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• Cabin'd, Cribb'd, and Confined

  

  Okay, time to get serious and Do Something about all these trees blocking our view of the mountains to the east. This picture above is the only place the... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Blast from the Past . . . and Flowers

  

  My brother-in-law Skip sent us this picture from times past -- twenty years? thirty? Back when my nieces would spend a week or so in the summer here at Camp... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Getting in Touch with My Inner Child

  

  The little castle has acquired a stone bench and a moss carpet has been installed. It's such a pleasure to come from the giant piles of weeds and the heat in th... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• End of Summer Cleanup

  

  Some things can't be postponed. One of these is de-heading the garlic chives soon after they bloom. If left alone, they will spread seed everywhere. Invasive... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Hydrology 101 with Josie

  

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  Posted on 27 August 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Another Time, Another Place

  

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  Posted on 26 August 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Things I Saw

  

  A nodding sunflower . . . A shy moonflower . . . The passion flower still amaze me . . . A red wasp exploring . . . A dead bumblebee just hanging there . . .... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie As the Queen of the Night

  

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  Posted on 24 August 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Peace of Flowers, Trees And, Cows

  

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  Posted on 23 August 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Progress

  

  Most of the Siberian Iris is out and replaced by hardy (one hopes) herbs. Bee balm, variegated sage, Hidcote lavender, tarragon, and lemon thyme. Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Waterfall by The Stairs of Doom

  

  The Siberian Iris in the little bed in front of the greenhouse have been in dire need of thinning and transplanting for several years now. What with one thing... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Moonflowers At Last!

  

  Like the Passionflower, Moonflowers are another first for me. I started the seeds months ago, when I started some Morning Glory seeds. Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Shows You the Best Way to Eat Watermelon

  

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  Posted on 19 August 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Entertains the Old Folks

  

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  Posted on 18 August 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• On a Beautiful Summer Day

  

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  Posted on 17 August 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Gran House

  

  Once again we are looking for new tenants for The Gran House. As I wandered through it, taking pictures to accompany an ad, I remembered all the people the hous... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Second Childhood ?

  

  I've had this little castle, the work of the late David Renfroe, a local potter, for about forty years. It stayed in the green house for a long time but a few... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Earlyish

  

  The sun was emerging from the mist to light up the mountainside. Spiders have been busy. Morning glories hold the light. A perfect spiral, web-embellished.... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Your Novel Starts Here

  

  is the name of the class I'll be teaching in Asheville beginning mid-September. This is basically the same class I teach every year at John C. Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie On The Porch

  

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  Posted on 12 August 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY