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• Some Folks Build Walls for Fun

  

  We are blessed with quite a lot of rocks on our farm and last Friday Justin and some of his/our friends spent most of the day assembling a selection of them int... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Same Old Story?

  

  Memorial Day -- a time to remember all who lost their lives in the service of the country. And a time for cook outs, political posturing, sales, and all manner... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Glory, Gloriosky! Glorious Gloriosa Daisy!

  

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  Posted on 29 May 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Learning from Mistakes

  

  A while back I (along with a bunch of garden bloggers) was asked to share with the blog The Creative Vegetable Gardener the biggest gardening mistake I'd ever... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Mostly Green

  

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  Posted on 27 May 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Which Is It?

  

  This lovely visitor to my flowers set me wondering -- is this a Spicebush Swallowtail or a Black Swallowtail? Or are there two names for one butterfly?... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Nature's Fleeting Artistry

  

  Spiders have been hard at work, crafting elegant pendants adorned with dew drops, on the Harry Lauder's Walking Stick ( aka Corkscrew hazelnut aka Corylus... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• No Politics Today

  

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  Posted on 24 May 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Eve of Destruction?

  

  "We had to destroy the village in order to save it." This seems to be the mentality of an uncomfortably large number of the American electorate who, unhappy wit... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dandelions Remind Me . . .

  

  . . . But at my back I always hear Time's winged chariot hurrying near; And yonder all before us lie Deserts of vast eternity. . . Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Farrago

  

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  Posted on 21 May 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Thinking in Black and Whute

  

  A while back, one of my friends made the comment that they don't seem to teach patriotism in schools any more. As this friend and I are on pretty much opposite... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• At Day Break

  

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  Posted on 19 May 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Uh Oh . . .

  

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  Posted on 18 May 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Early Morning and the Louisiana Irises Were Blooming Down at the Pond

  

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  Posted on 17 May 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• This Could Be Your Chance . . .

  

  In less than a month, I'll be heading south for a week at John C. Campbell where I'll be leading a nuts and bolts class in writing popular fiction -- designed... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Corny It May Be . . . But . . .

  

  Abou Ben Adhem By Leigh Hunt Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw, within the moonlight in his room,... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Drenched

  

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  Posted on 14 May 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Writers and Their Day Jobs -- Another Class Ends . . . -

  

  Wednesday night was the last meeting of my 15 week prose class.It will be nice to have a little time off but I'll miss these folks and their fascinating stories. Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• On a Rainy Morning

  

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  Posted on 12 May 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY