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• There's No Place Like Home

  

  When I returned from Biltmore and began to look at the pictures I'd taken that day, I came to the one above and -- just for a moment -- thought, Hmm, where was... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Back to the Biltmore House

  

  I made a return trip to the Biltmore House yesterday, thanks to my kind blog friend who sent me some free passes. It was a glorious, blue-skied, mild day and... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Sometimes Less is More . . .

  

  The glorious weather has sent me outside. I haven't planted anything yet -- feeling sure that more cold weather is yet to come -- but I have done some weeding... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• All Daffodils Condidered

  

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  Posted on 16 March 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Oh, How I Love This Time of Year!

  

  The forsythia is a golden explosion . . . And a shy primrose emerges. The tree peony unfurls its new foliage . . . Daffodils are poised to open . . .... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Miss Birdie's Evening Sermon

  

  Now, if that ain't a purty sky! I'm right proud you brung me up to your porch to see it tonight. Now that they've gone and run the time forward on us, the... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Whiter Shade of Pale

  

  Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale Lyrics We skipped the light fandangoTurned cartwheels cross the floorI was feeling kinda seasickBut the crowd called out... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• And the Earth Rejoices . . .

  

  "And over walls and earth and trees and swinging sprays and tendrils the fair green veil of tender little leaves had crept, and in the grass under the trees .... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Evening in Asheville

  

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  Posted on 11 March 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Sunrise Inching Toward Equinox

  

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  Posted on 10 March 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Pre-Spring Busyness and Early Voting

  

  The past few days have been glorious! The star magnolia has popped into bloom -- too early as usual. It usually comes into bloom just in time to be hit by a... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Harbingers

  

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  Posted on 08 March 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Last Christmas-- A Play About the Shelton Laurel Massacre

  

  Saturday night I went to a local church for the performance of a play about the Shelton Laurel massacre. I've talked so much about the massacre previously that ... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Sometimes I See a Sunset

  

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  Posted on 06 March 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Last of the Lilies . . .

  

  Justin and Claui brought me these for my birthday . . . I've had two weeks of pleasure from these beauties . . . I re-cut their stems and freshen their water... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Full Circle

  

  Yesterday I channeled my inner Elizabeth Goodweather (the herb growing, wreath making protagonist of my mystery novels) and spent a little time making a wreath... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• How Now, Polychrome Cow?

  

  The Lone Cow of the Apocalypse? Nope, just me fooling around in Picasa. I liked this picture for the shapes and thought to accentuate them by going to black... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Odds and Ends

  

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  Posted on 02 March 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Intimations of Spring

  

  We have two more new calfies -- Jersey/Devon crosses. Rose (above) was born on Valentines's Day and Gilda (below) a week later. Any guesses as to why, having... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dog + Water = Joy

  

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  Posted on 29 February 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY