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• Birthday Party! (a La Barbie)

  

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  Posted on 18 May 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Greengreenevergreen

  

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  Posted on 17 May 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Miss Birdie Remembers

  

  Oh, honey, what about it! However did you come by that old quilt? I can recall just like hit was yesterday, me and Belvy stitching on it, along with some of... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Kousa Dogwood

  

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  Posted on 15 May 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Another Re-Bloomer and Banana Water

  

  Another amaryllis from a Christmas past! This is a lovely deep rose.I don't know for sure but this unexpected bloom may be due to banana water. I've been puttin... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dear Sir, (Me Again)

  

  Dear Rep. _______,The "big, beautiful bill" currently under consideration in the House proposes around $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid in order to attempt to... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Romp in Discworld

  

  I've been nibbling round the edges of Pratchett's massive (40 plus) body of work for some time now but this is the first illustrated one I've read. and, oh! wha... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Suggestive Pictures

  

  Josie did some more marbling and I'm enjoying it as much as she is. This picture above suggests (to me) a phoenix confronting a dragon . . . Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Thought

  

  Okay, first of all I don't want a tombstone. But as I was paying bills yesterday, this caught my eye and out of nowhere came the thought-- How about a... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Rioting Bloomers!

  

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  Posted on 09 May 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Marbles

  

  My friend Sandy sent my birthday present early ! There were books and stuff for marbleizing paper. It is AMAZING!You mix up some powder with water and when it i... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Epiphyllums

  

  AKA orchid cacti. I've had these beauties over thirty years. They winter in my little green house and are kinda ugly most of the year. Then they put on a show. Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Deep Greens and Blues Are the Colors I Choose . . .

  

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  Posted on 06 May 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Small Pleasure

  

  My gardening is sadly limited these days, what with a bad back, wonky knees, and perilous balance. And our entryway is already thick with iris, day lilies, and... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Looking East

  

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  Posted on 04 May 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Very Strange Novel

  

  Like drowning in Poison (the perfume,) one review read. Another compared the reading experience to the intoxication of sniffing nail polish remover. Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Cows Don't Worry

  

  I'm reminded of the old question: Would you rather be a satisfied pig or a dissatisfied philosopher?These days, a bovine imperturbabilty seems a bit enviable.Bu... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dear Sir

  

  Dear Sen./Rep.______ ,A hundred days.In which we've seen economic chaos with on again off again tariffs, Greenland and Canada's sovereignty threatened, Putin... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• And the Iris

  

  The way the iris catch the morning sun always feels like a special Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Heretic

  

  The word heretic comes from the Greek, originally meaning choosing or chosen. Nixey's fascinating book details the multiple choices available in ancient... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY