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• A Grueling Schedule at Camp NoFun

  

  Some people expect that a visit to our corner of the mountains will have to include the brew pubs and music venues of Asheville, as well as the art galleries an... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Field of Honor

  

  On my way back from taking my friend Eleanor to the airport yesterday, this field of flags caught my eye and I pulled in to the shopping center where they were... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Paw Paw Fixer-Upper -- with Barn

  

  Across the road from the little cemetery I photographed the other day is this old cabin. I believe it's been deserted as long as we've been here -- some forty... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Back to the Garden -- Oh, the Excitement!

  

  One probably has to be a gardener to understand the excitement of seeing tiny squash seedlings appearing . . . And the joy of kale (three different types) and... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Just Off the Road

  

  Just off a road not far from our farm is a tiny family cemetery. It seems to be all Paynes -- the concrete marker above -- which I can't really decipher -- and... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Ballerinas of the Flower World

  

  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 May 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Good Times

  

  Eleanor, a long-time (forty-five or more years) is here for a visit, her first in fifteen years, and, as always, the talk is of books and music and films. Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Yellow Flags

  

  The wild iris called yellow flags are in full bloom. About thirty-five years ago, I dug up a clump from the wild and set them out on the edge of a branch near... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Farm Life

  

  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 15 May 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Everywhere I Turn . . .

  

  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 May 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Calfies Learn About Aurochs

  

  Go HERE for lots of interesting stuff about aurochs, which are ( no matter what our bull Tobler thinks) extinct, alas! Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Deep Greens and Blues Are the Colors I Choose . . . and Some Purples

  

  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 12 May 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Basking in the Glow

  

  It was a lovely Mother's Day. John fixed a fine breakfast of croissants, poached eggs, Canadian bacon, and fresh pineapple -- and bubbly . . . Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Thanks to Mother Earth .

  

  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 May 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Virtue Rewarded

  

  Yesterday the temps hit 80 -- ten degrees hotter than normal. And it was dry -- but it was time to plant the tomatoes -- about 48 of them -- one tier of San... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Chasing the Setting Sun

  

  When my class in Asheville last week wrapped up sooner than expected, I hoped I might have a chance at a nice sunset picture . . . Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Of Nudis and Nudies

  

  My Facebook friend Mario has a thing for nudibranchs and posts pictures of these amazing critters almost everyday. commons wikimedia These small shell-less... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dancing in the Light

  

  Rhododendron Bearded Iris Rhododendron Bearded Iris bud Buttercup Rhododendron Rose-Scented Geranium Bearded Iris Rhododendron Bud Leucothoe Bearded Iris Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Any Kitteh Can Quote Philosophy . . .

  

  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 05 May 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The White Iris Outside the Basement Door . . . Again

  

  My blog friend Juliet of Seasonal Inspirations in New Zealand just did a post about the repetition inherent in a blog about the changing seasons. Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2015 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY