Arbor Day Plot Archives - Maureen Dunphy https://maureendunphy.com/category/arbor-day-plot/ Maureen Dunphy is an author, speaker, writing coach, and workshop leader. Mon, 23 Jan 2023 19:45:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://maureendunphy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/maureen-dunphy-site-icon-divining-tree-sq-150x150.jpg Arbor Day Plot Archives - Maureen Dunphy https://maureendunphy.com/category/arbor-day-plot/ 32 32 217012139 The Planting of Princess E https://maureendunphy.com/the-planting-of-princess-e/ https://maureendunphy.com/the-planting-of-princess-e/#comments Thu, 28 May 2020 23:02:48 +0000 http://arbordayplot.com/?p=654 The post The Planting of Princess E appeared first on Maureen Dunphy.

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]]> https://maureendunphy.com/cherokee-princess/feed/ 11 543 Happy Arbor Day 2020! https://maureendunphy.com/happy-arbor-day-2020/ Fri, 24 Apr 2020 19:53:00 +0000 http://arbordayplot.com/?p=722 Who could have imagined that a pandemic would prevent the planting of a dogwood tree today on Arbor Day 2020? It did. But, today, Michigan’s Governor Whitmer relaxed restrictions for landscapers: LANSING, Mich. — Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed executive order 2020-59, extending her “Stay Home, Stay Safe” order through May 15. . . . […]

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]]> 722 5 writers go into an arb … https://maureendunphy.com/5-writers-go-into-an-arboretum/ https://maureendunphy.com/5-writers-go-into-an-arboretum/#comments Thu, 22 Aug 2019 03:11:07 +0000 http://arbordayplot.com/?p=461 En Plein Air Writing In July, I had the distinct pleasure of leading five writers in the experience of writing en plein air. We met just behind the Mahany/Meininger Senior Community Center of Royal Oak—on Marais Ave., just north of 13 Mile Rd.—under a perfect sky. Do you remember those quintessential grade-school-summer-vacation skies that signaled […]

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