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• 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

• In Ybor City Back Then

  

  Back in the late Fifties, before Ybor City, Tampa’s Latin quarter, was a tourist magnet, back when it still had cigar factories, during summers and Christmas... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Random Rambles and Rants in Late Summer

  

  The maple tree says it's time. The past few days have been our hottest of the summer so it's pleasant to think that fall is on its way. Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Journey by Mary Oliver

  

  One day you finally knewwhat you had to do, and began,though the voices around youkept shoutingtheir bad advice—though the whole housebegan to trembleand you... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Turkey Trot

  

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  Posted on 28 August 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• When She Was Very Young

  

  The child rotated slowly in the well of light. She had pulled the mirrored closet door all the way open till it touched the window, forming a secret place, a... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Preschool and Playdate!

  

  I was in a hurry to tell Meema about my first day of pre-school. I go to pre-school on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. On Tuesdays I stay with Meema and on... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY