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• I Am Becoming My Grandfather

  

  "Take some of these tangerines with you," I found myself saying as Claui and Josie were going out the door after lunch last Friday. Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Practices for the Big Day

  

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  Posted on 15 December 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Is Getting Ready

  

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  Posted on 14 December 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Oh, Joy!

  

  My good camera -- the Nikon D5300 -- has been at the camera repair shop shop since before Thanksgiving, waiting on a part for a broken thingamajig inside the... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• This and That

  

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  Posted on 12 December 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Very Small Book Club

  

  Oddly enough, in all my years as a voracious reader, I've never belonged to a book club. There was a time, early in my marriage when I read and reported on book... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Kittehs Seek to Adjust Their Lifestyle

  

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  Posted on 10 December 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Peer Pressure?

  

  We won't put up a tree and greenery till around the 15th -- but the past weekend seemed a good time to change out the fall colors and bring in the red and green... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Silver on the Tree

  

  Just as many people put on Christmas carols or binge on Hallmark movies or other seasonal entertainment, at this time of year, I seem to find myself re-reading... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Has a Friend

  

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  Posted on 06 December 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Leaf on the Windshield

  

  I liked the shape against the sky. And then, when the sun was behind it, strange things happened. It seemed to go transparent. Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• It's Not Easy Being Green

  

  The holiday decorations are going up in Marshall; the Thanksgiving turkey has been reduced to a delicious broth; I've made a start on Christmas cards; now... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Just Another Day With Josie

  

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  Posted on 03 December 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• I Wish I'd Written This . . .Re-Post

  

  "This way -- in here." His urgency was apparent as he caught me in a firm grasp just above my elbow and guided me into the room -- his room. Then he shut the... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• For Someone Out There?

  

  Last Sunday I posted a Mary Oliver poem about death. I'm not sure why I chose it--probably something about the bleakness of the season. But then a lovely thing... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Crow

  

  A simple image, after the surfeit of the past few days . . . Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• So Much Thankfulness

  

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  Posted on 29 November 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Happy Thanksgiving!

  

  I got started Tuesday, roasting some turkey backs and then simmering them with onion and celery to make broth for the dressings and the gravy... making almond... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• In Hoc Signo?

  

  Just before a battle, the pagan emperor Constantine was said to have seen a cross in the sky along with words meaning, In this sign shall you conquer. He... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Looking East -- Morning and Evening

  

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  Posted on 26 November 2019 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY