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• Summer Scenes

  

  My good camera is in the shop so I'm relying on my phone's camera to capture what strikes me as the essence of early summer. If only I could share the smell of... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Mystery

  

  This charming little book appeared in our mailbox yesterday, sent from Amazon and bearing no other information. I was pretty sure I hadn't ordered it but just t... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• What Iris Is This?

  

  These iris are from roots given to me long ago. They look like an early relative of the showier Bearded Irises.Does anyone have a name for them? Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Imagine . . .

  

  A country that cared more for its living children than for fertilized eggs, that treated the Earth as the fragile mother of us all, that practiced loving one's... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Poor Starving Jenny

  

  I thought she was getting a drink of water . . .Jenny is actually fishing for waterweed/elodea.And she is eating it. It's probably full of vitamins. And she's... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie

  

  These are some thank you cards I made. One is a panda and some bamboo, and the other is a mouse. When people give you stuff, it is polite to send them a thank... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Instead of a Josie Post

  

  All I can think of is the agony of the families in Uvalde and the murderous complicity of every politician and voter who rejects rational gun control. Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Towel Day

  

  Today is Towel Day, honoring the late Douglas Adams, creator of the amazing Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe, in which the hitchhiker is advised that a towel... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Between the Rains

  

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  Posted on 24 May 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Three Books

  

  The Moons of Jupiter by Alice Munro is a collection of quietly unassuming powerful short stories, many of which were first published in the New Yorker--which... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Hail, Yes!

  

  A sudden hailstorm blew in and for a while, thanks to our metal roof, it was a great deal like being inside a popcorn popper. When it was all over, there was a... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Appetizing

  

  Puff pastry (thank you, Pepperidge Farm) appetizers for a little birthday party. The recipe is HERE but I substituted Mexican mixed shredded cheese and feta,... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• These Days

  

  These days, I have more pictures than words . . . Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Waiting for Sun Up

  

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  Posted on 19 May 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie the Photographer

  

  Josie has discovered phone photography. I've loved seeing what catches her eye. (Everything, to some extent--she took almost 500 pictures once she got going. Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Out and About

  

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  Posted on 17 May 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Birthday Party

  

  It was just parents and grandparents as there's going to be a kids' end-of-school party in a few weeks. Her little self had a good time anywayShe scored big in... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Once There Were Wolves

  

  Another one from my book pusher. It was on the top of the heap and I've reached for it then pushed it away for several days now. I blame Bambi. And Black Beauty. Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Me Again

  

  On Friday at preschool there was a birthday party for me, Josie. There were cupcakes and a fancy purple birthday hat and when Meema picked me up I told her I ha... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Where Did the Day Go?

  

  I manage to keep up with meals and laundry--but sometimes I look back and wonder what kept me so busy all day.Let' s see: Finished quilting the doll quilt that... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2022 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY