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• Rabbit, Rabbit

  

  With a May Day posy for everyone and muguets de bois especially for Vagabonde, Therese, and Miss Yves. Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2024 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Iris and Other Pleasures of the Season

  

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  Posted on 30 April 2024 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Good Year for Epiphyllums

  

  Our greenhouse is home to an assortment of these lovelies--also known as orchid cactus. I acquired my first one (the one pictured here) about forty years ago... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2024 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Florentine Butter Chicken

  

  A recipe from Food and Wine that John suggested we try. It's not especially complicated and is quite delicious. It does include an artery-choking amount of... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2024 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Noted

  

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  Posted on 27 April 2024 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Great Library Visit!

  

  On Wednesday we went to the library. The library bears had on new summer clothes, and I had to hug them. Then I returned my library books. We try to take good... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2024 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• In Praise of Trees

  

  As the trees leaf out in sparkling green, I realize anew how fortunate I am to live surrounded by these marvelous creations--the lungs of our planet. Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2024 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• When I Consider . . .

  

  In this beautiful time of year, it's tempting to simply ignore the news and bask in the sun.But I can't. I am fascinated by the daily reports of the Former Guy... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2024 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• At Random

  

  The new green against the blue sky . . .ah!At their ease, enjoying the sun after two days of rain.The persistence of nature.The rhododendrons are coming on. Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2024 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Breaking News: The Rapture is Tomorrow! Again!

  

  How many times does that make that some self-appointed prophet has proclaimed The Rapture? Or Armageddon or The Apocalypse or (fill in the blanks.)Some people... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2024 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Another Day Dawns

  

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  Posted on 21 April 2024 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Pickled Onions

  

  I was planning on a no-meat supper--field peas on rice with greens and a kind of corn cake on the side. But it just wasn't inspiring me till I thought of pickle... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2024 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• All Around

  

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  Posted on 19 April 2024 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Many Faces of Josie

  

  I am a reader. This is a book about a robot. It has eight chapters and I am on Chapter Seven. I have a bookmark. Somedays I am a princess. And a doctor. And a... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2024 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• She Has Outdone Herself!

  

  Around thirty blooms on the tree peony greeted me yesterday.They will be short-lived, as it's rather warm.But the honeybees are making the most of this explosio... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2024 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Meditative Housekeeping

  

  With temperatures in the high-seventies and bugs flying around, it was time to put up the screens. Which meant it was time to clean the windows.On a beautiful... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2024 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• She's Back!

  

  Possibly my favorite flower--at the moment, anyway, the tree peony has outdone herself this year with over 20 blooms.In past years, late freezes have been hard... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2024 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Sun Day

  

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  Posted on 14 April 2024 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Slo-Mo Light Show

  

  Thursday evening, John and I were sitting on the porch after supper. It had rained most of the day and now, as it cleared, I was hoping to catch a rainbow. Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2024 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Seen Around

  

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  Posted on 12 April 2024 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY