The more I looked at yesterday’s squirrel, the less I liked it. It is misshapen and the colors look flat and childish. Another third grade attempt. About sketchbooks. You can buy a fully bound sketchbook. Many of these bound books… Read More ›
FOTD – January 17 – Amaryllis I have been using Photoshop for a really, really long time. Like, 30 years, give or take. I’ve watched it “grow” over the years. My son bought me — as a “permanent birthday gift” —… Read More ›
Blogging Insights — New Format # 26 These last few years have been unusually regretful. I’m not big on looking back, holding grudges, or storing anger, but in one way or the other, between the crazies and their aluminum foil… Read More ›
The Soundtrack of Your Life, Rich Paschall You have probably heard that phrase before. Oldies radio stations love to use it. They want you to think they are playing the soundtrack of our lives. You know what they mean. They… Read More ›
FOTD – January 16 – Yellow Rose Not long ago, before inflation came and tried to kill us, flowers were affordable and my favorite were indeed yellow roses.
CMMC January Color White The two colors I find the hardest to get “right” are red and white. Red because the subtle variations in the color can be difficult to see and it changes depending on the light — especially between… Read More ›
I was watching Colbert show from last Friday. He was doing “space news” for that section of monologue. So he says “Alexa will be going to space.” This was followed by a few dumb questions astronauts might ask Alexa. Generally… Read More ›
Fandango’s Provocative Question #152 It’s interesting to think back to what I used to do. I’ve been retired for about twelve years, but sometimes, it seems much longer — or just yesterday. What do you do for a living? If you… Read More ›
We didn’t see them all summer. Some unknown fungus was making them sick — and blind. A blind bird is not a pretty sight, so I was relieved when late in the fall, a couple of Blue Jays showed up…. Read More ›
I often wonder if Jean Renoir, the acclaimed French film director, had me in mind when he made his classic movie, “Grand Illusion.” That was 1937. I was 5 years from my debut on planet Earth. Still, it works for me . Why let facts muddy my creative juices?
The Changing Seasons, December 2021 Garry said it well: “As this miserable excuse for a year slinks away…” In any of the galleries, you can click on an image to enlarge it. I recognize that not everyone had the same year… Read More ›
A Photo a Week Challenge: Animals Grooming Duke costs twice what it used to cost me to get my hair trimmed, colored, and dried. Of course, they didn’t have to comb out the fur on my butt or deal with my… Read More ›
Despite their menacing appearance, grackles are easily startled. If I tap on my window very gently — so lightly even the ever-nervous doves don’t pay attention – the grackles will be in flight while all the other birds will keep… Read More ›
I am not racing through this course I’m taking. First, I discovered I need to get a real set of watercolors. The ones I have might work for a kid in grade school, but are completely useless for this. But… Read More ›
CBWC: Birds A lot of pictures I take of grackles look black and white until I do a lot of lightening. They are dark and are inevitably against a lighter background, so unless it’s a very tight shot, it looks… Read More ›
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