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• 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

• Alpenglow

  

  I learned a new word recently -- alpenglow, thanks to Victoria, my California blogfriend's post HERE. Alpenglow is the light on mountain peaks just before... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Welcome Sight and Sound

  

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  Posted on 27 February 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Weather Or Not

  

  Wednesday afternoon between the rains . . . on the Barnard Road. For some reason this shot makes me think of something from a Coen brothers film . . . or maybe... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Lilies Inside...Hellebores Outside

  

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  Posted on 25 February 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Things Are Going to the Dogs

  

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  Posted on 24 February 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Lovely Lilies

  

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  Posted on 23 February 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Second Childhood?

  

  I recently turned 73 and one of the items on my wish list was a coloring book and gel pens. Adult Coloring Book sounds like porn but really it's not -- just a... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2016 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY