It’s a bit slow online, or maybe I’m the one who is slow. One way or the other, I’m taking a few days off. I may reblog a few things and I have enough square photographs to keep up with… Read More ›
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#FOTD – THE DAYS OF WHINE AND ROSES
#FOTD – January 24 – THE DAYS OF WHINE AND ROSES, OR HOW I WHINED MY WAY THROUGH LAST SUMMER AND I HOPE I DON’T HAVE TO HAVE A COMPLETE MENTAL BREAKDOWN THIS SUMMER (JUST SAYING) Last summer, I think… Read More ›
SO MUCH BEAUTY UP ABOVE
Discovering so much beauty up above Up above includes a lot of territory. I mention this only because I’m caught a bit adrift not knowing where to find the perfect — or imperfect but appropriate — photograph.
YESTERDAY, I OFFERED SUNSET. TODAY, HERE’S SUNRISE!
Gold before dawn Yesterday, I gave you a golden sunset. The following day was gleaming and beautiful, perfect for the inauguration and a great uplifting or our hearts. This morning, I woke early and wandered to the kitchen. The sky… Read More ›
THE SIMPLE JOY OF SPECIAL FINCH FOOD
Animals — pets and those we feed — don’t get a lot of choice. Although I’ve had many dogs and cats who would eat anything, I’ve also had dogs and cats who were picky (some cats were very hard to… Read More ›
ONCE UPON A STEEPLE
Upon a Steeple This beautiful old church has been abandoned for at least a decade by now, maybe a few years longer. The problem? No heat, or plumbing and thus, no bathroom. No parking lot AND it only sits a… Read More ›
IT WAS A GOLDEN AFTERNOON
GOLDEN AFTERNOON AND EARLY SUNSET IN JANUARY I looked out the window and the light was golden against the trees. It’s not the color you usually see in the middle of winter. I associate that color with autumn and sometimes,… Read More ›
PUT DJT BACK ON SOCIAL MEDIA? JUST KILL ME NOW!
Fandango’s Provocative Question #105: Putting the Devil on social media – again I’m not entirely sure they shouldn’t just hang him for treason, so the idea of putting that moron back on social media makes my blood run cold. Which… Read More ›
DAYLILIES ARE FOLLOWED BY SUMMER
FOTD – January 21 – Day Lilies I thought maybe I could get misty and nostalgic about the Day Lilies. To me, when i see the lilies, I know it is summer. Early summer. And at least two months of… Read More ›
“THAT’S NOT WHO WE ARE”
Every person who gets interviewed on television says the same thing. It’s the current mantra about “the U.S.A.,” that these hooligans who rioted in our Capitol are not really who we are. Not really. Just, well, maybe sometimes. I think… Read More ›
THE NOSTALGIA SHOP FOR AUDIO, VIDEO, AND MORE!
That’s not what they call it, but that’s really what it is. The sign says “Stereo Discount,” but the shop is full of all kinds of old-fashioned electronic equipment. Speakers, amplifiers, turntables, tape players including reel-to-reel. Big stereo consoles. It’s… Read More ›
STEPPING UP OR EVEN DOWN!
Stepping Up Whether you are stepping up or down, there’s a nice square staircase for you. Travel into the river or from the deck to the yard. Way to go!
