CMMC – September – The letter P starts the word I have a lot of “P” stuff from petunias, pottery, printers and pocket watches to Pileated woodpeckers and porcelain.
#Photography
MY FEATHERED FRIENDS
CFFC: Birds It has been a very busy summer for our birds, even though I haven’t taken as many pictures as usual. This is because I have a lot of bird pictures, so unless it’s one of the rare birds… Read More ›
HOME-STYLE JAPANESE FOOD
I did it again. Well, really, I didn’t have much choice. I had already opened the fish and used half the vegetables. They wouldn’t keep. I needed use the rest before it went bad. I think this will always be… Read More ›
N IS FOR NARCISSUS: THE FLOWER, NOT THE PERSONALITY DISORDER
FOTD – September 28 – Narcissus We’ve had any number of conversations in this house about whether narcissus another daffodil variety. Some say yes, others no. They have a very similar structure and the same kind of leaves. They grow… Read More ›
THE ART OF THE HEADLINE
Blogging Insights NF # 55 — Headlines “On the average five times as many people read the headline as read the body copy. When you have written your headline you have spent eighty cents out of your dollar.” — David… Read More ›
M IS FOR MUMS, MAGNOLIAS AND MAPLES
FOTD – September 26 – Magnolia, sugar maple and mums The Ms turned out to be pretty special. I think I have more of them somewhere, but these three will be good enough, I hope.
HOME-STYLE MAKI ROLLS
I don’t want to sound like I’m bragging, but I did it again tonight. Well, really, I didn’t have much choice. I had opened the fish and the vegetables and they wouldn’t keep, so I needed use the rest of… Read More ›
L IS FOR LILY, LILAC AND LANTANA
FOTD – September 25 – Lilies, Lilacs and Lantana “THREE WINDS,” she cried. He frowned, but picked more tiles from the wall. Lilies of Tiger and Easter sounds like a mah jongg move, doesn’t it? On the other hand, there’s… Read More ›
J IS FOR JIMSON WEED
FOTD – September 26 – Jimson Weed — It IS pokeberry — and it’s still poisonous. I know we passed J, but I felt these pictures needed a home. There big purple berries grow everywhere this time of year. The… Read More ›
BLACK & WHITE PHOTO PICKS
CBWC: My Pick – The best of the black & white photographs I don’t know if these are my best black & white photographs, but they are among my favorites.
K IS FOR KITCHEN WINDOW AND THE GARDEN BEYOND IT
Suddenly, it’s fall. Time to go a’leafing! I already know I don’t have any “K” flowers, but I’ve got some lovely shots of the kitchen window and this year’s deck flowers: chrysanthemums, lantana and petunias. Since I took these photos,… Read More ›
J IS FOR JAPANESE MAPLE TREE
FOTD – September 24 – Japanese Maple And suddenly, the letter “J” floated before my eyes and I saw my tree, my lovely Japanese Maple that is green all summer, but scarlet in the autumn.
INSTANT AUTUMN
Summer lasted pretty much all summer. That is to say, it was warm and sunny most days with a few summer storms thrown in for good measure. We usually saw temperatures in the 80s with our share of the 90s… Read More ›
H IS FOR HOLLY, HEMP, HOSTA AND HYDRANGEA
FOTD – September 22 – H is for Holly, Hemp, Hosta & Hydrangea I made it all the way to H! It’s a bonanza!
CIRCLE, CURVES AND BENDS IN THE ROAD
CFFC: Circles and Curves Lots of curves, circles, and bends in the road. Life and the world are like that.
SUSHI AND ME
When we went out to eat I came home full of sushi 🍥 I decided there was no reason I couldn’t learn to do it. Basically, if you can roll a joint — even a not very good joint —… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 