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• Wild Raspberries

  

  Just below one of the north-facing windows in my bedroom is a steep, kind of no-man's land. John weed eats it occasionally, but he left this fine patch of wild... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Favorite Poet

  

  I first met the poetry of Tu Fu almost sixty years ago when I was teaching at Berkeley Prep in Tampa and one of the students (hi, Evan) lent me his copy of... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dear Sirs

  

  So the iniquitous plan for the 1776 slush fund has been shelved, at least for the moment. That's good. But the Get Out of Jail Free card--added by Trump's... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Pot of Gold Is Just Down the Road

  

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  Posted on 03 June 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Dance to Die For

  

  One collapsed beauty . . .The last pas de deux . . .And the entire corps de ballet appears to have met a tragic end.I always see fuchsia blooms as ballerinas an... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Thankful

  

  So thankful that Noli (Cannoli) is back! Friday evening he followed Otter and Jenny off on a little toot. They came back before dark but he didn't.Justin went... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Stalking the Red Winged Blackbird

  

  John told me that there were red-winged blackbirds down at the pond--a bird I've not heretofore seen on our place. So yesterday afternoon we took a bottle of... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Morning Exercises

  

  One of the joys of being old and without too many demands on my time is that I can ease into the morning at my own pace. That is, after I've let Jenny out at... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dolce Far Niente

  

  It's not the beach or a hideout in the backyard, but it's right pleasant for doing nothing. Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• When School Was Out

  

  Photo from Pixabay by leoleobobeoTomorrow is Josie's last day of school and it has me remembering when I was her age and the joy that summer vacation brought. Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Japanese Iris

  

  After the Siberian and the Bearded Iris have called it a day, the Japanese Iris are a pleasant sight. At one time I had three or four different ones but, at... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Turkeys (non-political)

  

  These two toms were showing off for two apparently unimpressed hens, Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dear Sirs

  

  While you're enjoying your Memorial Day weekend, give a thought to what you and your party will be remembered for: an unprovoked war on Iran, leading to... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Oh, Joy!!!

  

  Rain, glorious rain! So badly needed and so very welcome. Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Little Things

  

  These days, these unsettling days with new outrages issuing from the White House like a steady stream of sewage, I still find great pleasure in the smallest... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Fragrant Air

  

  We really need rain but this dry weather has been perfect for making hay. Those long windrows were there Monday afternoon and by Tuesday afternoon the fields... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dear Sirs

  

  Payment for grifters, rioters, and anarchists? Your president, abetted by his puppet Justice Department is setting up a 1.8 billion dollar fund to pay his allie... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Earth Laughs in Flowers

  

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  Posted on 18 May 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Into Every Life . . .

  

  I had just finished making my version of ranch dressing and was preparing to decant it into a jar when I decided to turn off the power on the blender first. Onl... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• And Now She Is Nine . . .

  

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  Posted on 16 May 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY