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• Patina

  

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  Posted on 26 March 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Here's the Answer to Thoughts and Prayers!

  

  Bravo to all the folks who marched yesterday or otherwise made their voices heard in the ongoing battle against the giant that is the NRA and all the politician... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• And the Spring Cleaning Begins . . .

  

  Even though there's still snow in the shady places, it's feeling like Spring and that urge to clean has come upon me. I know, I should fight that urge, but we'l... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• As the Snow Melts . . .

  

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  Posted on 23 March 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Sound Evokes Memory

  

  My most recent writing class explored various sounds as prompts. Jingle bells predictably led to some Christmas memories, as well as a description of a Native... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Snark As A Verb?

  

  It's happened again -- a writer in one of my classes uses snark as a verb -- as in, "Oh, I'm sure you do," she snarked, and I cringe as if someone had run a... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Enjoy the Walk-- Snow Tomorrow . . .

  

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  Posted on 20 March 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Is Disappointed By Carolina Basketball

  

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  Posted on 19 March 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Just Hellebores...

  

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  Posted on 18 March 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• From Snow to Almost Spring

  

  After the snow of Wednesday, the weather decided to moderate and I took a little walk. It was nice to see that the early flowers were persisting . . . And at th... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Wait for It . . .

  

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  Posted on 16 March 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Aji Amarillo and Coconut Milk Braised Chicken

  

  The Knight cousins from Florida have been visiting and we have been eating like kings. Unfortunately, we have demolished each meal before I could think to get... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Again . . .

  

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  Posted on 14 March 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Persist and Resist

  

  When I saw this pot on my friend Barb's blog, I knew I'd found the perfect birthday present for my sister-in-law Fay who's been a steadfast member of the... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Spotted on the Roadside

  

  Nature is so resilient . . . Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• On Reynolds Mountain

  

  I met with a book club last Thursday up on Reynolds Mountain -- an elegant development not far from downtown Asheville. I got these pictures as I was leaving . ... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Meets Noodles

  

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  Posted on 10 March 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Book of Dust

  

  La Belle Sauvage, the first of the projected trilogy The Book of Dust, is a worthy successor to Pullman's immensely popular fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials. Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Next Day

  

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  Posted on 08 March 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Burning Bright

  

  On rainy gray days, forsythia seems to shine the strongest, lighting up all the dark corners. Folks around here call it Yellow Bells and you can see it in almos... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2018 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY