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• East in the Evening

  

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  Posted on 20 February 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Bones of Your Mother

  

  In Greek mythology, Deucalion and Pyrrha are the sole survivors of a flood caused by angry Zeus. Daunted at the prospect of having to repopulate the world,... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie 'Reading' The Lorax

  

  I read part of The Lorax by Dr. Seuss to Hamsie. It is my favorite book. It is Hamsie's too, and he read with me.This is what I read: "At the far end of town... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• At Least We're Not in Texas

  

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  Posted on 17 February 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Fairy Tale Puzzle

  

  Josie has a book of fairy tales and nursery rhymes that I read to her and I've been pondering something--the ethics, or lack thereof, in some of these stories... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• At Random

  

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  Posted on 15 February 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Valentine's Day 2021

  

  Roses are red;43 senators are yellow.Selling their soulsFor a traitorous fellow. I don't know what happened. I'd been following the trial in the Senate off and... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Second Shot -- Next Day

  

  Sore arm and achy all over--but I so often feel achy all over. Then as the day went on, I felt less and less inclined to do anything. That's okay--just means th... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Second Shot!

  

  And oh! the relief! Not that we'll be doing anything differently for fourteen days. But I find myself thinking about maybe a haircut. . . getting my teeth... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Hollow Men

  

  I wish this song were playing non-stop to all those GOP senators who have ignored the compelling videos, the damning tweets and incitements of the former... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Pinks and Purples

  

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  Posted on 10 February 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Has a Sick Baby

  

  Baby Margot is a little sick but I am taking care of her. I am her mommy and I am also a doctor. And a nurse and a princess and a magician.She was crying a lot... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Amaryllis, Snow, Crow, and Repeat

  

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  Posted on 08 February 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Wisdom of Maximilian I

  

  Continuing my armchair travel (see Friday's post,) I came across this marvelous haiku-like poem attributed to Maximilian I(1459-1519,)Emperor of the Holy Roman... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Non-Political Tweeters

  

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  Posted on 06 February 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• On Foot to Constantinople

  

  One thing leads to another and, as so often happens, one book leads to another. After a recent re-read of Mary Norris's delightful Greek to Me, I took her... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Sun and Shadow

  

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  Posted on 04 February 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Nostalgia On a Snowy Morning

  

  When I awake to a scene like this, my first impulse is to burrow back under the comforter and wait for spring. But I lured myself out of bed by thinking of the... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• More from the Dept. of Blatant Self Promotion . . .

  

  I'm delighted with the kind and thoughtful reviews many of you have posted for Crows-- heartfelt thanks for doing this! I dislike asking but, in this time of... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• On the Overuse of Exclamation Points!!!!!!!

  

  More snow but it doesn't matter to me-- I'm chained to the laptop trying to finish up a paid job editing a novel before plunging into the weekly critiques for m... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY