The Streets of Chicago, Rich Paschall When I was in Medellin, Colombia, someone had brought up the name of Pablo Escobar when we were out for food and drinks. Escobar was an infamous drug lord who had lived in the… Read More ›
Month: July 2020
John Lewis: “we all live in the same house”
Originally posted on Views from the Edge:
Giving thanks for Congressman John Lewis So much can and should be said following the death of Congressman John Lewis, but every attempt to pay tribute to him here on Views from the…
MY BIRD’S EYE VIEW
A Bird’s Eye View While I was shooting a least chipmunk, I was also squaring up some birds. Because the birds aren’t afraid of this tiny furry critter. They will share a feeder with her, but not with a squirrel. I… Read More ›
DONE. FINISHED. KAPUT. FINITO.
I know I’m voting for Biden. I’ve supported every candidate in whom I believed including many that are no longer in contention. I’ve written my heart out. If the American people are too stupid to vote for someone who might… Read More ›
FROM BEHIND IN BLACK & WHITE
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: From the Back A lot of my best pictures have been from the back, but most of them are not (yet) in black and white. I spent most of yesterday processing photographs. Between the… Read More ›
FROM THE EARTH ABIDES PROJECT: YEAR 71 — BY RANGERDON
The Year 71 – EARTH ABIDES By George R. Stewart Posted on July 20, 2020 This is certainly the Year of Earth Abides, Year 71 to carve on Indian Rock, and there will a new printing of Earth Abides in October to celebrate. It… Read More ›
NEGATIVE SPACE ALL OVER THE PLACE
2020 Photo Challenge #29 July’s theme / technique: Being Creative with Space A live TV studio is an interesting place to shoot. You have to be very quiet because the mics are live and you have to be extremely cautious about… Read More ›
DO YOU MISS SPORTS? ARE YOU SERIOUS?
Fandango’s Provocative Question #79 Mookie Betts signed a $390 million contract with the Dodgers today. This ups the ante from $360 million and extends the contract to 12-years. I’m sure he’s explaining that it isn’t about the money. It’s about pride… Read More ›
READ OR WRITE? HOW ABOUT RIGHTING?
I never “decided” to write. When asked “what are you,” I never say I’m a wife, mother, grandmother — or even a woman. I automatically say “I’m a writer.” Being a writer is embedded in my concept of “self-hood,” if… Read More ›
SQUARE PERSPECTIVE IN QUARANTINE
A Square Perspective – BeckyB, 22 July 2020 My View from a Quarantined World I feel like life has become an endless game of hide n’ seek. We are perpetually in hiding and that which is hunting us is… Read More ›
CIGAR BOX GUITAR MUSIC – BLUES, SLIDES, AND MORE
Everyone is curious, so I went and found music. The first one is a Muddy Waters blues number (not Muddy singing, unfortunately) and if you let it run, there’s another one right behind it that’s really great too. All the… Read More ›
