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• The Copper Beech

  

  For several months I was mildly obsessed with what seemed to be a large dark tree in a meadow across the river. Even from a good distance (a mile or more,) it... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Taking Pictures Elsewhere

  

  Borage Our friends' (Bob and Sue) garden is a target rich environment for taking pictues. It's always beautiful but between the stay-at-home mandate and the... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Work Weekend--with Social Distancing

  

  Reconstruction on the shop has been languishing, what with one thing and another, but this weekend, Justin's longtime friend Josh was in town and a plan was... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• In the Clover

  

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  Posted on 14 June 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie and Octalia

  

  When I was up at Meema and Grumpy's, I had to check on The Room and there was Octalia. reading to some of my friends. She is such a nice octopus. Then they all... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• In the Garden--Of Course There's a Snake

  

  Thursday was a perfect day to transplant the last seedlings to the garden. Heavy rain yesterday left the soil damp but not muddy, and the air was gloriously... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• This, That, and the Other

  

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  Posted on 11 June 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Whelmed

  

  Yes, whelmed, only because I refuse to admit to being overwhelmed by the concatenation of news, social media, and books I'm currently reading. So here goes. Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• It Was a Full Day

  

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  Posted on 09 June 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Kittehs Are Back

  

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  Posted on 08 June 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Summertime . . .and the Livin' Is Easy

  

  In the past week, I've seen an adult bear and (a few days later) a coyote from my bedroom window. Both times they were moving too fast for me to get to my... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Podcast Link...and the Replacement Camera is Here!

  

  HERE is a link to a podcast that I and Marlin Barton, a fellow Regal House author, did about our novels. And my replacement camera arrived and I've been... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Wait Fot It... . . .

  

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  Posted on 05 June 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• More Josie--Tiny Blocks and Dress Up and Bubbles

  

  Me, Josie again. Meema and I are working on color theory. The blocks are tiny and I have to be careful. Meema gets fussy when they go on the floor and she... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• More Notes From the Bubble

  

  The day dawns clear and peaceful. Mourning doves call; I hear a Barred Owl's Who cooks for you? Who cooks for you all?; a dog barks frantically Danger! Danger! ... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Sees About Stuff

  

  Guess who! It's me Josie in my rainbow shirt from Aunt Nancy and Uncle Peter. It is sparkly. I started my day by checking out the greenhouse. Meema says a... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Japanese Iris

  

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  Posted on 01 June 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Looking at My Corning Ware

  

  As I was putting away the dishes and came to this venerable Coringware casserole, my thoughts went in two directions. First I remembered my Aunt Mildred--one... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Simple Pleasures

  

  Little treasures along our driveway . . . I love the delicate maidenhair fern And this shy mushroom. A nice clump of Blue-Eyed Grass--our smallest wild iris... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Old Dog--New Tricks

  

  I spent much of yesterday getting set up to participate in an upcoming podcast on historical fiction from my publisher. This entailed cleaning up my... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY