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Opinionated writer with hopes for a better future for all plus a big helping of skepticism about humanity.
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MORE LILACS AND PLAYING WITH NEURAL FILTERS ON PHOTOSHOP
FOTD – May 12 – Adventuring with neural filters I am surprisingly unadventurous in photography. I do what I know how to do and rarely try out new stuff. I used to, but I seem to be getting busier every… Read More ›
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CELEBRATING THE WIN!
A PETIT BASSET VENDEEN GRIFFON WON WESTMINSTER! The first time we got a PBGV — the short form of a long French name which means “low-lying, wire-haired dog from the Vendée region” and is pronounced peh-TEE’ bah-SAY’ grihf-FAHN’ vahn-DAY’-ahn —… Read More ›
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IMPERIAL PURPLE
CMMC: May – Imperial Purple I’m not sure how “imperial” these purple flowers are, but they are a very rich purple. Imperial enough for me! This was a great day for flowers. It was time to “summer-ize” our deck. We… Read More ›
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ABSTRACT BY NATURE
CFFC: Natural Abstracts Some looked abstract, some I made more abstract. The most abstract is actually a picture of a huge pileated woodpecker taken from so far away, it looks unreal.
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BEING TRUTHFUL
Truthful Tuesday 9th May I’m pretty sure a day wouldn’t do it for me. I’d need at least a week. Maybe more like a month. Fixing everything that’s wrong with the planet could take a bit of planning and implementation. So,… Read More ›
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GOD HAS A PLAN
I was still trying to figure out if John Oliver was really going off the air or we’d just missed the final few minutes of his piece because there was a sports emergency which had interrupted the show. It was… Read More ›
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EPISODE 13 – SPOOKY OR UPLIFTING?
I think this really IS the best one yet and I’m not sure how we can ever top this one. There isn’t anything I can say that wouldn’t be a spoiler, so I’ll wander into bizarre digressions. I should mention… Read More ›
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WHY I BLOG, BUT MAYBE YOU GOLF
Blogging Insights 3.0 # 8 — Your Backstory We do what we do because we love it, need to do it, or both. Writing is like breathing. If I don’t write, I suffocate. My friend needs to compete, to be active…. Read More ›
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WHAT’S GROWING OUT THERE?
FOTD – May 9 – As the garden grows What isn’t showing are the lilacs. It’s time to plant new lilacs in a sunny place. The ones we have are 20-feet tall and shaded. They only bloom at the very top… Read More ›
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GYPSY MOTH CATERPILLARS: MAY THEY NEVER RETURN
Fandango’s Flashback Friday — May 5th It has been six years since the last attack of these tiny, hairy, hungry monsters but this is the time of year when they are developing. As long as it keeps raining, all is… Read More ›
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SOLOMON’S SEAL
FOTD – May 8 – Solomon’s Seal It looks like Lily of the Valley and for good reason. Solomon’s Seal is a close relative of Lily of the Valley and was originally part of the same genus (Convallaria, now Liliaceae) along… Read More ›
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SPILLWAYS
CBWC: Fountains and Sprinklers There are no fountains in this town. We don’t use sprinklers much because we are always being careful of water use. So when I went looking for pictures of fountains or sprinklers, I found nothing. I couldn’t… Read More ›
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The Kings Who Never Were: Part I
Tomorrow will be a momentous day, as millions will witness history being made with the coronation of King Charles III and his consort, Queen Camilla. Charles’s accession to the throne happened seamlessly and without challenge upon the sad passing of…
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WEEKLY SPAMS
Spam Comment of the Week — Week 18 2023 Sometimes, when I go through the spam mail I get on Google, I wish that they really WERE giving me all that money. I could use it! The spam on WordPress though… Read More ›
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NEW STUFF!
About a year ago, our 7-year-old microwave, originally bought at Walmart for $100, began to flicker. “Hmm,” I thought. “Is it beginning to go?” Microwaves have been the longest lived of our kitchen devices, or at least the longest lived… Read More ›
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YEARS OF DAFFODILS
FOTD – May 6 – Daffodil Daffodils through the years. They always grow in the same spot right by the old tractor. Some years there are more of them. This year there were a lot and it was the first year… Read More ›
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SUNFLOWERS
Sunflowers – May 5th A joyous Cinco de Mayo to one and all. The brightest flowers of all are sunflowers, and they greet you too.
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IT’S FINE. JUST DON’T DO ANYTHING.
My back has been in pretty good shape, for me, anyway. In fact, it has felt so normal I decided to change the linens this morning all by myself. Usually, I ask for help, but I felt so good, I… Read More ›
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THE BIRDS IN THE TREES
It’s the beginning of May and it’s time for baby birds. They don’t stay babies very long — just a few days. Really, between birth and adulthood, it’s a couple of weeks. Birds develop fast, Their lives don’t allow for… Read More ›
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MACRO MAY
CMMC May Close Up or Macro Tra la, it’s May, the lusty month of May … And it being a lusty month and a great month for births, our backyard is filled with newly fledged birds. So I have for you… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 