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• Shock of Recognition

  

  Usually I dash past Facebook ads but a picture stopped me cold--I know that place! There at the corner of the building in the foreground, I once washed the mud... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Inching Toward Spring

  

  The rising sun is working its way from the far right of this photo to a bit beyond the left edge which will be the equinox. A ways to go but even slow progress... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Rabbit, Rabbit, (Rabbit)

  

  The west end of our living room. There are 3 rabbits. Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Good Listening

  

  I've been listening to this very excellent, Pulitzer Prize winning novel as I work my way through chores (Liquid Gold on wooden furniture, glass cleaner to... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Still Blooming

  

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  Posted on 30 January 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Judy's House

  

  I was delighted to have this picture pop up on Facebook--an old photo of Judy Shelton's cabin. I'd never seen a picture but it was much as I'd imagined--a two... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Remember to Breathe

  

  We are being drowned in outrageous actions and proposals, as well as a relentless flood of misinformation. Don't let it get the better of you. Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Learning Curve

  

  Between the continuing cold weather and the ongoing bad news issuing from DC, I'm spending large amounts of time working on watercolors and trying to move beyon... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Celestial Image?

  

  Space debris seen from the port hole of a spaceship? Alas, only potato chip debris. Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Meltdown

  

  FOTUS, the toddler in the Oval Office is acting out beyond belief. Actually, it's a mix of toddler, wannabe dictator, and senile oldster. Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Vicki Paints (but, Unlike Josie, Has No Dreams of Stardom)

  

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  Posted on 24 January 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Hero for These Times

  

  The brightest spot in the past few dark days has been watching the video of Bishop Mariann Budde at the National Cathedral speaking truth to power and watching... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Paints (but She Really Wants to Play the Guitar and Sing)

  

  We have had LOTS of snow days and Tuesday was another one. It was also a remote learning day, and I was supposed to do six pages in my workbook, but I did them... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Polar Vortex

  

  Cold, cold, cold! I spent Monday with an afghan over my legs, a hot drink at my side-- listening to Persuasion and drawing and painting.The power is still on;... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Mourning in America

  

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  Posted on 20 January 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Reading for the Apocalypse

  

  In trying times, for me there's nothing quite like sinking into Jane Austen's calm, rational world where the greatest worry is whether the heroine will marry th... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• More Ordinary Things

  

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  Posted on 18 January 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Unpleasant News

  

  Neil Gaiman, author of some of my favorite novels, has been very credibly accused of a variety of non-consensual sexual encounters with a number of young... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Etching the Sky

  

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  Posted on 16 January 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Icy Days

  

  Days of school cancellations or delayed starts. Our driveway is passable with 4WD--the tricky part is getting down to the icy walkway to the car. Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY