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• Memory: John and Vicki Go to Buy Some Pigs

  

  For years we raised pigs—not breeding them but buying two young pigs in the spring, feeding them through the summer and fall, and butchering them when the... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Where Have All the Butterflies Gone?

  

  There have been fewer butterflies this summer than I ever remember. Climate change? Insecticides? Loss of habitat?I was thrilled, however, to see a... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dancing Through the Apocalypse

  

  Dance class at the Y. The required (yay!) mask does not slow her down or diminish her joy.(Photos by Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Clear View

  

  Getting ready for Fall. Time to wash the windows.That's better--but it's better still to step out onto the porch for the last of the reflected sunset. Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• My First Trip

  

  When I was five or six, I had my tonsils out--a routine procedure in those days for kids who got a lot of sore throats aka tonsillitis. Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Cherishable

  

  The air is cooler and leaves are beginning to drift down. Now, as the summer flowers fade, I find myself cherishing the ones that remain--the Gergera daisy... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Another Sleepover

  

  I can dress myself. And I am much faster than Meema. She is still stretching and putting on her socks. We had a good night's sleep and I am ready for the day,... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Zen Gardening?

  

  The little fish pool and garden below our deck has become so overgrown that John has taken a chainsaw to the so-called dwarf (over 15 feet, most of them)... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Sunday Scenes

  

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  Posted on 12 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Twenty Years

  

  after the horror of 9/11 left our country heartsick and afraid but momentarily united.Twenty years and now, at this moment in history, we are more divided than... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Blue Light

  

  Back in 1992, preparing to do laundry, I noticed that The Blue Light was torn. Not just torn, but faded, worn thin, and its cheap poly batting is no longer... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Sunshine and Shadow

  

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  Posted on 09 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Worry

  

  I spent the past two days worrying. Monday Josie had a fever and sniffles so our sleepover and Tuesday playdate were cancelled. Probably just a cold, but these... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• One Book Leads to Another

  

  I talked sometime back about reading Churchhill's A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, Volume I. The chapter on Richard the Lion Hearted awakened a... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Promises

  

  The Kousa dogwood fruits look an awful lot like the representations of the Covid virus. Still, they're beautiful and they represent a hope for the future and... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Little Things

  

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  Posted on 05 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• What Are You Here For?

  

  The other night a friend and I were discussing the deplorable state of the world (as one does,) and she startled me with this question: "What do you think you'r... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Tale of Two Kittehs

  

  Angeline here. The Woman said Sandy wanted to see pictures of us. I obliged because I was getting my Vitamin D. Soon I shall disappear to one of my hiding place... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Dress Up Play Date

  

  On Monday Meema picked me up from pre-school and I came home with her and had a sleepover, It was the first time at Meema and Grumpy's and we all did great. Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Rabbit, Rabbit

  

  Still practicing--trying to learn to wait for things to dry before adding the next wash.Some times I use a hairdryer to speed things along.Sometimes I work... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY