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• Giving Thanks

  

  False Solomon's SealI've been so cheered by the many positive ratings and reviews on Amazon and Goodreads, and/or personal comments from folks who've read Crows. Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• So Many Things

  

  SunriseSkinkChilling with a snackRose Geranium Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Busy May Day

  

  What a beautiful May Day it was! REMINDER: Get wet in the first rain of May for good health all year. (It's my family tradition and I interpret it loosely--get... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Black Or Turkey? Vulture, That Is

  

  Vultures are such majestic critters, patrolling the skies and riding the currents. We have both the Black and the Turkey Vultures around here. Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Tree Peonies--Be Still My Heart

  

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  Posted on 30 April 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie and Dell

  

  Do you like the tower I made? It is amazing. My dinosaurs and birds watched me build it.I gave Bobadog my princess crown. He liked it.And then I made a new... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The First In-Person CROWS Event!

  

  What joy! I spoke to the Marshall Library Book Club--outside and all of them masked-- about CROWS and they asked the best questions! They really seemed to... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Too Good Not to Share

  

  "He told himself that he was not drunk at all, but that he had taken an unusual quantity of whisky, which seemed to produce much the same effect as... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Green, Green, Green!

  

  The spring greens are dazzling everywhere.They really pop against the gray sky.Yes, this is my favorite time of year. Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• An Existential Question

  

  In attempting to deal with my ever over-flowing book shelves, I resolved to get rid of duplicates--mostly ancient paperbacks from the time when fifty cents was ... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Paints

  

  Meema and I did some painting Wednesday.I did Medusa with her snake hair.I held my brush lightly and did not press down hard. I drew the Cyclops with one eye.An... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Here and There

  

  Double DaffodilYellow TrilliumMayappleColumbine Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Accountability, Not Justice

  

  The guilty verdict in the Chauvin case was exceeding welcome--but, as one speaker pointed out, it was a victory for accountability, not justice. Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie and the New Chicks

  

  I went with Meema to get chicks at Silvers Mill. They are very cute and fluffy.And tiny, tiny. But they will grow up to be hens that lay eggs for us to eat. Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Still At It

  

  I have a lot to learn and a long way to go but I'm enjoying the journey and realizing that each thing I paint, no matter how unsatisfactory, had taught me... Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Silent Sunday

  

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  Posted on 18 April 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Pasta Alla Pancetta, 'shrooms, and Ramps

  

  My little ramp patch is putting forth so I harvested a very few leaves. I'd love to use the bulbs too--but then there'd be fewer ramps next year. Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Crowded Calendar?

  

  After a year of having a blank slate of a calendar, I find that appointments and other things are elbowing their way in. And I'm surprised that it's seeming a... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Outside

  

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  Posted on 15 April 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Perceptions

  

  A sweet little girl. . .A traditional childhood moment . . .And she brought a favorite book outside . . .No, she's not actually reading it. And I cannot... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2021 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY