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• Knee Jerk Responses -- Including Mine

  

  It's so predictable -- another horrific mass shooting by a deranged person with a gun and a white supremacy kink in his mind -- and once again calls for... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Seen Around Brasstown

  

  May 31 - June 6 JOHN C. CAMPBELL FOLK SCHOOL - A Practical Guide to Writing Popular Fiction i'll be leading a class for all levels in the nuts and bolts of... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Morris Dancers at John C. Campbell

  

  Morris dancing is a very old form of English folk-dancing, dating back to the mid 15th century. Morris is evidently meant for Moorish -- thus the painted... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• In Flaming June

  

  May 31 - June 6 JOHN C. CAMPBELL FOLK SCHOOL - A Practical Guide to Writing Popular Fiction i'll be leading a class for all levels in the nuts and bolts of... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• An Indian Feast

  

  An unexpected treat during my week at J.C. Campbell was an invitation to the Indian Cooking class's feast. The class had prepared samosas for our instructors'... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Silent Sunday

  

  May 31 - June 6 JOHN C. CAMPBELL FOLK SCHOOL - A Practical Guide to Writing Popular Fiction i'll be leading a class for all levels in the nuts and bolts of... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Little Studio Crawl

  

  One evening after supper, I wandered through some of the studios. Quite a few people opt to work well into the night -- the quilters were especially busy, Most... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Meanwhile, Back at the Farm There Are Tiny Toads . . .

  

  Really tiny -- smaller than the last joint of my little finger. All those tadpoles are out now and hopping about and we have to be careful not to step on them. ... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Just Pictures

  

  May 31 - June 6 JOHN C. CAMPBELL FOLK SCHOOL - A Practical Guide to Writing Popular Fiction i'll be leading a class for all levels in the nuts and bolts of... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• After Hours at the Blacksmith Shop

  

  One evening, after dinner, I went with some of my students to the Blacksmith Studio where we were treated to a demonstration. Dave ( gray shirt) was the... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Writing Studio At Orchard House

  

  Last week at John C. Campbell Folk School, I taught a fast-paced, nuts and bolts course in novel writing. Our studio was in this idyllic setting with a... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Home from Camp

  

  Back from a busy, delightful week at John C. Campbell and too whipped to do more than post a few random pictures -- I'll be doing more posts about the week and... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Gone to Brasstown . . .

  

  The garden is hoed; the houseplants watered, and things are as close to in order as I can manage. Today I'm going down the road for a week of teaching at John C... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dog Tussle

  

  May 31 - June 6 JOHN C. CAMPBELL FOLK SCHOOL - A Practical Guide to Writing Popular Fiction i'll be leading a class for all levels in the nuts and bolts of... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• This, That, and the Other

  

  May 31 - June 6 JOHN C. CAMPBELL FOLK SCHOOL - A Practical Guide to Writing Popular Fiction i'll be leading a class for all levels in the nuts and bolts of... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Thinking Ahead

  

  When Cathy Guthrie posted the above picture on her Facebook page, offering a truckload of firewood for a hundred dollars (delivered,) we were quick to take her... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Mostly Non-Vulgar Blooms

  

  Snapdragon Clematis Spiderwort Clematis Double Your Pleasure Japanese Iris Dandelion Galaxy Old Fashioned Iris Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Rather Vulgar Flower

  

  Ah, the scent of carrion is in the air! The Arum Vulgaris (also called arum dracunculus, voodoo lily, snake lily, stink lily, dragonwort) is in bloom! Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Memorial Day 2015

  

  All those lives ended . . . Honor them by pondering War's true cost before Beating the drum . . . Waving the flag . . . And sending more to die. Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Crow Counts Coup . . . Red-Tailed Hawk Ignores Crow

  

  May 31 - June 6 JOHN C. CAMPBELL FOLK SCHOOL - A Practical Guide to Writing Popular Fiction i'll be leading a class for all levels in the nuts and bolts of... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY