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• Praying Mantis on Our Door Last Saturday Night

  

  the last time I saw one of these guys he was expertly hidden in our potted plant outside in our back yard. I think this one got tired of all my picture taking... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Will u Marry Me Chelsea Mose?

  

  ever since I met a couple of my blogger friends to walk across the brooklyn bridge, I promised ian it was something we had to do together as well. Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• the Sea at Robert Moses

  

  taken in early september this was the last time I was at the beach with ian anthony. the sea had a deep blue green cast to it that made it look cold, only it... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Autumn Sunset on Jericho Turnpike

  

  while browsing through my archives the title of this photo caught my eye - and judging by the fact that this was taken from the passenger's side of the car, I a... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• a Little Sunflower to Brighten up This Dreary Day

  

  I captured this vibrant specimen while walking through my neighborhood with priscilla this past september. can you believe we are nearly half way through... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• a Yellow House and a Yellow Breakfast in Vermont

  

  it snowed in vermont! and it was bitter cold there too. but we had a fireplace in our room so all was well. this breakfast scene may look familiar. Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Winter 2011

  

  does anyone remember last year when the snow didn't leave the ground from november 2010 until march 2011? and then when we had that freak snowstorm last... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Saks 5th Avenue Light Show

  

  a few days after last Christmas while visiting the tree at Rockefeller Center we found ourselves standing on a very crowded sidewalk watching this beautiful... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Burke Lake, Virginia

  

  I had the opportunity to celebrate "our" 50th birthday with my childhood friend at the end of january - her birthday is a week earlier than mine. Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Malachy, Best in Show!

  

  somehow I knew this little guy was going to win! it was so cute watching him "sort of running" beside his handler. the woman to the left in the picture below wa... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Pineapple Upside-down Cake

  

  my mom made individual pineapple upside-down cakes for thanksgiving this year. not sure this photo does them justice, but there is something about it that I... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2011 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Morning Fog

  

  yesterday morning started out with fog as well as ended with fog. it seemd like one giant raindrop fell at a time every couple of minutes just as it was... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2011 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Mellow Yellow Architecture

  

  this building was colored yellow by my iphone. I snapped this while touring carnegie mellon in pittsburgh. the campus is amazing, so spacious and open with a... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2011 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! and an Answer...

  

  a little late, it only took me a week to answer my last post's question! "walking to the sky", a sculpture by the artist jonathan borofsky stands on the carnegi... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2011 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Can Anyone Guess What This Guy is Looking at It?

  

  I'll give you two hints; he is standing in pittsburgh, and, this same piece was once installed at rockefeller center in 2004. Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2011 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Poppies for the Veterans

  

  just when I thought I had the blogging/home renovation thing under control, all hell breaks loose and I fall behind yet again. the good news is, things seem to... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2011 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Golden Autumn Leaves

  

  I look forward to these particular leaves turning every year. the yellow is so bright it actually lights up everything else around it. it's already sunday in... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2011 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• This Morning's Sunrise

  

  this all took place in minutes and before you knew it, it was over. moments later, the sky turned blue and the sun became a bright orange ball against it. this... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2011 CREATIVITY

• p is for Poughkeepsie

  

  I happened upon this observatory at vassar, in poughkeepsie, new york while visiting the college earlier this autumn. due to its association with the first... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2011 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day of the Dead

  

  an art lesson in discovering the "day of the dead" gives us an example of how children make sense of it all. I found this happy skeleton next to yesterday's... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2011 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION