Written and illustrated by Ron Nordyke Page One: “In the stillness of the night I can see the outline of a horse ripping through the darkness. …
Pierce the Surface
Just A Thought: I had an idea for a painting. I was thinking about sewing (material or quilting) and sowing grain (like wheat, since that is what …
Evening Prayer
I thought of the nights when my Grandma Nordyke would be praying for her family and especially for her boys who were in the middle of the battle so …
Days Go By
It’s like a train. You hear it off, so far away, so faint…it comes so slow, as though it can’t make it. Life is like that too, but soon, too soon, …
Grief is like the Ocean
Grief is like the ocean; we walk the shores of it Sometimes it comes in slowly, quietly, even unnoticed in the dark. We feel the coldness creeping …
Bob-n-Shirley
Words for June 25, 2020 I love Bob and Shirley. They are like my second parents. Dianne and I and our family have been so blessed to have …
“The Heron and the Pixel Solution”
We are always bird watching and excited to see blue herons. Tall and gangly, slow and deliberate in the water and magnificent to see take off or …
“Three Hours Out”
Working on this painting was a joy and an honor. Below is what inspired me: “Three Hours Out” acrylic 24 x 48 “During WWII Nebraska was …