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• And These

  

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  Posted on 08 May 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Best Picnic

  

  Meema and I had a picnic on the deck. There were muffins. But you need lots of stuff for a picnic. I told Meema Wait! I will be right back and I went and got... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Great Reset--Two Scenarios

  

  It's no news that we are a divided nation. But now, even a simple thing like wearing a mask or not has beome a political statement. And several scenarios are... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Glorious May

  

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  Posted on 05 May 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Plays in the Branch

  

  On Saturday it was warm enough that I could play in the branch! There is a very special place with a waterfall that Daddy made. I get in carefully because the... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Silent Sunday

  

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  Posted on 03 May 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Bubby Bush

  

  The Sweet Shrub is in bloom, its pineappleish scent reminding me to look for it. It grows wild across the road from the pond and the dark maroon flowers are eas... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• May Day

  

  Late Tuesday afternoon was so beautiful and such a perfect temperature that John and I took a chilled bottle of white wine down to the pond to enjoy the... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie and Octalia

  

  Hey, it's me Josie. When I came up to Meema and Grumpy's yesterday, what do you think I found? Octalia Octopus, the one my aunt Aileen made for me, was on the... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• An Outage of Cows

  

  Cows will go wandering. A neighbor alerted us that they had come visiting. John went after them but instead of going down the road, as he wanted them to, they... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Hilma Af Klint

  

  Yesterday's sunrise, captured somewhat imperfectly, made me think of the strange paintings of Hilma af Klint. (From the Guggenheim Museum's exhibition of her... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

  

  One pleasant consequence of the plague that killed so many deer last year is that we have azaleas blooming again. For the past few years, the deer have done som... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Sunday's Uplifting Message

  

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  Posted on 26 April 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• On Line Class

  

  As you may know, my spring writing class moved online a while back. Night before last was our 6 or 7th meeting and I asked the group for a candid assesment of... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Cream of Spring Soup

  

  I picked nettles on Tuesday, tamed them with boiling water, and saved them--and the drained off water which I call nettle tea and enjoy hot. Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Fleeting Spring

  

  The first iris unfurled on Tuesday, reminding me how quickly Spring moves. Trees that were bare a few weeks ago have leafed out in Spring gold and green. Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Advance Praise for Crows

  

  Wood cut by Nancy Darrell When a writer has a book in the pipeline, it's common practice for the publisher to encourage said writer to seek out other authors... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Somewhere . . .Someday . . .Somehow . . .

  

  A dark cloud hangs over the world these days. And there's precious little real information on when it will lift. For me, the sense of doom is exacerbated by... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Bob Bob Bob Bobbabobbob

  

  This is Dave. Josie named her. Dave used to crow like a rooster but then she got in touch with her feminine side and laid 15 eggs in a nest she made in the hay... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Playing Dressup with Josie

  

  Hey, it's me Josie. I am having a little quiet time while I read my book. We will play in just a minute but you have to be PATIENT. All right, all right, I'll... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY