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• Any Mushroom Experts Out There?

  

  These guys showed up in my greenhouse and I'd very much like to now what they are. My little Golden Nature Guide to Non-Flowering Plants leads me to think they... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Shopping Buggy Corrals Make Me Think of Kant

  

  Sometimes it's the littlest of little things that can make me wonder what's wrong with folks. As in, whoever returned that second buggy in such way as to block... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Falling Toward Fall

  

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  Posted on 04 September 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

  

  I practically inhaled this novel, reading in bed late into the night as I remember doing with Gone With the Wind about sixty years ago. Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Is Back

  

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  Posted on 02 September 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• September Song

  

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  Posted on 01 September 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Gagged

  

  Not me. Not yet, anyway. But a friend of mine, a fellow writer, was treated to a 24-hour suspension from Facebook for posting 'hate speech' --a link to an... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The House of the Spirits

  

  I'm not sure why it took me so long to get around to reading this remarkable book. It was published in 1985--during which time I was very busy with kids and far... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• And the New Title Is . . .

  

  And the Crows Took Their Eyes Raw and powerful, like the book, says the editor. Well, the book is no cozy--though it has lots of warm, human moments--but the... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Metadata

  

  I was puzzled by mention of a metadata survey I must have ready for the publisher by the end of September. he online definition-- "a set of data that gives... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Late Summer Blue and Yellow

  

  Caryopteris Wild Lobelia Black-eyed Susans and Russian Sage Caryopteris again Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Country Living

  

  e My plantings above this rock wall have gotten weedier and weedier ever since I discovered a copperhead amidst them. It had been weeks since we last saw it... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Thankful for Petrichor

  

  After a few of the hottest days of the summer, I am immensely happy for some blessed rain . . . and for the wonderful smell (petrichor) it makes as it hits the... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Oh, Deer!

  

  "At least 40 deer have been reported dead, primarily in the Little Pine and Big Pine Communities, according to Justin McVey of the NC Wildlife Resources... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Queen(s) of the Night

  

  Yesterday was the day! The two buds on the night-blooming cereus were ready to open and I wanted to capture the once-a-year event. They don't open till... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie at Her Local Library

  

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  Posted on 22 August 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Game's Afoot!

  

  My editor has sent me a production schedule for the Civil War book and I've been in touch with her and with the Editor-in-Chief about the title. Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Wait For It (and Find the Hummingbird)

  

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  Posted on 20 August 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Between You and Me --Confessions of a Comma Queen

  

  "Die heiresses! Die heiresses!" I repeated over and over as I moved around the living room, applying polish to the dusty, mildew-pocked furniture. An odd... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Once and Future Veg

  

  The label disappeared -- maybe Nancy, who gave me the start of this dramatic tomato knows what it is. They aren't quite ripe yet but I'm looking forward to... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY