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• 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

• I Took 179 Pictures Today

  

  Here are ten. Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• The Doomsday Alarm

  

  A few days ago I was out pulling some weeds along the driveway, enjoying the sun and the gentle sound of birdsong. As I neared John's truck, a terrible sound... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Spring Chicken Pie

  

  I've always been picky about piecrust, remembering my grandmother's flaky crusts, and I've always made my own from scratch--flour, Crisco, salt, and iced vodka... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• A Symphony of Greens

  

  We had a mighty rain Sunday night, almost three inches, and there was talk of tornadoes in the southeast. I fell asleep, wondering if I would hear that train... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Oh, the Flowers!

  

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  Posted on 13 April 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Says Happy Easter

  

  A Happy Easter/Spring to all! We did a little family Easter celebration yesterday as the forecast is for cold and rain today. It worked for Josie! The Easter... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY

• Josie Makes Easter Eggs

  

  Grumpy and Meema and I made Easter eggs! I will leave them for the Easter Bunny and he will hide them for me to find. I asked Meema why and she said Because.... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2020 CREATIVITY, PHOTOGRAPHY