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• Happy Thanksgiving!

  

  And may you have a comfy chair awaiting you after the feast! Friends and family are gathering here today. I'm doing the turkey, gravy, dressing, rolls, pumpkin... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Begging the Question

  

  Recently I was helping a friend with a manuscript she was preparing and she had used the phrase "begs the question" -- but it didn't sound right, not in that... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Flowers in Late November

  

  The pansies and violas will persist throughout the winter (if nothing don't happen) but this is the roses' last hurrah. Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Milestone!

  

  For the past few weeks, Josie has been very interested in this eating thing she sees her family doing. She's watched us and moved her mouth as if she were... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Lights in Dark Places

  

  The glory of full Autumn is past but a few trees are still holding to their bright leaves -- and they are spectacular as they flare up amidst the gray trunks an... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• On the Way

  

  Sometimes I take a slightly different route to the grocery store . . . wild and crazy me! Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dream Houses

  

  I could live in a cottage by a brook With a tiny bridge and a winding path, Green door and shutters beneath a curving tile roof, And wake to the beat of swans'... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Looking East

  

  Always a delight . . . Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• I Am 6 Months Old!

  

  Josie and her parents were at the beach last week. How much she has changed in that short time! Much more vocal, much more interested in her surroundings,... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Kittehs Work On Their Life List

  

  A rare sighting at the bedroom window . . . Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Last Ballad

  

  A kind friend sent me a copy of Cash's latest and I have to admit that the first couple of pages had me hesitant about continuing on, in spite of my trust in... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Observed . . .

  

  Fall poplars aflame; Yellow torches in the mist, Lighting Winter's way. Matches flaring up In the auditorium Before the last act. Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Veteran's Day Wish

  

  Veterans Day and we honor those who served their country in the military. As we should. Those who voluntarily put themselves in harm's way are worthy of our... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Fading Glory

  

  Several days of rain, fog, and mist -- and the trees are dropping their leaves. Some color remains -- and it pops against the gray. Staghorn Sumac's bright... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• How Time Flies!

  

  Long ago (fifty-four years) and in a galaxy far away (Tampa, Florida) John and I exchanged vows. My mother said "I give this marriage five years." So far, so... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• She Called Me Ignorant . . .

  

  After the shooting at the Texas church, I was reading a friend's Facebook post about the inevitable 'prayers and wishes' that follow such events (and the... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Along the Way

  

  In autumn, even a simple trip to the grocery store is special. Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• When I Rode a Horse Everywhere

  

  When I was young, I was deeply enamored with the Wild West. This was the early Fifties and there were Western radio programs -- the Lone Ranger was my favorite... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Butterfky Weed

  

  Our Madison County Library has some wonderful plantings of native shrubs and flowers. These beautiful Butterfly Weeds (Asclepius tuberosa ) are at the entrance. Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Sometimes It Takes My Breath Away

  

  I never tire of the view from our front porch. I stepped out Thursday evening to do something or other, was captivated by the last rays of sun on the mountain... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY