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• 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

• Josie Does Stuff

  

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  Posted on 17 August 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Flowers and Castle Improvement

  

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  Posted on 16 August 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The End of Innocence

  

  N.C. Wyeth - Jodie and the Fluttermill Yesterday at the library, Josie went out to the little playground. There was a group of slightly older kids running and... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Time Travel -- Back to 2003

  

  So I've worked my way through the photos on my laptop and can't resist posting some of the highlights. Above is a young Eddie the Cat and below is a scene from... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Year Ago

  

  I've been trying to reduce the size of my photo files -- delete all the duplicates and near duplicates and otherwise not-worth-saving stuff. I'm working... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Wash Day with Josie

  

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  Posted on 12 August 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Two of My Favorite Things

  

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  Posted on 11 August 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Sunrise Surprise

  

  'Just another day in Paradise,' John called to me as I hurried, bleary-eyed in my nightshirt, to the front porch to catch the sunrise. And I did, just barely. Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A VERY Big Book

  

  It had been almost forty years since I'd read any Le Guin but I still remembered the enchantment I felt, sailing that amazing archipelago. Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• One Morning

  

  Yesterday morning, to be precise. The clouds around Barnett Mountain were particularly appealing . . . As was the fancy crimped collar at the base of the green... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Immersive Art with Josie

  

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  Posted on 07 August 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Wildllife Observations

  

  Several big frogs make the little pond ring with their twangy music. This lonely young turkey was following a deer. One of our many box turtles What some folks... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• What Sort of People . . .?

  

  What sort of people think frequent mass shootings aren't a problem worthy of congressional action? There've been 250 (give or take) so far this year for our poo... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Sunday Stroll

  

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  Posted on 04 August 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Figs in the Greenhouse!

  

  Figs are marginal here -- often getting frozen back to the roots. So after some years of hauling a potted fig in and out of the greenhouse, I planted it--in... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Salt Path by Raynor Winn

  

  When life hands you lemons--go for a walk! The lemonade may come later. Within the space of a few days, fifty-year-old Raynor Winn's husband of thirty-two... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• And the Dawn Comes Up Like Thunder . . .

  

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  Posted on 01 August 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Cooking with Josie

  

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  Posted on 31 July 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Guess What I'm Doing

  

  After watching Josie 'cook' for Dolly last week, I thought about ways of extending that play without succumbing to the lure of a little plastic kitchen... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY