Creative Life
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On Friday, I received a second set of comments on the second part of my autobiography, A Working Life. Two more copies are out to early readers who are close family members, yet I’m ready to move forward with the second big edit. I expect this work to begin as the garden winds down. There… Read more
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When I got to 6:30 p.m. I couldn’t account for how I spent my day. I literally could not remember what I did after returning from the grocer in the county seat. I tried reconstructing events. When did, I received phone calls, wrote emails, Ate food, and the like. It was no help… the afternoon… Read more
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Except for the daily posts here, some journal entries, and some letters to the editor, I don’t have any substantial writing projects going on. I heard back from one of the early readers of my autobiography, A Working Life, and won’t hear from the other until Labor Day. There is nothing to do there for… Read more
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July is a delightful month despite record heat this year. Foliage is lush, flowers are brilliant, and on a clear day, the sky goes on forever. These are some favorite images this month, captured with my Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra. Trail Walking Events Home Read more
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After two days of heavy rain, gravity takes water from the subdivision toward the lake. We needed rain, and it looks like the garden will survive damage incurred from the heavy storms. A lot of leeks are now angled from their roots. Here is a gallery of photographs from the last two days. Read more
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There is so much life at the end of May! Here are some photos taken in the garden and during yesterday’s trail walk. Living near the state park has been quite the perquisite! Read more
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Another month of spring remains. This year I took spring photographs, enough to make this special post with recent favorites. Being a photographer is a constant process. If we are lucky, some of the results are good. Read more
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Signs of spring are everywhere: First sets of goslings on the lake with their parents, songbirds throughout the forested area, and earlier morning sunrises. During my at-home retreat, I have been keeping irregular hours and changing most everything about my daily schedule. On Tuesday I slept until first light, immediately dressed, and headed out for… Read more
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I wake in the middle of the night with the sun well positioned below the horizon. What light exists comes from stars, the moon, airglow, or the indirect light of nearby never-sleeping cities. I am awake, but don’t want to be. Sometimes I get up and walk to the kitchen for a drink of water,… Read more
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The garden has me outdoors more often, and because of it, I’m taking more photographs with my mobile device. Here are some from April and early May. Spring is about the outdoors. I’m spending more time at my workbench. Read more
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