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• Orange Is the Color of the Month

  

  I can't see pumpkins without remembering when I was recovering from the runaway car accident caused when I stopped to pickup a pumpkin from the garden. Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Something New

  

  I've always had an adventurous palate. One of my favorite things about traveling was discovering new foods. Alas, our traveling days are past and even... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dear Sirs

  

  Though one of my senators (Tillis) at last seems to have found a spine, and my representative (Edwards) is on his way out, I still feel the need to keep after... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Getting Ready

  

  A prediction of lows in the 30's for the weekend, had us scurrying around yesterday. John made a trip for more K-1 (which has pretty much doubled in price,... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Three Amendments--Yes Or No

  

  Early voting begins today! John and I will be there--voting a straight Democratic ticket. As far as I'm concerned, the GOP has lost all credibility with their... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• What's With the Eyebrows?

  

  599 × 747599 × 747Fashion is so fickle. Today, for a certain segment of the female population, huge black eyebrows are the thing, along with swollen... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Looking East Yet Again

  

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  Posted on 13 October 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Retired

  

  They make an attractive display, these tools from our past.Yes, we actually used these things, once upon a time. The tobacco planter on the left had a... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Ahhh!

  

  Oh, the pleasure of a much-needed rainy day and a fire in the fireplace--not really necessary but a real delight.Though we haven't yet had a frost, it's really... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• How Low Can We Go?

  

  Pretty low, apparently. The news that the Pentagon plans to livestream an execution puts us in the company of North Korea and Iran and brings to mind archival... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• October Gems

  

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  Posted on 09 October 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Paradigm Shift

  

  Check out the black tee shirt. And the shiny black boots. I should have seen this coming when her new backpack was khaki, rather than the pink with unicorns... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Sun Arise

  

  Every time I watch the sunrise, I play host to an ear worm from 1963--the didgeridoo hit from Australia--"Sun Arise". You can hear it HERE. Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• And the Sky Was Carolina Blue

  

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  Posted on 06 October 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dear Sirs

  

  What has your party done to my beloved country? Your president is wreaking havoc on some of our treasured institutions. He is threatening journalists and... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Fall Comes Creeping

  

  Nothing spectacular yet--just a yellow tinge on Barnett Mountain and more and more yellow on the nearby trees.The slow spread of fall color is fine by me--when... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Where Did the Day Go?

  

  Sometimes I wonder if I'm accomplishing anything these days, moving at a snail's pace as I do. My morning started with laundry and housekeeping (cleaning the... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Black and White

  

  These are Picasa edits from the past. Picasa was a free program that did lots of nifty things and I really miss it. Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Rabbit, Rabbit Morris Dance

  

  The Morris Dance is traditionally danced in May to welcome Summer. But Sir Terry Pratchett posited a Dark Morris for the fall, to welcome Winter. Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• More Ras El Hanout

  

  According to Mr. Google: Ras el hanout is a complex, warm North African spice blend whose name translates from Arabic as "head of the shop" or "top shelf,"... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY