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• Hopeful Signs

  

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  Posted on 09 March 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Virgil Sees No Prospects for a Settlement of Our National Difficulties

  

  Remember Virgil? It’s taken a while to decipher the following letter, written to Dan Carpenter (Pauline’s husband.) Though Virgil is very wordy and repeats... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• And Then It Snowed Like One Thing

  

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  Posted on 07 March 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Rain, Rain, Rain

  

  Yesterday it rained like one thing, as they say in these parts. Which means it rained really, really hard And, as the old folks also say, 'they're giving snow... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Assortment with Possum

  

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  Posted on 05 March 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Yes, I Am Easily Entertained

  

  Tiny bubbles in the water as I hard cook some eggs . . . Fascinating! To me, at least. What causes them? I never took Physics -- might I have learned the... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• I Don't Actually Want to Talk About the Snow

  

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  Posted on 03 March 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• You Tell Me

  

  Early morning and late afternoon have the best light for photography -- those lovely slanting shadows. The writing class I'm teaching in Burnsville gets out at... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Who's That Out There?

  

  Bang! Bang! Bang! A few nights ago, I heard a big racket on the back porch and, thinking that it was surely a bear, grabbed my camera and turned on the outdoor... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Everything But the Fragrance

  

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  Posted on 28 February 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Another Milliner

  

  Last week, when I wrote about the hatbox and my memories of Revere McCleod , I was reminded that my own great-grandmother Alice was a milliner. Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Moonrise

  

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  Posted on 26 February 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Do You Know...?

  

  What these are? What kind of insect this is? What flower this is?And what flower this will be? Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Birthday Celebration...with Pictures

  

  The birthday was a few days ago but the celebration was last night --an amazing meal with family and friends . . . Pasta with wonderful meatballs, roasted... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Birthday Celebration

  The birthday was a few days ago but the celebration was last night --an amazing meal with family and friends . . . Pasta with wonderful meatballs, roasted... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Little Walk

  

  Thursday was a beautiful sunny day -- just right for a little walk. The hellebores are blooming in their usual modest manner, looking down at the ground. Lookin... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Captions?

  

  I just love this. . . whatever it is, And it seems to say something but I'm not sure what...What does it say to you? Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Time and the River Keep on Going

  

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  Posted on 21 February 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Gold in the River

  

  I stopped at the river to take some pictures yesterday afternoon and this leaf, shimmering in the shallows, caught my eye . . .The patterns in the water . . .... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• In the Dark Playground

  

  Today's children, the ones who ran shouting in the sun, Are safely home now, In warm houses, behind drawn curtains. Cream of tomato soup, grilled cheese... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2013 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY