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• Rambling Through a Garden of Memory

  

  I have only one hollyhock this year but it makes me very happy. I always wanted a row of them--against, perhaps a white picket fence but that's not happening. Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Floating . . .

  

  A floating islandManifests itself, a-swimIn a sea of cloud. Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Small Gods by Terry Pratchett

  

  One of those book pushers on Facebook (Mario? Barbara?) suggested some time back that I might like Small Gods. Oh, I do, I do!Pratchett's wry humor is at work... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Still At It

  

  And still really enjoying playing with watercolors! I'm working with the exercises in two different books--that's where most of these images come from. Though... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Very Young Turkey Poults

  

  This gang of a dozen or more was hurrying across the road in front of the Gran House, heading into the woods, presumably following their mama--whom I did not... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• And Just Like That, It's June

  

  And the shop is nearing completion. One side is done and John is building tables and benches and putting up pegboard and bringing order to his scattered stuff. Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Britches Winter?

  

  No, no snow. That's our Kousa Dogwood. Not even frost. But it was right chilly--in the fifties all day Sunday. We went around closing windows and I hauled out... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Silent Sunday

  

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  Posted on 30 May 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Tergiversation

  

  As I was falling asleep a few nights ago, the word tergiversation floated into my semi-consciousness. I have no idea why--just some of the random debris that... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie in the Attic

  

  I am in the attic! It is a bedroom over the living room and it has FOUR beds and lots of books. When I am older, it will be my own room. But the stairs are... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Fauna and Flora

  

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  Posted on 27 May 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Anchorites, Contented Slaves, and Florida Crackers

  

  My recent reading is, as usual, all over the place. New to me was Illuminations by Mary Sharratt, a novel about Hildegard von Bingen--the famous mystic. Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• As the Sunrise Creeps Northwards

  

  About a month to go till Summer Solstice when the sunrise will begin its journey back to the right(southwards.)For reference, below is a pre-sunrise picture fro... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Playdate!

  

  I had a playdate yesterday! Some friends of Meema's brought their little girl over. She is only two and a half but we had fun together.The grownups sat around... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• In the Little Pond

  

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  Posted on 23 May 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Magic Numbers 6 and 10?

  

  Authors are advised not to obsess over book reviews and ratings--i.e. stop checking the numbers on Amazon and Goodreads all the time. Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• More Flowers (I May Need an Intervention)

  

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  Posted on 21 May 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie at the Library Again!

  

  Hey! Guess what! The library playground is open and all the toys are back!Now that I am four, this is how I go up the slide.And down!After story time, I saw som... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• What Is Normal Anyway?

  

  Sneaking back into life. I'm catching up with long deferred routine maintenance (hair cut twice, teeth cleaned, yearly general checkup, x-rays of my failing... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Flower Time

  

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  Posted on 18 May 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY