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• Not As Simple As Black Or White

  

  The president's speech last night seemed to me eminently reasonable, rational, measured -- the sort of response I would expect from him. Not once did he hint... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Blue Benches and Cattails

  

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  Posted on 06 December 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Easily Entertained . . .

  

  Spotted this sign on a SUV the other day and my imagination went wild. Sensei Ninja Nanny-san will care for your little ones and teach them them meaning of... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• On a Welcome Sunny Day

  

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  Posted on 04 December 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Shock...Horror.. Disbelief... for the 355th Time This Year

  

  The mass shooting yesterday in San Bernardino was, according to THIS ARTICLE in The Washington Post, the 355th this year. By the time this posts, there may... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Shout in the Mist

  

  Yesterday was grey and rainy but as I was driving in to Marshall this line of Bradford pears fairly shouted at me tp take their picture. I'm disappointed to... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Lee Smith and Miss Marple

  

  What a treat! A friend brought me NEWS OF THE SPIRIT -- a collection of stories by Lee Smith that I had somehow never read. And wonderful stories they are.... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Last of November

  

  Sunday was rainy off and on but still mild. A good day to eat the last of the pumpkin chiffon pie, to put the turkey soup in the freezer, and to spend some... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Poster Kittehs

  

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  Posted on 29 November 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Over-Stuffed

  

  The Thanksgiving feast produced that over-stuffed feeling. There were only eight of us but we had enough to feed twenty or so . . . And after these two pictures... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Two Moonrises

  

  The moon rose on the 23rd around 6:30 while the last rays of the sun were gilding the mountain tops. The sky was swept with pastel skeins of clouds. Two nights... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Wishing You All. . .

  

  Along with many other blessings, I'm grateful for all my blog and Facebook friends . . . I've learned that virtual friends can be just as 'real' as any and coun... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Pre-Thanksgiving Daze

  

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  Posted on 25 November 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Red(-ish) Thread Runs Through It . .

  

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  Posted on 24 November 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Equal Time

  

  Someone asked if Willa plays with Bob and Layla. The answer is no. She's not comfortable with Layla's size and roughness. Anyway, she'd rather be hunting.... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Sunday Silence

  

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  Posted on 22 November 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dog Heaven

  

  Watching dogs playing is like meditation for me . . . Dogs are so intensely in the moment . . . And they can dart up and down the slopes like nobody's business... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Along the Road

  

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  Posted on 20 November 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• An Edible Blast from the Past --

  

  Part of my ongoing attempt at de-clutterization has been sifting through stacks of recipes -- some printouts, some torn from magazines, and some hand-written... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Kwik Kwiz, Kids!

  

  Which of the following demonized entire groups of people by race and/or religion? 1. King Herod the Great: "Then Herod ...was exceeding wroth, and sent forth an... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY