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  Posted on 13 August 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• New to Me--a Red Spotted Purple

  

  This beauty was feasting on a ripe fuchsia seed on our front porch. It was so fixated on eating that it totally ignored me.It just hung out there under the... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Past Times

  

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  Posted on 10 August 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Late Summer

  

  Cardinal FlowerJoe Pye WeedMorning GloryChicoryAnd a Maple Leaf, turning early. Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Playdate at the Pond

  

  My friend and I had a playdate at Louise's house. I brought my new baby Lily because we were going into the pond later and Lily can float.My friend's mom brough... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Island Beneath the Sea--Another Good Un

  

  I have always spent a lot of time in other times and places--some more real than others. But I've always particularly loved historical fiction for what I can... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Ol' Touch-Me-Not

  

  Also known as Lady's Earring. Common name Jewelweed. It grows in damp places and often near poison ivy--for which it is something of an antidote. The crushed... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Looking East, Looking Up

  

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  Posted on 06 August 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• M'am--Watching Vera Yet Again

  

  Thirteen seasons, this British mystery series, based on Anne Cleeves's novels, has been running. And John and I are working our way through it for the second... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Demon Copperhead--Wow!

  

  I've been a fan of Kingsolver since The Bean Trees and High Tide in Tucson--two favorites. Some of her work I've loved, The Poisonwood Bible springs to mind;... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Celebration in Yellow

  

  Several of our porch plants are sporting mini-sunflowers, courtesy, I suppose, of the local chipmunks who visit our birdfeeders. Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie's New Baby

  

  Me and Mom went shopping for school supplies (school starts week after next and I can't wait for first grade!) and I also got a new baby. Her name is Lily and... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Moments of Grace in a World Gone Mad

  

  Water in Key West at hot tub temps. . . .indications that the Gulf Stream may collapse . . .Russia destroying grain shipments . . . Colorado River in peril . . . Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Sunday, Sanday

  

  Shades on the east-facing windows help minimize the heat, while still allowing a bit of a view.The sun looks sullen, as though it didn't want to be here. Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Deeper Hues

  

  This next was meant to be purple but came out Goth. Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Well, That Was a Bit of a Bust . . .

  

  After the success of the Queen Anne's Lace experiment, I thought I'd involve Josie in making a candle using ice cubes. I did this a lifetime ago when I was the... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Ahhhhh.....

  

  It got almost to 90 today and I know that's nothing compared to elsewhere, but the air is breathless and I found myself thinking of snow...With our climate in... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie's Experiment in Transpiration

  

  We are dyeing Queen Anne's Lace! (This is an experiment Meema and my grownup cousins Amelia and Genie used to do a long time ago when they were little girls... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Last of the Daylilies

  

  The daylilies have been glorious all month, but they are winding down...Oakleaf Hydrangea is putting on a show...Lavender Bee Balm and Rose of Sharon ... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Under This Forgetful Sky

  

  First of all, do not be misled by the YA label and the teenage protagonists. This is an important book with an important message for all ages. Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY