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• Bloodroot and Re-Wilding

  

  I was startled and delighted to see a drift of wild bloodroot blooming in a neglected area on the north side of the house. It's a slope too steep for the lawn... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Progress

  

  Any time I go somewhere, I pass the river and what was, pre-Helene, a lovely meadow, tended by an absentee landlord who used what was the land across the road... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Blue Benches, Yellow Flowera

  

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  Posted on 04 April 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Moral Moment

  

  Dear Sen./Rep. _______,I'm guessing you didn't pay any attention to the marathon speech Cory Booker gave, so I'd like to give you a Cliff Notes version of it. Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dancing Woman by Elaine Neil Orr

  

  A childhood in Nigeria left its indelible imprint on the author's sensibilities, and the sights, sounds, smells, flavors, and textures of that beloved land... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Thankful for Rain

  

  After smelling smoke all day Saturday from several wildfires in western North Carolina, it was a relief to have a bit of rain Sunday morning. Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Silent Sunday

  

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  Posted on 30 March 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Tuscan Chicken

  

  This is a really easy and tasty way to cook chicken thighs (or 'second-joints,' as they were called when I was growing up, along with 'white meat' , rather... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• From THE SECRET HOURS by Mick Herron

  

  "There'll always be sock puppets, thinking they're messiahs, and there'll always be money men behind Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• I Scream, You Scream . . .

  

  On most Mondays, Meema takes me to Cynthia's Pharmacy and Gifts to get an ice cream cone. I always have a waffle cone with two scoops and sprinkles.While Cynthi... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• But Her E-mails!

  

  Dear Sen./Rep. _______,The egregious breach of security by Hegseth, Waltz, Gabbard, Ratcliffe, and the other appointees should at once be investigated by... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Ma Nature Cuts Loose in Spring

  

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  Posted on 25 March 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• In Praise of Chinese Cabbage

  

  . . .or Napa, as the grocery store calls it. I was preparing to cut up a few leaves to add to my lunch time ramen when the sunlight hit them and I had to take... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Sweet Moment

  

  Me and my dad are going to my school's Father/Daughter Dance!We are both dressed up.Mama is taking pictures.I am pretty excited. Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Wtaf!!!

  

  Dear Sen./Rep. ____,What is happening to my beloved country? Pentagon briefing on China for the Richest Man in the World? Deportation without due process? Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Slow Horses

  

  My older son reminded me that I needed to read the Slough House series from the beginning. I downloaded the audiobook--which is excellent--but quickly realized ... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Vernal Equinox

  

  And there it is--rising smack dab in the middle of our Eastern horizon. A brief moment, then the sun continues its journey to the north--our left.Where will we... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• What Is Wrong With These People?

  

  Now the power-mad regime is scrubbing mention of the Navajo Code Talkers from government websites, along with notable firsts in the military for women and peopl... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Irrational Exuberance?

  

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  Posted on 18 March 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Closer Look

  

  My eye was caught by some lichen growing on the wooden top of some wind chimes . . . and I went forth in search of more.They seem to love rocks and wood. What... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY