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• A Handsome Eastern Box Turtle

  

  This brightly-colored fellow was behind our house yesterday morning -- maybe roaming around in search of a mate. Box turtles -- and they are turtles, not... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Only Three

  

  Three pictures were all I could load . . . and that after several tries... I think that the fault is with our connection or our server -- John's computer seems... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Oh, Blogger, Oh May!

  

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  Posted on 20 May 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Oh, May!

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  Posted on 20 May 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Angry Readers

  

  Back in 2005 when my first book had just come out, I met Charlaine Harris. She was one of a small group of Sisters in Crime who were having dinner together afte... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Epiphyllum...and There Are Kittehs in Stuff

  

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  Posted on 18 May 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Frozen Lemon Pie with Pecan-Chocolate Crust

  

  Good friends were coming to dinner and I decided to combine two of my favorite dessert recipes -- the pecan crust from Frozen Chocolate Pie with a frozen lemon... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Lake Logan Revisited

  

  A mountain lake is such a beautiful thing... These pictures were taken five years ago . . . and I still remember the cool kiss of the morning mist and the... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Flowers...and a Spider

  

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  Posted on 15 May 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Muley and Horney Cows

  

  Law, what about that pretty little heifer! My, she's growed like one thing! Looks like she's got her eye on that bull calf over yon. He'll make you uns a fine... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• 2 Kittehs + 1 Cardboard Box

  

  The entertainment potential is endless... It's a clubhouse. . . It's a hideout . . . It's a fortress . . . And then someone had the idea of turning it over and... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Happy Mothers' Day, I Guess . . .

  

  I found myself in a bit of a quandary as I began today's post . . . I've been reading recently comments here and there from women who say they dislike Mother's... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Looking East...

  

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  Posted on 11 May 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Morning Routine

  

  My morning routine begins with a trip to the basement to start a load of laundry. This time of year, when the irises are blooming just outside the door and the... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Kittehs -- War and Peace

  

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  Posted on 08 May 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• After the Rain

  

  The first rain of May began Saturday night (yes, I went out and got wet) and continued through Sunday, thoroughly soaking the garden and all those seeds and... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Old Barn

  

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  Posted on 06 May 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Friendship

  

  Shelia and I have been friends since the seventh grade -- back when she had a long blonde ponytail and often wore a flower in her hair. Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• May Daze

  

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  Posted on 04 May 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Ad Hoc Pasta

  

  Oh, joy! John found some morels deep in the grass under an old pear tree! So I raided the asparagus bed again for what few spears there were and cut some... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY