But I don’t have a handy photo of a swamp. Since I took this the other day and since I’m feeling like a garlic snapper with the raw garlic I used in tonight’s dinner, this will have to do. Sorry… Read more
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Life’s Sweet Ordinary
There was a time I would never have considered photographing something from a garden or nature, or anything for that matter, that I felt was less-than-perfect in presentation — like this delightful, blousy oriental poppy. Although strongly drawn to its… Read more
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Cattail Gold
I’m in love with light. When I showed this set of images to my granddaughter, she wondered what those were and she said, “It’s really pretty.” Pretty because of the light. I’ve always enjoyed cattails. These are how they appear… Read more
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Thoughtful Friday
“Some of nature’s most exquisite handiwork is on a miniature scale, as anyone knows who has applied a magnifying glass to a snowflake.” – Rachel Carson Leave the mouse behind and take a magnifying glass (real or metaphorically) outdoors this… Read more
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Sunrise in the City
As promised, here’s one more image from my recent trip to Edmonton. It’s a shot of the sunrise and the other buildings reflected in the glass of the building across the street from the hotel where I stayed. Isn’t it… Read more
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Something Fresh for March
I need your input. I have decided I would like to offer you, my blog readers, a free desktop wallpaper for download every month beginning in March. Because I am limited to the size I can offer with this particular… Read more
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Lemons and Light
“Huge lemons, cut in slices, would sink like setting suns into the dusky sea, softly illuminating it with their radiating membranes, and its clear, smooth surface aquiver from the rising bitter essence.” ~Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926)