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• 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

• August

  

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  Posted on 11 August 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Stirrings . . .

  

  Yes, it's only early August. Fall is a long way off and we have weeks of hot weather ahead. There's still a bounty of summer fruit at the grocery -- peaches,... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie at the Library

  

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  Posted on 09 August 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• High Summer Sights

  

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  Posted on 08 August 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Passsion Flower

  

  Space alien? Sea creature? Flower? Passiflora inarnata is a NC native -- though I've never come across one growing. So I purchased one and will plant it where... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• 73 Bags of Corn in the Freezer

  

  That's what I've been doing for the past three days -- picking, shucking, de-silking, blanching, cooling, then slicing off the kernels and bagging them up to... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Sunday's Sundries

  

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  Posted on 05 August 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Blue Skies and Corn -- Lots of Corn

  

  After two and a half days of rain, it was time to start harvesting the sweet corn. We pulled not quite half of it and spent the rest of the afternoon shucking,... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY