We met in college. 1964. I was 17, he was 22 and recently out of the Marines. The college radio station was a great place to make friends, a great place to form relationships. We worked together, played together, dreamed… Read More ›
Portrait
THE SUPER FAST MONTH OF MAY
Share Your World 23rd of May I don’t care what anyone says. Time IS going way too fast. I need to talk to the Monks who manage time and tell them to please slow it down. It has been a difficult… Read More ›
UNAWARE
CFFC: Catching People Unaware These were taken by me and by Garry. If it’s a picture of me, you can be sure that Garry took it. Otherwise, look for the signature! A lot of them were casual portraits and obviously, whoever… Read More ›
US, TODAY
Garry always takes pictures of me when we are out. If we weren’t married, I’d think he was a stalker. It’s just that he apparently finds me an interesting study. I would take more pictures of him, but he never… Read More ›
LAST PHOTO FOR OCTOBER 2022
Last photo for October 2022 I took an awful lot of pictures this past month. None of them are still on the original chips, though, so exactly what was last? Not sure. But these were definitely a few of the… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 59 – A NEW SQUIRREL AND A PROFILE
Among the things I have struggled with — other than squirrels — are people. I haven’t gotten people right yet. My main problem seems to be drawing an adult face rather than a child. My faces always appear to be… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 56 – DUKE ON GROOMING DAY
This isn’t the first time I’ve drawn The Duke, but it’s the first time I’ve drawn any living thing from “life” rather than a photograph. I was just sitting there, pad in my lap and pencil in hand, looking at… Read More ›
MORE OF SKETCHBOOK 36 – THE FACE
I don’t know who it is. It’s someone from a photograph and it was a few years ago, so it’s just “the face.”
SKETCHBOOK 32 – ALONE ON THE THRONE OR RULING THE LAND
While it isn’t a photographic representation of Mr. Armstrong, it is recognizably Garry. He has more hair (he said “thank you”) and his head isn’t as big as it really is (he said “thank you” again), but the facial configuration… Read More ›
PORTRAITS SQUARED UP
Portraits of Us by Us We take each other’s pictures, but Garry is the really dogged, determined portraitist. I sometimes feel like every time I turn around, he’s there with the camera. I frequently feel as if I ruined his… Read More ›
SHARING MY WORLD – LIFE IS JUST ONE GIANT COMPUTER AND I’M THE “M” KEY
SHARE YOUR WORLD 4-26-2021 QUESTIONS: Which would you rather throw away: Love or Money? I’m not throwing away anything. Not love. Not money. Not nothin’. It all goes to my giant YARD SALE. Do you believe you should do one thing… Read More ›
DON’T PUT IT IN THE MIDDLE (UNLESS YOU WANT TO)
A Photo a Week Challenge: Off-Center You absolutely shouldn’t put the picture in the center of the photograph except when that’s the right place to put it. The “rules” of photography are not laws etched in stone. They are suggestions, sometimes… Read More ›
THE NEW SHORT-HAIRED DUKE
The shedding was killing us. It was in Garry’s hearing aid, in every piece of clothing, on the surface of all our furniture. Brushing wasn’t doing it, so I saved up money for the past few weeks and we got… Read More ›
LAST PHOTO FOR NOVEMBER 2020
Last photo for November 2020 I took a bunch of shots of the Duke today following his grooming and haircut. I posted a few tomorrow. They all look rather similar, except that the position of his head and ears changes slightly…. Read More ›
MEMORIAL DAY: THEN AND NOW, THE DAY AFTER – GARRY ARMSTRONG
Time changes everything. It’s a given. Memorial Day is no different and that’s a shame. When I was a kid, Memorial Day was usually a family affair. It seems as if it was always sunny and warm for the gathering… Read More ›
BLACK AND WHITE: FROM THE SIDE – Marilyn Armstrong
This week the topic is: The Sides of Things.
FRIENDS AND THE JULY BLUES – Marilyn Armstrong
FRIENDS AND THE JULY BLUES And there we were at the farm and Ben was wearing his favorite blue shirt. Friends in blue. Is that the same as blue friends? Regardless, this is our friend Ben at the farm in… Read More ›
BROADCASTING – LIFE IN THE FAST LANE! – Marilyn Armstrong
RDP Tuesday: Broadcast More than 40-years in professional broadcasting and Garry still can’t post for a still portrait. He is so used to being shot on videotape or film, he feels he has to move and while that may look… Read More ›
PORTRAITS IN BLACK & WHITE – GARRY & MARILYN ARMSTRONG
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Heads or Facial Features
DUKE THE DOG
I haven’ t been getting out much since winter began. I can’t get it together with stomping through snow, or rain, or mud. I’ve gone to the doctor with Garry and the grocery store a few times. I’ve even gone… Read More ›