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• Leaf Fall

  

  The trees that have been so beautiful are shedding their finery and taking on their severe winter aspect. On Tuesday, the big mulberry in the pasture was a blaz... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Rabbit, Rabbit

  

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  Posted on 01 November 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Miss Birdie in the Graveyard--10 Years Ago--A Repost

  

  Why, Lizzie Beth honey, how proud I am to see you! Come on in and git you a chair. I'm just waiting on that spice cake in the oven to be done, then I'm aiming t... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Evening Looking East

  

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  Posted on 30 October 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• There Seems to Be an Art Critic in the House

  

  Rummaging through my painting stuff, I came across these mutilated attempts. I can't decide if Bailey chewed on them because she liked them or hated them.Which... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• If You're Tired of Autumn, Skip This Post

  

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  Posted on 28 October 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Painting Day

  

  My friend Louise came over again for a day of painting. I worked on Pink Plemmon's little store--I took a picture of it many years ago and always meant to get... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Shining Tree

  

  I am slightly besotted with this tree. Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Past Casts Long Shadows

  

  Like my blog friend AC, I am sometimes wakeful in the wee hours. It doesn't bother me; instead, I take the opportunity to remember stuff--walking through the... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Discipline in the Home is the Linchpin of Order

  

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  Posted on 24 October 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• To the Top of the World

  

  Sunday was heart-breakingly gorgeous, and we went with friends to see some property they were thinking about purchasing.One piece comes with two funky barns... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Silent Sunday

  

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  Posted on 22 October 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Didn't Expect This!

  

  When the bell rang for school to be out, it was hailing! I didn't expect that! I caught some in my hand and Meema took a picture of it on her car. (The hail I... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Along the Way

  

  A quick trip out to get my flu shot and a haircut--the wild reflection in the morning mirror was beginning to startle me.Driving on a clear fall day, with the... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• An Outage of Cows

  

  Louise and I were going to spend a pleasant day with watercolors so I went down to the lower place to pick her up, only to be confronted with cows where they... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Under Grey Skies

  

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  Posted on 18 October 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Class Struggle Ahead?

  

  Last month when I posted about the weaponized Castle Ladies staging a coup and knocking down the king, my son Ethan commented, "Next up, class struggle. Though ... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Small Outrage

  

  There is so much to be outraged about these days -- Ukraine, the Middle East, climate change, and the dysfunctional GOP that is holding our government hostage s... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Sunday Walkabout

  

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  Posted on 15 October 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Castle Ladies Take on Captain Hook (and Win)

  

  When Meema was bringing me home from school on Thursday, she told me she needed me to help her clean up the shelves where the Castle People live.So, after snack... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY