Vickilane

LATEST ARTICLES ( 4316 )

• It's That Time Again

  

  Our first snow fell yesterday afternoon so, in accordance with the old tradition that says to walk barefoot in the first snow for good health in the coming year... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Crow and Quince

  

  Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Rural Free Delivery

  

  The mailman stays busy this time of year, jumping out of his vehicle at almost every stop to fill the mailboxes with packages. Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Time to Deck the Halls and String the Popcorn

  

  Despite the fact that it's been windows-open warm, we have been hauling out the Christmas stuff, polishing brass candlesticks, and setting red candles in those... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Around the Mountain

  

  Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• From WART Radio . . .

  

  Turn your radio internet on! Tomorrow at 2 pm I'll be interviewed on Marshall, NC's brand new, not-quite-ready-for-the- airwaves, community radio station W-ART... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Along the Road ...

  

  Willa let me use the camera... I saw three crows in a roadside tree. By the time I stopped and poked the camera out the window, this is all I could get. Smart,... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• She's Back!

  

  Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Willa Tries for a Selfie

  

  I was puzzled to find these odd pictures as part of a recent download. Then I reconstructed the event: Willa went with me to town; I had my camera, lens up, on... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• It's Beginning to Look . . .

  

  It must be the season of peace on earth, good will to all. The fella at the bridge has his Christmas display out . . . And I've starting making some little... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• No Captions Needed

  

  Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Gearing Up . . .

  

  Moving gradually into the Christmas season . . . planning menus, wrapping presents, making presents . . . Packing away the fall decor . . . It'll be another wee... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• 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

  

  Read more

  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

  

  Read more

  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