telephone pole and is outlined by the rising sun.
7. There are only small clumps of leaves left on the trees and they hang like limp hands on the ends of the branches.
8. The sun rises slowly like a tired baby waking up.
9. There is a small puddle in the driveway that is the color of dry mud.
10. There is a small dog whimpering outside the door to come in from the cold and complain that ten things to describe is a lot! :) The end.
1.the silverware inside of the the closing drawer screeches like bats in an ambushed cave.
ReplyDelete2.when my mother walks, her pant legs make the same rhythm of her chewing mouth.
3. Her steps are heartbeats beating on the wood floor.
4.The water flowing into the cup rises in pitch like a long deep breath.
5. I am thinking motionlessly like a deserted room with blowing curtains swaying like my thoughts.
6. The hot frying pan is showered with cool water, sounding like the waves crashing upon the shore.
7. The smell of macaroni and cheese is like a blanket of comfort being wrapped around me.
8. peas pop in my mouth like bugs hitting a windshield.
9. The sun sets over the hills like a head being rested on a pillow.
10.fallen apples are worn into the soil being swallowed by the tall grasses.
wooooops....i just realized that it was supposed to be the natural world..well right now my home is my "natural" environment!
1. My boots on the hard pavement is like a metal shovel scraping snow.
ReplyDelete2. The leaves blowing in the wind, is like parsley in an empty blender.
3.The wind wistles like a referee in a game.
4.The trees sway like church people singing the gospel.
5. The dew on the morning grass is like silver icing on a cake.
6. Birds dance in the air like a person with the joy of a surprise.
I blanked.
Jenni Gust
1. The wind outside howls like a hungry cat.
ReplyDelete2. The sound of the melting snow dripping on the tinroof is like footsteps on pavement.
3. The wet leaves on the ground cling to one in small piles.
4. The branches rustle back and forth like they are shaking hands with one another.
5.The night sky is blacker than an empty abyss.
6. The stars twinkle like glass catching rays of sun.
7.The soggy ground sinks and groans beneath heavy feet.
8. The sky is drab and flat, reaching on across the horizon.
9. The pigs grunt and snifle, their wet noses
foraging for food.
10. The grass sighs heavily and gives up it's strength to the coming winter.
1. The sky turning from dark to light and back to dark.
ReplyDelete2. The clouds moving across the sky like waves on the ocean.
3. The snow falling softly like a feather being dropped.
4. The branches on trees like fingers grasping.
5. The wind blowing like a person breathing in and out.
6. The grass like an lake except a different color.
7. Leaves falling off of trees like paper falling off a table.
8. Trees standing up like random looking buildings.
9. The sun moving behind the clouds like a ghost roaming a house, unseen.
10. Rain falls like water in a shower.
1. White clouds clump together like large marshmallows in a small bag.
ReplyDelete2. Inches of rain fall from the sky like a crying baby.
3. Leaves gracefully fall from the trees like a dancer doing the ballet.
4. The wind blows gently like someone trying to wake you up from your sleep.
5. An ancient tree falls with a loud THUD! like a person beats on a bass drum.
6. Gentle streams trickle quietly like a mother humming a lullaby to her child.
7. The moon shines like a light at the end of a very dark tunnel.
8. Leaves crunch like a bag of chips being squished to bits.
9. An old willow tree sways like a loving grandmother rocking her grandchild to sleep.
10. Bees buzz like parents who are constantly nagging their child(ren) to do their chores.
1. Ice freezes on the payment like ice cubes freeze in the freezer.
ReplyDelete2. Snow falls like a feather pillow being torn open.
3. The wind blows like the horn of a train.
4. Flies buzz around your head like annoying brothers following you around.
5. The lighting strikes like the light switch being turned on and off.
6. Leaves fall from a tree like dust particles fall from your clothes
7. Rain falls like tears fall from our eyes.
8. Stars shine like actors shine in plays.
9. The sound of birds singing in the morning is like the sound of a church choir.
10. The dog barking to come inside in the morning and waking Christina up is a start to a very bad day. :)
Eh..I tried.
1. The leaves crunch like a a new bag of decomposable Sun Chips.
ReplyDelete2. The cat walks as quietly as the midnight air.
3. The wind howled like the wolves of the forests.
4. The trees creaked like the old wooden rocking chair.
5. The lights flashed like the arcade pinball machines.
6. The whales sang like a professional symphony
7. The applause grew like the grass on a summers day.
8. The mice scurried like an out of control train.
9. The people watched like patient hawks.
10. The windmill spun like a brand new bicycle wheel.
1. Dog barking at a squirrel in the morning breaks the silence like a pan falling to the floor.
ReplyDelete2. When I turn down my volume on my car radio and it turns up instead, it reminds me of a mischevieous little boy who doesn't want to listen.
3. My heels make clicking sounds when I walk just like when a vegetable is being cut for supper.
4. The man snored like the mean bull dog does from Loony Toons.
5. My phone vibrated and sounded like a bee.
6. My car winds like the sound of the CAD room equipment.
7. The falling mist outside is the exact same mist from Sprite when it's poured.
8. The sound of his voice is like one of a Siren's and I feel a longing.
9. His smile is amazing at the moment, but then I realize he'll be gone soon - the same feeling as if someone were to see the future and come back to the present, knowing all the losses yet to come.
10. Feelings fill up my soul like tomatoe soup fills a sick, empty stomach.