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a little like other cats
Posted in get along like cats and dogs, Photography, something important, I'm sure on September 22, 2011 | 4 Comments »
bloom
Posted in Photography, seasons, tagged bloom where you are planted, flowers, gardening, Mary Engelbreit, petunias, weeds on October 28, 2010 | 8 Comments »
I did not plant the bright pink petunias that I found growing out of a pot of climbing mandevilla late this summer. Yes, I had noticed some unplanned greenery starting to sprout up in that pot on my deck. I assumed they were weeds and being only 3-4 inches tall, they fell low on my [...]
greetings and salutations
Posted in Photography, seasons, Writing, tagged Charlotte, spiders, writers on October 26, 2010 | 10 Comments »
Every fall, a new spider sets up her last camp on our deck. Every year, I name her Charlotte and watch her go about her business with fascination. Here is Charlotte 10. She is not as large, nor did she last as long as some of her predecessors. But she kept a tidy web and [...]
keeping my cool
Posted in Photography, seasons, tagged autumn, seasons on October 25, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Well, I did not burst into flames, the weather did cool down, autumn did arrive… although I suspect that Summer’s reluctant departure was only because she is required to follow the rules, and if it had been up to Summer alone, I would still be facing an imminent threat of internal combustion. So, here we [...]
turn it upside down
Posted in Photography, Writing, tagged Erma Bombeck, frown, Humor Writers Workshop on April 16, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Today’s hypothesis: it is not possible to feel frowny at a humor writers conference. To test my theory, I attended the Erma Bombeck Humor Writers Workshop today. And I smiled all day long.
the dead language?
Posted in Photography, something important, I'm sure, tagged dead language, Latin, Rome, Romulus and Remus, Tiber River on March 3, 2010 | 6 Comments »
I took Latin in high school. It was part of my master plan to start with Latin, as the basis for learning several of the Romance languages. You know — Italian, French, Spanish… because I would use all of those someday. Because at age 14, everything seemed possible and there was so much time coming [...]
what’s in your in-box?
Posted in Photography, something important, I'm sure, tagged Buddy Greene, Carnegie Hall, harmonica, inbox, kittens on January 31, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I was cleaning out my in-boxes (the email one and the one with papers overflowing), when I found something I’d like to share. Wait, that is just a picture of my in-box, along with a reminder to remember the important things in life. Here is what I really want to share — a video that [...]
oh boy, tannenbaum
Posted in get along like cats and dogs, Photography, seasons, tagged cats, Christmas tree, Jane Koenen Bretl, kittens, tannenbaum on December 28, 2009 | 4 Comments »
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, Why is a cat on top of thee? * O Christmas tree, O Christmas Tree, why do the ornaments go * “wheeeeee!” * ??? * The top does sway, the star did fall, That’s why it’s tied right to the wall… * O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, A [...]
making faces
Posted in Photography, something important, I'm sure, tagged eyes, Learnhub, Photography, smiles on July 18, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Perhaps it was a function of the pace of our recent vacation; perhaps I was just randomly delirious — but I kept seeing faces in unexpected places. I’ve noticed before that, particularly when I travel, I will suddenly recognize a face in a crowd, then realize it is just someone who looks like someone I [...]
evolutionary art
Posted in Photography, tagged art, eel, evolution, jellyfish, seahorses on July 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Nature is the ultimate artist. * Even if the art is evolutionary camouflage, it is still impressive in design. * This little guy also has a spiffy design — but from now on, every time I hear the phrase “it could come back to bite you in the butt”, I will think of him:
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