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• The Daves

  

  Just an assortment of pictures of Dave, Not-Dave, and the Davettes (only four now--one went missing during all the rains.) And Buck-Buck--the father of the... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• More from the Shop

  

  John made this lovely bench for me so I can sit in our little entryway garden. It's made of treated wood and can't be painted for about a year but the blue pain... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Fibble-Fabble

  

  In my post yesterday I mentioned the story teller's maxim of never letting the facts get in the way of a good story and a Facebook friend commented that when sh... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Family Story--repost from 2010

  

  Tampa, Florida -- the early 1900's. An early autumn afternoon and C.L Knight, the family patriarch, and his sons and grandchildren are taking their ease on the... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Think Pink

  

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  Posted on 21 August 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Those Who Don't Study History . . .

  

  . . .are condemned to repeat it. While those who do, shake their heads as it happens again and again, an endless Groundhog Day nightmare.Actually, I'm not a rea... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• My St. Christopher

  

  When I was in high school, it became fashionable among my acquaintances to wear a St. Christopher medal. Not just any religious medal—no Sacred Hearts or... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• 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