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• 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

• Last Year's Butterflies

  

  Alas, the butterfly bushes were hit by a late freeze and killed back to the roots. They have put forth shoots but there are no blooms. These are pictures from... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Rainy Day and Cool

  

  We have been blessed with a day so cool it called for flannel shirts. Happy to be in the mountains of NC! Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Summer Scenes

  

  Hay in the field . . .A neighbor's late-blooming wisteria . . .Fog-bejeweled spiderwebs adorn a gate . . .A sentinel mullein . . .Like money in the bank, a... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Gardening Angels

  

  At the PO on Monday, I was delighted to meet and thank the ladies responsible for these beautiful little gardens. The ladies were hard at it, grubbing up weeds. Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• More Treasure for the Castle People

  

  My Castle People have golden treasure. (It is really painted oyster shells.) They have had six FOREVER because JoEllen who is my Uncle Drew Walton's mama sent... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Milkweed

  

  And the happiest of birthdays to my first born! I will spare him the sentimental memories and pictures, but I will say that he has always been a joy to us. Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Too Hot

  

  Actually, not so much hot as heavy, oppressive air. I am finding it hard to do much of anything other than drink iced tea and read. (Re-read, that is, John... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Got It This Time

  

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  Posted on 15 July 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dogs on the Porch

  

  We were enjoying a pre-supper glass of wine on the porch and watching a thunderstorm moving our way. The dogs don't approve of thunder and lightning, but they... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Rosie's World (repost)

  

  Of course, many of you know that I base the Goodweather farm in the Elizabeth Goodweather Mysteries on ours. So, let's pretend for a moment, that we're in the... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Sunrise

  

  I grabbed this first picture and, thinking there was time before the sun showed, ran back inside to put on something over my thin nightgown--it was beautifully... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY