SHARE YOUR WORLD 5-31-2022 The cleaning lady came yesterday. She watered the plants on the deck (we don’t water the garden), fed the birds the last of the seeds, watered the orchids inside and anything else that looked dry, made a… Read More ›
Month: May 2022
PERFECT ISN’T HAPPENING, BUT GOOD CAN BE GREAT
“If I waited for perfection, I would never write a word.” — Margaret Atwood I suppose I was “spoiled” for perfection because I was a professional writer for my entire adult life. I didn’t have the option of perfection. I… Read More ›
NO LONGER WILL THEY COME
Originally posted on rjptalk:
The following appeared last year on SERENDIPITY. AMERICAN SOIL IN A FOREIGN LAND – RICH PASCHALL A few years ago on V.E. Day, Armistice Day for the end of World War II in Europe, I visited…
FLOWERS FOR MEMORIAL DAY
FOTD: Flowers for a Day of Memories Memorial Day was set for the end of May because that is when the flowers are in full bloom in the gardens in North America. And so, I bring you flowers, for the… Read More ›
HE WHO TROUBLES HIS OWN HOUSE WILL INHERIT THE WIND
Fanaticism and ignorance is forever busy and needs feeding – Clarence Darrow
MACRO ORCHIDS
FOTD – May 27 – Macro Orchids My orchids were just so pretty in the afternoon light. A few pictures from late in the day.
SKETCHBOOK 74 – A GOLDFINCH AND SLEEPING DUKE
I have been flummoxed by Photoshop for years. I use it, but I’ve never quite figured out more than a very limited amount of its potential. But today, I really needed to cut out images and paste them onto clean… Read More ›
DO OVER – RICH PASCHALL
What Would You Change? by Rich Paschall If you could do your life over, what would you change? Would you choose a different career? Would you choose a different house or apartment? Would you consider living in another town? Another… Read More ›
ASSORTED GOLDFINCH & A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER
I haven’t been taking bird pictures because my orchids are in the way of my windows. I don’t have a lot of usable windows with which I can work and most of them are currently covered with orchids. So, until… Read More ›
ANGELIQUE – UNDAUNTED AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
“Nounou,” inquired Angelique, “Why did Giles de Retz kill so many children?” With these words, one of the world’s greatest series of historical fiction begins. It is a translation from the French. I have been told by many people who’ve read the series in French,… Read More ›
MORE THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS?
Fandango’s Provocative Question #166 So. Do you figure our thoughts and prayers are working on the violence thing? Are you also sending thoughts and prayers to the children who are afraid to go to school because they might get shot? Do… Read More ›
GUN SENSE, GUNS, AND GUNSMOKE BY TOM CURLEY
A REBLOG AS FRESH AS THE DAY IT WAS WRITTEN. IT’S ABOUT A SHOOTING IN TEXAS – FIVE YEARS AGO. I can no longer count all the mass shootings in this country. We’re still into serious protesting about the February… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 73 – BRIGHT CARDINAL
I’ve drawn half a dozen Cardinals. It was the first bird I tried to draw and it flopped. Since then, I’ve tried twice more and neither was satisfying. But last night, I think I finally drew a cardinal that looks… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 73 – FORGOTTEN SQUIRRELS
Apparently I never got around to posting this particular squirrel as he nests happily in his tree. I drew two squirrels that day, so here are both of them. The second one is a favorite or mine, not because of… Read More ›
STARTING WITH H
CMMC – May’s Alphabet Letter H Home, heron, horses, hydrangea, hairy woodpecker, hearing and a heart cushion. “H” words have the day. I ran out of room before I ran out of pictures — and that’s rare!
SKETCHBOOK 72 – BLUEBIRDS WITH ATTITUDE
I didn’t want a standard Bluebird. Between photographs and previous drawings, I have enough “classic” bluebirds. I wanted some Bluebirds with something special. Attitude. It took me six drawings. One, boring. One I screwed up the eyes. One, I screwed… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 