Elise Blackwell

@eliseblackwell

Novelist interested in arts, sciences, curiosities.

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Elise Blackwell@eliseblackwell· Jul 13

Today’s harvest.

Rectangular, small ceramic baking dish holding ripe purple figs.

Elise Blackwell@eliseblackwell· Jun 22

Was lucky enough to see Messi score in person. January 7, 2018, Nou. Amazing.

Teams lined up on a stadium soccer field before a match.

Elise Blackwell@eliseblackwell· Jun 4

Brought some folks home today. RIP Will and Martha.

Two bamboo urns with etched trees sit on a rock in sun-dappled woods.

Elise Blackwell@eliseblackwell· May 26

I like to vote in person on Election Day, but today I joined many SC residents in voting early. The mood was cheerfully serious.

An “I Voted Today” sticker, red, white, and blue, sitting on a wood surface.

Elise Blackwell@eliseblackwell· Apr 25

This was fun.

Author Percival Everett in an armchair, holding a microphone, smiling. He's a distinguished-looking black man, late 60s, wearing glasses, a brown sweater, and jeans.

Elise Blackwell@eliseblackwell· Apr 23

Percival Everett at The Open Book: today, 6 pm, Johnson Performance Hall, Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina. (Though registration is sold out, walk-ins will be offered any seats still open at 5:45 pm. Entrance is free.)

Photograph of the novel James, paired with a photograph of its author, Percival Everett, cocking his head at the camera.

Elise Blackwell@eliseblackwell· Apr 1

Julia Phillips speaks at The Open Book today at 6 pm. Campus Room, Capstone Building, University of South Carolina. She's awesome, it's free, and there will be snacks.

Elise Blackwell@eliseblackwell· Mar 17

Ross Gay speaks tomorrow evening at the University of South Carolina: Campus Room, Capstone Building, 6-7 pm, followed by book signing and refreshments. Free and open to all!

Photograph of Ross Gay--a handsome black man looking into camera, head in hand, sitting in front of foliage, wearing a teal tshirt and reddish pants.

Elise Blackwell@eliseblackwell· Jan 10

These guys walked right through my neighborhood today, so my dogs got to see Aloka the Peace Dog. (I also saw a total eclipse on this same corner, back when, so a surprisingly eventful location.)

Line of orange-robed monks accepting flowers from onlookers. Right foreground shows a tan and white dog walking with them.

Elise Blackwell@eliseblackwell· Oct 19

I loved the (small amount of) time I spent in Northern Cypress and the people I met there. Pleased to see a pro-reunification candidate winning.

Sunlit ruins, with arches, woman with brown hair blowing across her face.

Elise Blackwell@eliseblackwell· Sep 27

This art is free.

Photo of box with cards and small objects behind glass reflecting a yellow house. A pink handwritten note reads, “Take a piece, leave a piece! This art is free!’

Elise Blackwell@eliseblackwell· Aug 20

Happy birthday to my favorite mathematician and travel buddy.

Tall young woman in yellow tshirt, with a camera around her neck, hair in high bun, against a landscape in Mihn Binh Province, Vietnam.

Elise Blackwell@eliseblackwell· Jul 13

Today’s small harvest.

Elise Blackwell@eliseblackwell· Jun 24

I’ve made some challenging trips to Tuscaloosa in recent years, and this is probably the penultimate. Grateful to the University of Alabama Arboretum for serving as oasis.

Collage of arboretum photos, including trees, greenhouse, a reflective lake, and signs reading “West Alabama Bird Trail” and “Arboretum.” Lots of green.

Elise Blackwell@eliseblackwell· Jun 14

After the rainstorm. (Columbia, South Carolina, this morning.)

Two mixed-breed dogs—one mostly black and medium in size and the other a larger yellow Carolina Dog type, walk through an enormous puddle in which their reflections show. Foliage and a concrete tank in background.

Elise Blackwell@eliseblackwell· May 25

Making a dent.

Eighteen half-pint jars of plum jam sitting on a light marble counter in front of a window.

Elise Blackwell@eliseblackwell· May 24

Looks like tomorrow is canning day. (That’s about a tenth of what I just picked, and the tree is still going strong.)

Large number of plums spread out on table.

Elise Blackwell@eliseblackwell· May 8

Iceland, Alabama.

Collage of three photos—two of a tree-lined lake under clouds and one a close up of flora including reindeer lichen and wild rhododendron

Elise Blackwell@eliseblackwell· Apr 27

Lord Huron put on a solid show at the High Water Festival last night. (Also enjoyed Mt. Joy and Amos Lee.) Heading back for more bands today, then back to the doomscroll life or maybe I’ll figure out how to really use my phone camera.

Collage of concert photos of Lord Huron, outdoors—photo of women clapping, one of stage, a few of black and white shots of Ben Schneider and the other guitarist

Elise Blackwell@eliseblackwell· Apr 23

Dogs like the new shed, which my husband is building solo from scratch, concrete piers and all. (Our skills don’t overlap much, which is perfect.)

Wooden platform and two framed walls, occupied by two mixed-breed dogs—one yellow and one black and white

Elise Blackwell@eliseblackwell· Apr 19

Baking for Easter.

Cake frosted white and decorated with blueberries, lemon zest, and dried edible flowers, on blue-rimmed plate

Elise Blackwell@eliseblackwell· Apr 3

Here’s the young copperhead that my dogs’ faces were a quarter inch from just now. Pulled them back just in time. Will work out the metaphor later.

Photo of young copperhead in grass—head traveling and tail still coiled

Elise Blackwell@eliseblackwell· Feb 24

Spotted this morning, Columbia, South Carolina, while walking my dogs.

Hand painted sign reading No King in front of a bungalow

Elise Blackwell@eliseblackwell· Jan 5

You’ve been kidnapped. The characters of the last tv show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you? (Liking my rescue changes.)

Nigél Thatch and Forest Whittaker standing in front of a Harlem apartment building wearing dark suits, white shirts, and skinny black ties, near a car with the trunk popped open. (Still from Godfather of Harlem.)

Elise Blackwell@eliseblackwell· Dec 31

Fauna, Isla Bastimentos, Panama, where the sea is rising.

Collage of photos: white bird flying near cliff, sloth in a mangrove tree, green parrot on a branch, dolphin arcing from water, two starfish on a sandy shallow, small bats clumped on a cave ceiling, brown bird with yellow tail on a palm frond.

Elise Blackwell@eliseblackwell· Dec 31

Marked the end of the year with my daughter over a fabulous meal in Panama City. Tomorrow will be a gap day of airports and planes. Then it’s time to face up to 2025. Let’s be brave.

Overwater highway with spaced lighting in front of a skyline (Panama City) at dusk against a cloudy sky.

Elise Blackwell@eliseblackwell· Dec 26

Crossed some choppy waves to see an island of birds and a beach of starfish.

Collage of images from Bocas Del Toro, Panama, including a palm-forested island with a couple of dark birds visible, a rocky cliff broken with water showing through, jungle foliage (mostly vine), and a starfish in shallow water.

Elise Blackwell@eliseblackwell· Dec 25

Feliz Navidad.

Palm front in foreground, clouds against blue night sky beyond. Glow-lit modest buildings in between—old quarter Panama City.

Elise Blackwell@eliseblackwell· Dec 6

Post someone you've been told you look like who you definitely don't look like. (In fairness, I did have this haircut and pout a lot at 21.)

Photograph of Kate Bush, probably in her 20s, with long dark hair and thick bangs, wearing a black shirt with cut-out lace, and red fingernail polish, against a red background. Her lips are slightly parted, and she's looking slightly askance.

Elise Blackwell@eliseblackwell· Nov 14

Seeking the pacific this week. Next week, to work.