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• Serious Rain

  

  Tuesday afternoon and we are having some serious all-day heavy rain--the sort that makes trees fall and banks collapse. Also, there's a tornado watch. Update--a... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Playing Dress Up with Meema

  

  I am a ballerina queen. But Meema is just Meema. I will use my magic fan to make her fancy,There! Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Keep Calm and Follow the Prime Directive

  

  Tempting though it may be.I find myself thinking about Star Trek and the Prime Directive as the news from Afghanistan tells of the abrupt collapse of the... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• My, How She's Grown

  

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  Posted on 15 August 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Eloise--A Story for Precocious Grownups

  

  My longtime friend Eleanor--and when I say long time, probably over fifty years--sent me this book, a favorite of hers, way before Josie was around. And now it'... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Poke Doing Its Thing

  

  This bird-planted pokeweed (from the Native American puccoon) is growing up beside our deck. Yes, it's a weed but as Autumn comes on, its stems turn a gorgeous... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Summer Solstice, Facts of Farm Life, and a Photo Grab Bag

  Cloudy mornings have prevented me from getting a near-solstice sunrise. In any event, the sun rises so far to the north that it's hard to get a clear shot from... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• If Josie Were God . . .

  If Josie were God, we'd all wear fancy clothes and have to put up with being moved around suddenly for no apparent reason.I wish I could hear what she's... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Juneteenth

  As you can hardly help being aware, today is Juneteenth--long celebrated by the Black community in remembrance of the day news of Emancipation came to Texas--tw... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Clouded View

  

  As a part of catching up with general maintenance that I'd let slide during the past year, I made an appointment with a new eye doctor. My previous guy retired... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Japanese Iris, Hollyhock, and Clematis

  

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  Posted on 17 June 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Podcast!

  

  A few weeks ago, Joe Kendricks of WNCW and Southern Songs and Stories came out and interviewed me and two others for a podcast about the Shelton Laurel Massacre. Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• In Progress

  

  I've had this picture of Josie at the river as the wallpaper on my laptop for months now. Finally, I decided to brave up and try to paint it.It's not done--Josi... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie's Busy Social Life

  

  On Friday I had another playdate with a different little girl. She is almost three and much younger than me but we had a good time. Louise brought her over and... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Judy's Chimney

  

  A lone sentinel marks the spot when the thirteen victims of the Shelton Laurel Massacre were held the night before being marched off to their deaths.This chimne... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Painting With Suzy

  

  On Thursday, I had a playdate at my friend Louise's house where the talented watercolorist Suzanne DesLauriers held a mini-workshop for us. Suzy is not only a... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Neighbors

  

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  Posted on 11 June 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Has a Play Date

  

  I am getting ready for a playdate. My friend is coming over. I am fixing a tea party with all my castle people. How does it look?It's almost time. We are going... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• River Time

  

  What a wonderful thing a river is! I don't go paddling or fishing but just the sight and sound of the flowing water brings a kind of renewal. Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Practice. Practice. Practice

  

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  Posted on 08 June 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY