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• The Next Adventure

  

  If all goes well, this lovely girl will be added to our household sometime next week. I'd been on the lookout for another dog and Ginger's picture on the... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• November Scenes

  

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  Posted on 04 November 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Playdate!

  

  After my sleepover at Meema's, my friend came for another play date. She is only three but she does Not act like a baby. Sometimes she is bossy like me Josie. W... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Five Thousand Posts

  

  Good grief! It seem like only yesterday (December 26, 2007) that I did my first post. It's been a long-standing pleasure to talk about and share pictures of... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Miss Birdie and Nim Hunter

  

  And here you are again! Came in the house and git you a cheer. I got behind and my spice cakes is in the oven yet. Law, how many Halloweens have we been going t... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Back to Shelton Laurel

  

  I took a drive out to Shelton Laurel yesterday. The foliage was amazing--pretty much at peak.The sun, however, was hidden behind low clouds but I still found a... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• More Color--and a Link Worth Clicking

  

  For 100 tips on do's and do not's if you ever plan to become an Evil Overlord, go HERE. Example: Do not turn into a snake. It never helps. Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Reading Roundup.. as One Thing Leads to Another

  

  As always, my reading is all over the place because one thing leads to another. I talked about Unearthing The Secret Garden a while back; that led me to reread... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Discuss. . .

  

  What in the world? (I particularly like the flamingo.) Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Fall Colors

  

  A little muted as we've not yet had a frost. Still a pleasure to drive through. Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Other Moons

  

  Soon after I posted a Hunter's Moon picture on Facebook a few days ago, they showed me moon pictures I'd posted another year.I really like these two with the... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Meema and Josie Collaborate

  

  Youthful freedom and optimism meet existential angst.She was knocking off her paintings in minutes while I was still getting started on mine. I mentioned this... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Pancit Bijon--Filipino Cooking

  

  My friend Cory often sends me links to recipes he's intrigued by. Pancit Bijon is a Filipino dish with rice noodles, chicken, snow peas, and grated... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• For the Birds

  

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  Posted on 22 October 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Hunter's Moon

  

  The Hunter's Moon makes me think of a story I posted on this blog maybe four years ago about the mysterious Nimrod Hunter. Go HERE to read it. Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Pansy Madness Continues

  

  I went back to the nursery and got a second flat of pansies.I visualize a pool of purple blooms around this little rock pool. (The rock is naturally hollowed,... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• On a Clear Day--Sunrise to Moonrise

  

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  Posted on 19 October 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Fun with Grumpy's Tongs by Me Josie

  

  Tongs are very useful for moving the Castle People and their pets around.You have to do it very carefully. Watch how I pick up this horse.It doesn't hurt... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Unearthing The Secret Garden

  

  I've long been a fan of Marta McDowell's elegant and knowledgeable garden-related prose. For me, as a gardener a writer, and a reader, my cup overflows when... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• In the Early Morning Light

  

  The early cat gets the vole . . .Also, wet paws, drat it. Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY