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• Dan -- A Good and Faithful Dog

  

  I wish this were an April Fool joke but it's not. Dan, John's faithful shadow, is gone. Dan had slowed down considerably in the past few years and been unable t... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Under Magnolia

  

  Frances Mayes was the keynote speaker last weekend and though I'd cherished hopes of of getting to tell her how much I love her books on Tuscany (Under the... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• More Random Dahlonega

  

  GREAT SMOKIES WRITING PROGRAM CLASS Critique workshop (forty pages worth) for those with a novel in progress -- just begun, partway there, or finished and in... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dahlonega At Ramdom

  

  The authors stayed at Lily Creek Lodge . . . Where we were treated to wine and very nice food on Friday night. When I wasn't on a panel, I took pictures , , ,... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• From the Thomas Wolfe House

  

  (Not from Dahlonega -- pre-scheduled and from last Wednesday in Asheville) Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Off to Dahlonega!

  

  I'm heading south this morning on my way to the Dahlonega Literary Festival (more info HERE.) I'll be on some panels on Saturday and Sunday and will be at Don... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• I Was Toad to Wait Here

  

  When I came home last night from my class, it was dark and our little solar outdoor lights were all aglow. And one clever toad had found a warm spot to sit and... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Random Act of Kindness Remembered . . . .

  

  Facebook occasionally really strikes a nerve. You may have seen the photo below of a physician crying in the hospital parking lot after the death of a patient. Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Every Day in Every Way . . .

  

  GREAT SMOKIES WRITING PROGRAM CLASS Critique workshop (forty pages worth) for those with a novel in progress -- just begun, partway there, or finished and in... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Recent Reading

  

  Some books I've enjoyed -- books I would recommend to friends. I'm not going to even attempt to hint at plots or link to reviews -- you all know how to ask Mr.... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Hills Are Alive!

  

  GREAT SMOKIES WRITING PROGRAM CLASS Critique workshop (forty pages worth) for those with a novel in progress -- just begun, partway there, or finished and in... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Caught in the Filter

  

  My email's spam filter works hard to keep me safe and once a day it sends me a link to view and give the thumbs up or down to all its captures, in their infinit... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Eternal Return . . . Spring Arrives!

  

  GREAT SMOKIES WRITING PROGRAM CLASS Critique workshop (forty pages worth) for those with a novel in progress -- just begun, partway there, or finished and in... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• If My Generation Needed Proof That the Apocalypse Is Upon Us ...

  

  Oh. My. Goodness. It's Bobby Z., on the cover of The Rolling Stone the AARP Magazine. And he's wearing a bolo tie -- the iconic look for geezers back in the... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Is Your Lawyer a Daffy-Down-Dilly?

  

  Daffy-down-Dilly Has come to town With a yellow petticoat And a pretty green gown. The daffodils put me in mind of that little nursery rhyme which in turn put m... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dirt

  

  Yesterday was beautifully warm and inviting. Bob decided to do some work on a project he'd begun earlier. Whatever made this tunnel -- chipmunk, mole, or vole -... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• New Life in the Pond

  

  GREAT SMOKIES WRITING PROGRAM CLASS Critique workshop (forty pages worth) for those with a novel in progress -- just begun, partway there, or finished and in... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Overheard . . . Theology Amongst the Pots

  

  . . . Once more within the Potter's house alone I stood, Surrounded by the Shapes of Clay. Shapes of all Sorts and Sizes, great and small. Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Burgeoning . . .

  

  GREAT SMOKIES WRITING PROGRAM CLASS Critique workshop (forty pages worth) for those with a novel in progress -- just begun, partway there, or finished and in... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dogs' Day Out

  

  John, accompanied by Dan and Bob, went to collect Otis and Ali for Doggy Day Care All four dogs love the quarter mile run up to our house. There are many stops... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY