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• Animal. Vegetable, Mineral

  

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  Posted on 09 September 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Back to Shelton Laurel

  

  Soon after my last post about visiting Shelton Laurel, a Facebook friend sent me a message asking if I'd like to see the graves where the victims of the massacr... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Light -- Early Morning and Late Afternoon

  

  A.M.~ P.M. Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Zero at the Bone

  Emily Dickinson's thoughts on snakesA narrow fellow in the grassOccasionally rides;You may have met him,--did you not,His notice sudden is. Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• David Shelton of Shelton Laurel

  

  Shelton Laurel is in a remote corner of our county -- beautiful wide flat fields lying between wooded mountains. "Some call this hallowed ground," David... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Fancy Kitteh Tricks

  

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  Posted on 03 September 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Thr Fruits of Our Labors

  

  A small, quiet Labor Day celebration here at the farm -- we had a hankering for fried chicken so, to keep the heat out of the kitchen, John set up the gas burne... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• In the Pasture

  

  Lobelia Poke berries Ironweed Lobelia and Black-eyed Susans Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Real Mary Poppins

  

  A few days back, Reader Wil had a post about Mary Poppins -- the movie, not the book -- and I was reminded of how dearly I'd loved those books sixty or more... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Orchids in the Window

  

  I really wanted to talk about Mary Poppins today but the server is being cranky and I can't get my Mary Poppins pics to load. Fortunately I'd loaded these photo... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• From My World

  

  Abandoned building at bridge Wild clematis aka Traveler's Joy or Maiden's Bower Herb garden in need of grooming Night-Blooming Cereus leaf . . .Clover, the... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Do You Know About Pluots?

  

  I didn't. But I bought some last week and was amazed at how very good they are. Pluots are a cross between plums and apricots -- two parts plum to one part... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Sister Keeps Her Sister Clean ... Whether She Likes It Or Not

  

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  Posted on 26 August 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Sallie Kate's Story

  

  A beautiful day and time to put another batch of chickens in the freezer. John and Justin and I were joined by in the massacree by two good friends -- both of... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Mama

  

  Hurrying (I was transporting ice cream) home from the grocery last Thursday, as I rounded the curve leading down to the bridge I was startled by a strange sound. Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Fruit and Flora and Fauna

  

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  Posted on 23 August 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• There's a Learning Curve

  

  So, yesterday I made two dozen big fluffy onion rolls and, getting ready to freeze most of them, realized that I had no freezer bags. "Never fear," says I. "I'l... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Squash Blossoms

  

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  Posted on 21 August 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Little Bouquets

  

  Hearing from a reader who's enjoyed one of my books is like being given a little bouquet. One I'll always remember was when Pat emailed to say that she'd starte... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Assorted

  

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  Posted on 19 August 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY