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• Too Beautiful, Too Early

  

  Idyllic days...Of course, enjoyment of those days is tempered by thoughts of climate change, as well as the memory of a March blizzard and April snows of the... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• In the Greenhouse, the Fig Tree Reaches for the Light

  

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  Posted on 05 March 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Detectorists--Oh, Yes!

  

  The most charming, delightful, good-hearted comedy series I've ever seen. And we've watched all three seasons now and are bereft because there don't seem to be... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie--Author/Illustrator

  

  There are a lot of cardinals at Meema and Grumpy's house so I painted a picture of one. First I drew an outline then I painted. It is not quite finished.The las... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Nature's Disposal

  

  Let's hear for these majestic birds. Beautiful in flight, impressive up close, part of the natural balance.I have watched (through binoculars) them soar,... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• I've Always Wondered...

  

  These tousle-headed daffodils are the ones I see most often around old homesteads here. I have quite a few myself--descendants of some bulbs given me by a... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• What Do You Read? Why Do You Read?

  

  After my post last week about the book Read Dangerously--an invitation to read subject matter that may make you uncomfortable, even as it expands your... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Rainy Day Beauty

  

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  Posted on 26 February 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Pilaf, Pilau, Purloo, Bog

  

  So many names for a dish popular in many countries. Basically, rice (or some other grain) cooked in broth with aromatic vegetables and maybe some meat. Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Hellebores!

  

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  Posted on 24 February 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Read Dangerously

  

  Azar Nafisi, author of Reading Lolita in Tehran writes, in the guise of letters to her late father from the time of the 2019 protests in Iran to the killing of... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• About the Age Thing

  

  I have been grinning like a Cheshire Cat as I read more about President Biden's surprise visit to Ukraine--a war zone, no less. He may be old but, by god, he's... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• That Time of Year Thou Mayst in Me Behold

  

  I love this picture so much! John suggested it would be a good author picture if I did another book (which I do not have in contemplation.) I probably will... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Mystery Wood

  

  More pretties from John's shop. These weedpots (suitable for dried vegetation) are made of wood from a fallen tree that had been down so long that the bark was... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Excellent Reading

  

  I'd been seeing intriguing ads for The Vanishing Half and was thrilled to find it in the bag 0' books my local book pusher left me. Identical twins grow up in... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Spends the Day with Meema

  

  On Friday I went to school but after a little while my tummy hurt and they called my mama who was at work and Mama called Meema and Meema came and got me. So I... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Oh Joy!

  

  These daffs are always the first to open. With their long trumpets and swept back petals, they herald a fast-approaching Spring.Yes, I know it's too fast and... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Challenge

  

  Yikes! Trying to paint a likeness of an animal I actually know is a bitch. (Oops, didn't intend that pun.) As I launched into the preliminary sketch, taken... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Valentine's Day Celebration

  

  This card commemorates the first Valentine's Day of our marriage. 1964 and we were living in a tiny trailer (officially designated 'sub-standard housing' by... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Taciturn Tuesday (Happy Valentine's Day to All of You)

  

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  Posted on 14 February 2023 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY