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• Bingeing on Mary Srewart

  

  Mary Stewart was a favorite author of mine in my younger days. And recently I've been delving back into her quite extensive works. Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Orchids -- and a Home Grown Flower

  

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  Posted on 12 October 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Igor

  

  This is Igor who hangs out in our bathroom. Sometimes s/he falls out of the towel I've just picked up to dry off with. Or out of my nightgown. I figure that... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Tis the Season . . . For Pumpkins

  

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  Posted on 10 October 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Rainy Day and Intimations of Mortality

  

  Yesterday I attended a memorial service for one of the old timers of our 'new people' community. Jane and her husband moved here about the time John and I did... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dogwood Leaves in Autumn

  

  One last glorious Blaze against the sky. Dying, Wind's bright kites, they fall . . . Leaving hope tight-furled On the twig . . . mute reminder . . . Fall's... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• October in Bloom

  

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  Posted on 07 October 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Year Ago

  

  About a year has passed since I stopped to gather some pumpkins in the garden and wound up in the hospital and then a rehab facility for two and a half months. Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• So Much To Do

  

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  Posted on 05 October 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• No Words

  

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  Posted on 04 October 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Again . . .

  

  Another mass shooting. Another legally acquired military type rifle. And the predictable 'thoughts and prayers . . .' And we're told that the aftermath of such ... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• What?

  

  Viruses? Algae? Mold? Nope -- just grapefruit, lemon, and orange peel. I was making marmalade and the little dots revealed fascinated me and I had to get a... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• And It's October

  

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  Posted on 01 October 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Words . . . the Best Words

  

  If you're a fan of words, you probably already know about A Word A Day. If you don't know Anu Garg's delightful daily offering, go HERE to find out more and to... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Prescription for Troubled Times

  

  Go down to the river and listen to its song . . . Watch it swirl and ripple . . . see how the light dances on its surface . . . Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Busy Day

  

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  Posted on 28 September 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• In the Midst of the Maelstrom

  

  . . . So the world didn't come to an end on the 23rd as some fella had predicted. In spite of dodging that bullet, there's plenty else to stress about. Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Uncharted Terrain

  

  The Mystery that is Cat Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Puzzled . . . and Undecided. .

  

  This was a re-read -- I first read it in 2011 and even blogged positively, if briefly, about it. But this time around, I found myself not so sure of how I felt. Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Elusive Cloudless Sulfur

  

  He flutters here He flutters there . . . Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2017 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY