Vickilane

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• In Progress

  

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  Posted on 22 March 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Road Not Taken

  

  When I was a junior in high school, my mother began to despair of ever getting me off her hands. My grades were A's and B's--not good enough to make Honor... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Perfect Balance

  

  Spring Equinox-- and the day and night are of equal lengths.`We don't have a stone circle to note the sun's progress, but there is a notch in the jagged... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Morning Light

  

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  Posted on 19 March 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Nice Discovery

  

  In the course of the ongoing task of purging my shelves of books I can bear to let go of (donating to the library book sale,) I came across Ellen Gilchrist's... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dear Sirs

  

  When your president and his head of the FCC threaten journalists who dare to report facts about his ill-considered war on Iran, rather than the inflated and... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Random

  

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  Posted on 16 March 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Moving Toward the Equinox

  

  Another week and the sun will rise dead center of our eastern horizon. We cheered when it stopped rising behind the trees on the right. Now it's moving... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Blue Bench, Red Bud, Green Grass, Yellow Explosion

  

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  Posted on 14 March 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Where Do Nails Come From? a Re-post

  

  I had a lot of fun writing this years ago, in response to a picture prompt.It all began that night at the Workbench -- yeah, I know, the regulars are a bunch... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Doomed?

  

  Yesterday the temperature was in the low eighties. Tomorrow is predicted to be much cooler and there is a likelihood of a freeze in the coming days.All these... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dear Sirs

  

  It is time and past time to impeach the incompetent madman who has dragged our country into a costly war of his own provocation, killing soldiers and little... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Forsythia Time!

  

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  Posted on 10 March 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Fresh Paint

  

  The warm weather has inspired John to repaint our dog-scratched and faded front door. The color was originally called Mountain Purple (though it was blue) and... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Toad in the Hole

  

  The Brits have some intriguing names for food, which is part of the reason I made Toad in the Hole. It's basically sausage, surrounded by batter (as for popover... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Yesterday

  

  It was shirtsleeves, porch-sitting weather. The front door stayed open, much to the delight of the five dogs. (Cannoli and Otter were here for lunch. Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Two Mindsets

  

  It seems to me that there are two prevailing mindsets at work in our country today. One is suspicious of anyone who is different--religion, race, sexual... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Orchids: An Appreciation

  

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  Posted on 05 March 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dear Sirs

  

  The President's attack on Iran, launched without bothering to seek Congressional approval should be grounds for impeachment. As should his blatant corruption... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• What, More Flowers?

  

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  Posted on 03 March 2026 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY