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• Joy Cometh in the Morning

  

  Or sometimes at 2:27 in the afternoon. Yesterday. As you may or may not remember, back at the end of July I sent the finished Civil War novel to my agent. Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Bi-Ocular

  

  Update on the new eye -- above is what I see when I look with both eyes. And what the camera sees without my altering the tint. Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Flowers of Fall

  

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  Posted on 03 September 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Stone Diaries

  

  A friend passed this book on to me several years ago and it got shelved before I ever read it. But I've read it now and am tempted to turn back to the... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Sweet September

  

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  Posted on 01 September 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Well, That Was Fun . . .

  

  I had cataract surgery on my right eye yesterday afternoon and am writing this with one eye so it will be brief. The whole thing went really well with an... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2016 SELF EXPRESSION

• Aubergine

  

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  Posted on 30 August 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• More Dog Days

  

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  Posted on 29 August 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• What If . . .?

  

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  Posted on 28 August 2016 PHOTOGRAPHY

• And This Is Why . . .

  

  This is why I almost always have my camera on the car seat beside me, lens cap off and ready to go. I was coming home a few days ago and saw a big bird on the... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Little Buggy

  

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  Posted on 26 August 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Man of Steee

  

  Early yesterday, earlier than these pictures, I was awakened by a commotion in the cat room -- the small disused bath next to the bedroom that is home to the... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Back to the Garden -- and What a Pleasure!

  

  For the past month the heat has been such that I've avoided the garden except for brief early morning forays to pick tomatoes etc. The weeds have thrived... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Cloudy Day with Chance of Rainbows

  

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  Posted on 23 August 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Feisty?

  

  Willa, whose breed is Mountain Feist, is feeling a little sad now that she knows the derivation of the word feisty. From A. WORD. A. DAY by Anu Garg feisty... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2016 PHOTOGRAPHY

• Professor Wogglebug Chooses a Tomato

  

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  Posted on 21 August 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Patchett and Gabaldon

  

  An old friend sent me this collection of Ann Patchett's essays and I devoured it almost at one sitting. It's an eclectic assortment that include some excellent... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Wabi-Sabi of Going to Seed

  

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  Posted on 19 August 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• More from That First Elizabeth Book

  

  I finished editing that first book and sent it as an attachment to the nice ranger at Cape Lookout who helped me with my research so long ago. Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• One Response to the Dog Days

  

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  Posted on 17 August 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY