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• Sunshine -- An Appreciation

  

  After several days of grayness and gloom, a clear sunshiny day was like a blessing -- especially to someone trying to take pictures. The sun set alight a few... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Re-Visiting . . .

  

  After posting a visit with Miss Birdie back on Halloween, I found myself taking a notion to spend some more time with her and read her book -- The Day of Small... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Too Cold, Too Wet . .

  

  "Too wet to go out . . ." "Too cold to play ball, So we sat in the house And did nothing at all." "And all we could do was to sit, sit, sit. . ." "And we did no... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Old Friends. . . .

  

  Internet restored and I spent most of Monday decorating the tree. . . Claui and Justin came up Sunday and we all worked on the popcorn chain and got it and the... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• What, Already?

  

  I know lots of folks put up their Christmas trees right after Thanksgiving -- even on Thanksgiving Day. I've never done that, preferring to wait, normally,... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Miss Birdie and the Cat's Pajamas

  

  Why, Lizzie Beth, how glad I am to see you! Lay that wet jacket there by the stove and come get you a chair. No. I ain't busy -- jest settin here feeling... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• In the Windows

  

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  Posted on 03 December 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Leftover Turkey -- Curried Cottage Pie

  

  Time to deconstruct the last of the Thanksgiving turkey -- the carcass is boiling and tomorrow I'll make a turkey vegetable soup. Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Here and There and Then -- from the Archives

  

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  Posted on 01 December 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Last of the Goodweather Dogs

  

  When I began writing the Elizabeth Goodweather books., I gave Elizabeth three dogs and based them on three of our six (at the time) canines. (Not wanting her... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Thawing

  

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  Posted on 29 November 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Snowy, Snug Thanksgiving

  

  We awoke to a couple of inches of snow but the roads were clear and our friends from Shelton Laurel and our nephew and great-nephew from Asheville were able to... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Justice

  

  "But let justice roll down like waters; And righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. . ." Amos 5:24 Like many, I've had the situation in Ferguson on my mind. Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Sunshine and Shadow and Crows

  

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  Posted on 25 November 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Jungle Dreams

  

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  Posted on 24 November 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Twenty Five Hundred

  

  Ay, law. Would you believe this is post number 2,500 of my (almost) daily blog. I began this blog the day after Christmas in 2007. Since then it's been a... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Queen for a Day

  

  Yesterday I received a crown. From our new dentist. Our longtime dentist, Doc Adams, has retired and his successor (AKA the kid) has installed some fancy new... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• No Man is an Island

  

  I've written about Eula and her books before -- HERE and ALSO HERE and I've remarked on the beauty and clarity of her prose, the truly original metaphors and... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Snow . . . and Clearing . . .

  

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  Posted on 19 November 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Misty Moisty November Morning

  

  . . . and then in the afternoon . . . Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2014 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY