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• The Party

  

  It was a perfect day, full of happy kids and lots of food and friends,old and new.For some reason, my pictures loaded backward so if you want to see the party a... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Bluebells and Ramps

  

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  Posted on 19 April 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Getting Ready

  

  It's upon us once more. The Easter Party has us scurrying to get ready. When I say us, it's mainly Justin and Claui and John. I did a bit of shopping and will b... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Mostly Green

  

  After the greys and browns of winter, the bright yellows and purples of spring bulbs were a delight. But the tidal wave of green that surrounds us now is balm t... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Disappeared

  

  Dear Sen./Rep. _________,I write in astonishment, that the GOP appears to back their president's flouting of the law as well as his apparent determination to... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Tax Day--But Not in NC

  

  I was delighted to learn that all of NE, because of Helene, does not have to send in taxes till May 1. I'd been prepared to make a last minute dash to our tax... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Pollinators!

  

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  Posted on 14 April 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Businessman and the Broom

  

  I've been asked if I've ever received any responses to my letters to my congressmen. Yes, all fairly generic. Rep. Chuck Edwards responded recently to one of... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Gone to the Dogs

  

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  Posted on 12 April 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Beauty All Around

  

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  Posted on 11 April 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Monetizing the Presidency

  

  "Thanks, Mr. President!" was the headline from some conservative journalist, thanking the Orange One for pausing the ruinous tariffs that have sent the world... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Thanks Again, Martha!

  

  They always catch me by surprise -- one day a bunch of tight green buds and then suddenly a glorious explosion of deep pink. And I always think of Martha Stewar... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Hollow Shell

  

  Dear Sen./Rep.________,As the billionaire wrecking crew and the ship of fools that is the Cabinet, headed by the Golfer in Chief, continue to hollow out our... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Mute Monday

  

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  Posted on 07 April 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Bloodroot and Re-Wilding

  

  I was startled and delighted to see a drift of wild bloodroot blooming in a neglected area on the north side of the house. It's a slope too steep for the lawn... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Progress

  

  Any time I go somewhere, I pass the river and what was, pre-Helene, a lovely meadow, tended by an absentee landlord who used what was the land across the road... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Blue Benches, Yellow Flowera

  

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  Posted on 04 April 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Moral Moment

  

  Dear Sen./Rep. _______,I'm guessing you didn't pay any attention to the marathon speech Cory Booker gave, so I'd like to give you a Cliff Notes version of it. Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dancing Woman by Elaine Neil Orr

  

  A childhood in Nigeria left its indelible imprint on the author's sensibilities, and the sights, sounds, smells, flavors, and textures of that beloved land... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Thankful for Rain

  

  After smelling smoke all day Saturday from several wildfires in western North Carolina, it was a relief to have a bit of rain Sunday morning. Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2025 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY