tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6445116206327191562024-03-14T07:59:49.473-04:00LOOKING FOR LIGHTAs every photographer knows it's always about the light. This is a random collection of unexpected images and occasional thoughts sprinkled in for good measure.Audhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00737154250633815255noreply@blogger.comBlogger458125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644511620632719156.post-42103617915729393872010-05-14T23:31:00.000-04:002010-05-15T00:34:02.841-04:00HAPPINESS IS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-lj81j5oUv1QJ0ai-F4XcMozCD1GtbCT8oW8qTIGWAX_TXZ6nwnCYluxL7PzlaCqB2ndCrkMdKd4h9bBrLGK4cqGPb33BfWzUFmqFj161KTtyLJ9ceMXXxajyDfvIwtbyC7Y8Jl01sg/s1600/sluggercouch.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 241px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-lj81j5oUv1QJ0ai-F4XcMozCD1GtbCT8oW8qTIGWAX_TXZ6nwnCYluxL7PzlaCqB2ndCrkMdKd4h9bBrLGK4cqGPb33BfWzUFmqFj161KTtyLJ9ceMXXxajyDfvIwtbyC7Y8Jl01sg/s400/sluggercouch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471350113333227570" /></a> a new leather couch to curl up on.Audhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00737154250633815255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644511620632719156.post-5863910574612857352010-05-05T23:31:00.001-04:002010-05-05T23:33:37.891-04:00DAY IS DONE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi33BLjHEm40FXZnuZ-dX_q6h-xcW0FseNLC2tyxXIBrLcjukZp0NXjJ3rrB61nbxLIr5FvTlOwIiP9cKFKwUYMkxCzKx1le_Kwu0HqFhEGnSfPFv3AfmZCgwQtB7dcpj91cNBwblc4Wbw/s1600/cedamere.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi33BLjHEm40FXZnuZ-dX_q6h-xcW0FseNLC2tyxXIBrLcjukZp0NXjJ3rrB61nbxLIr5FvTlOwIiP9cKFKwUYMkxCzKx1le_Kwu0HqFhEGnSfPFv3AfmZCgwQtB7dcpj91cNBwblc4Wbw/s400/cedamere.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467994565804211234" /></a>Audhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00737154250633815255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644511620632719156.post-30051436514269221412010-05-03T20:35:00.004-04:002010-05-03T20:59:56.668-04:00BODY FUEL<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKXut4Cza-Vsw3nTrzW5eQxVbPuhkY-RPidehoA8JJCjBE_pCcCL830qE8keclFi1cLxGdkWSLvGMA8aZbru9OdDcb9nYKLvA-9_1jxE_7wXZFSslKrLPRG2Z_Dnm9uta19ML5fK-gRLs/s1600/vitamins.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKXut4Cza-Vsw3nTrzW5eQxVbPuhkY-RPidehoA8JJCjBE_pCcCL830qE8keclFi1cLxGdkWSLvGMA8aZbru9OdDcb9nYKLvA-9_1jxE_7wXZFSslKrLPRG2Z_Dnm9uta19ML5fK-gRLs/s400/vitamins.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467208294067358738" /></a> What ever happened to an apple a day?Audhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00737154250633815255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644511620632719156.post-11957742437960628822010-04-24T12:15:00.002-04:002010-04-24T12:23:20.082-04:00ORIENT<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHa2CA_mBdSM3ffiT78EM8o8wxEsUCRoVEnCzQeEWTyIKD4p20XM_Y7pS7yXi4ENpobjIQUBGEFlwP6EDs1uzlu6vPNbty62Udp0HEU7JpK2iQqJC0FKPGAwSsdkUN6U8w5cMv5s4vWn4/s1600/orientsm.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHa2CA_mBdSM3ffiT78EM8o8wxEsUCRoVEnCzQeEWTyIKD4p20XM_Y7pS7yXi4ENpobjIQUBGEFlwP6EDs1uzlu6vPNbty62Udp0HEU7JpK2iQqJC0FKPGAwSsdkUN6U8w5cMv5s4vWn4/s400/orientsm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463738371489399314" /></a>Audhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00737154250633815255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644511620632719156.post-77988628732016634072010-04-18T23:29:00.002-04:002010-04-18T23:47:13.704-04:00CAT NAP<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gOhlMgA-4ZQO0U8E8wATdzmvgNVW-lLUwVSqxAQu9kIYa0W16GUmDGE_60RwBU91dlaZoTXXxzsU973wxiwujdMh3sIUNFO3TAqEP_OFyOR3LU83u7OAN_TTjQzqmj3AsHV4YvS7nlU/s1600/sleepysoniasm.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gOhlMgA-4ZQO0U8E8wATdzmvgNVW-lLUwVSqxAQu9kIYa0W16GUmDGE_60RwBU91dlaZoTXXxzsU973wxiwujdMh3sIUNFO3TAqEP_OFyOR3LU83u7OAN_TTjQzqmj3AsHV4YvS7nlU/s400/sleepysoniasm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461685648092694226" /></a> Lately, I have been seeing things in black and white. I guess that is how my world seems right now. Funny, when I first took photography in high school, I was shooting and processing everything in black and white. I have always loved black and white images, they seem stronger and more compelling. They have a timeless quality to them. Black and white photography is more dramatic, I guess I wish that real life had a little less drama in it.Audhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00737154250633815255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644511620632719156.post-13540606617293795652010-04-09T21:22:00.003-04:002010-04-09T21:36:12.250-04:00THREE AM<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghc0BVLVyh-0I5FRlXA7GvezmZDHoJkxu3pLI8rej_0fOndOMZhWPGs9HUQsdJ8sjX-ESBl0mSQASgSaqz-524g21taOZV826dgdnugau-8EAgLApC629miaiTa4ktfgRBX6DrWetZB7Q/s1600/lightbulb2sm.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghc0BVLVyh-0I5FRlXA7GvezmZDHoJkxu3pLI8rej_0fOndOMZhWPGs9HUQsdJ8sjX-ESBl0mSQASgSaqz-524g21taOZV826dgdnugau-8EAgLApC629miaiTa4ktfgRBX6DrWetZB7Q/s400/lightbulb2sm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458316583800337554" /></a><br /> On sleepless nights, like last night, I am always reminded of a quote from "The Crack-Up" written by my favorite author, F. Scott Fitzgerald. "In a real dark night of the soul it is always three o'clock in the morning". So true.Audhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00737154250633815255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644511620632719156.post-36317734232810810572010-04-07T21:58:00.002-04:002010-04-07T22:07:09.801-04:00TRUMPETING INTO SPRING<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9BppDvc-2zvjHHSXsZzEndeKLBGKGZEO8zR4RzpUyA0CBR4R0wno5K8tDb4Nu-blJVaPhhjAVkskWqsNosDCd9wpMMcT1LKP2UJYKshyATWzldkgRV_ROHvPJtXXMvkkzobp8xLUd5yg/s1600/daffysm.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9BppDvc-2zvjHHSXsZzEndeKLBGKGZEO8zR4RzpUyA0CBR4R0wno5K8tDb4Nu-blJVaPhhjAVkskWqsNosDCd9wpMMcT1LKP2UJYKshyATWzldkgRV_ROHvPJtXXMvkkzobp8xLUd5yg/s400/daffysm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457580331368736978" /></a> My trumpet dafffodils are always among the first sign of Spring in my garden. Today as temperatures climbed above ninety it felt more like summer. I'm just glad the brutal winter is behind me.Audhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00737154250633815255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644511620632719156.post-44398567826849972422010-04-06T22:32:00.002-04:002010-04-06T22:38:59.705-04:00TWILIGHT<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwDNveMKYSRkb_7Azs_dQoKV3AmA_uPh1a3tvrysPMTy8Bs0X_3Bb8nft2_tE9GVJUWTl4YGi4hD49JObux5Zm9RdvAWCanX2dNqEQASIBIVYWBv90i5Y-C71HCF64mF2_Wcv2nFdTyzk/s1600/twilightsm.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwDNveMKYSRkb_7Azs_dQoKV3AmA_uPh1a3tvrysPMTy8Bs0X_3Bb8nft2_tE9GVJUWTl4YGi4hD49JObux5Zm9RdvAWCanX2dNqEQASIBIVYWBv90i5Y-C71HCF64mF2_Wcv2nFdTyzk/s400/twilightsm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457217984403740386" /></a> I've always thought of those moments after the sun sinks as magical. Everything looks warm and inviting in the sun's afterglow. Tonight I glanced out the window at the same stuff I see every day which has become rather ordinary and the view was anything but.Audhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00737154250633815255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644511620632719156.post-26644903913396541362010-04-04T20:36:00.002-04:002010-04-04T20:41:57.828-04:00EASTER EGGS FOR BOCA BARB<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifXmfCoK-M1sWEIjGlZgy6ISxpBAAqLIFlZMk6n3dgCGSllqntK4QuoKOPcYHETx-FsBOmwUNxVuohtTgHi_f9ASnmNRB-NdKi7T3Mffemfp00aearbfBmtXD1m-l_zfsQovh0WwEiw6A/s1600/EASTEREGGSsm.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifXmfCoK-M1sWEIjGlZgy6ISxpBAAqLIFlZMk6n3dgCGSllqntK4QuoKOPcYHETx-FsBOmwUNxVuohtTgHi_f9ASnmNRB-NdKi7T3Mffemfp00aearbfBmtXD1m-l_zfsQovh0WwEiw6A/s400/EASTEREGGSsm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456446051289103106" /></a> I think I have been suffering lately from the photographer's version of "writers' block". Hence, my absence from blogging. So this post is for my good friend Boca Barb, who quietly sends emails with visual suggestions that help me to "see" again. Thanks, Barb!Audhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00737154250633815255noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644511620632719156.post-56254899068000428222010-03-24T23:40:00.000-04:002010-03-25T00:42:09.397-04:00CALLA LILIES<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDhyphenhyphenI7zXDj99GYgyLfdWIF7wsw106YFv4vwYP1VIvblnUoCDbYpHAym5Q6DhQdRG-4a5QwmiIP8zx-8EJpf8tomY7xLOQIWeqKsAD0jIoKh6kzbFRVED3Hsd5Glasv6qHy8WXmjS21J7Q/s1600/callalilypinksm.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDhyphenhyphenI7zXDj99GYgyLfdWIF7wsw106YFv4vwYP1VIvblnUoCDbYpHAym5Q6DhQdRG-4a5QwmiIP8zx-8EJpf8tomY7xLOQIWeqKsAD0jIoKh6kzbFRVED3Hsd5Glasv6qHy8WXmjS21J7Q/s400/callalilypinksm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452426881791778290" /></a>Audhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00737154250633815255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644511620632719156.post-43669441164807441172010-03-21T23:53:00.001-04:002010-03-22T00:35:16.845-04:00CHILD'S PLAY<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGq87RV3vWIqA9lBzW1ER5HQ7DXtqWw03HBJ0B6QPN9CPIKlsMgBeoCA7w3VhpLXh04s1qpu9F8o9I9wwm1SxCSAHd6YREN3qyD1IKfw6z4ZQJ_oh5oC6bt1eKVnO0xDquSwmrzsp5eCY/s1600-h/hudsonchildlsm.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGq87RV3vWIqA9lBzW1ER5HQ7DXtqWw03HBJ0B6QPN9CPIKlsMgBeoCA7w3VhpLXh04s1qpu9F8o9I9wwm1SxCSAHd6YREN3qyD1IKfw6z4ZQJ_oh5oC6bt1eKVnO0xDquSwmrzsp5eCY/s400/hudsonchildlsm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451311989756080946" /></a>Audhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00737154250633815255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644511620632719156.post-83985757211502066932010-03-20T23:51:00.000-04:002010-03-21T00:13:08.403-04:00WINDOW SHOPPING<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFNMxFUTxsBS-HQS3_ezjNXz0Vxuyhj3rCd7I4183E6D1LnyajtWbKUwMEXVighyA9H6CY9yZwHPy5BHi3eIizlqO-zBdXtF300UJBP2_DySXDIv7sJdBenKHSMb8jE6_Novc3hgZapqY/s1600-h/Hudsonglasssm.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFNMxFUTxsBS-HQS3_ezjNXz0Vxuyhj3rCd7I4183E6D1LnyajtWbKUwMEXVighyA9H6CY9yZwHPy5BHi3eIizlqO-zBdXtF300UJBP2_DySXDIv7sJdBenKHSMb8jE6_Novc3hgZapqY/s400/Hudsonglasssm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450934926498606114" /></a>Audhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00737154250633815255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644511620632719156.post-71178989250884845752010-03-19T23:52:00.002-04:002010-03-20T00:21:14.510-04:00A SECOND LOOK<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6f8RTvjX1_BJhbe-Fx5Gw1Wkf_gaA_aVHbhKtKbxYJ4xou7FB5pbEdaEn34GC447Xk75UMR_2TgIH3ja9eTctpr1Z9mBpy8KWZof8jFXPTPG_b6FhEG0Yqmr5rapmJipM5-fy8Qk-cE/s1600-h/tulips2sm.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6f8RTvjX1_BJhbe-Fx5Gw1Wkf_gaA_aVHbhKtKbxYJ4xou7FB5pbEdaEn34GC447Xk75UMR_2TgIH3ja9eTctpr1Z9mBpy8KWZof8jFXPTPG_b6FhEG0Yqmr5rapmJipM5-fy8Qk-cE/s400/tulips2sm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450559200724092914" /></a> I couldn't resist shooting another picture of these tulips. In the past few days they have opened fully and they are having trouble holding their heavy heads up high. Some have lost a petal or two. They are past their prime and nearing their end, yet the combination of their grace and translucence somehow make them seem even more beautiful to me.Audhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00737154250633815255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644511620632719156.post-38918986975467856082010-03-16T19:14:00.002-04:002010-03-16T19:18:41.091-04:00BOWED HEADS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuw226s2uRjYeQ8ig-aZ1JRoJC4BX5ytTe4BMZGP_XHqyF0tA5mN63Ba5bgkToSxy6lJTsQ_7zz9bk-FkQuHGis6i-RBBITXFnqB0d8DsKiQMa59DoDivvitID7W3QoRu9pFgQSK3qUeA/s1600-h/3whitetulipssm.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuw226s2uRjYeQ8ig-aZ1JRoJC4BX5ytTe4BMZGP_XHqyF0tA5mN63Ba5bgkToSxy6lJTsQ_7zz9bk-FkQuHGis6i-RBBITXFnqB0d8DsKiQMa59DoDivvitID7W3QoRu9pFgQSK3qUeA/s400/3whitetulipssm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449374290834504306" /></a> The white tulips in my living room were drooping a bit this afternoon. I think they may just be bowing their heads to acknowledge today's Spring-like weather.Audhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00737154250633815255noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644511620632719156.post-59273023477792061612010-03-14T22:13:00.000-04:002010-03-14T22:14:24.630-04:00THE RENDEZVOUS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2Azl8sRgqd4oQGTWd_bPdcg0EWY5V1AHJtPvQsRLB-lANiAFs3C-0VgReYoE1w3gyMTH645xrPtCCqOrwZROcYlk3azT-qAy_ekPBvVfSRuIkRM8156TZuu5jVT9GKr4TYlxyvo6iGc/s1600-h/cocktailsm.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2Azl8sRgqd4oQGTWd_bPdcg0EWY5V1AHJtPvQsRLB-lANiAFs3C-0VgReYoE1w3gyMTH645xrPtCCqOrwZROcYlk3azT-qAy_ekPBvVfSRuIkRM8156TZuu5jVT9GKr4TYlxyvo6iGc/s400/cocktailsm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448678117649321010" /></a>Audhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00737154250633815255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644511620632719156.post-13906395676330049572010-03-01T23:35:00.002-05:002010-03-01T23:41:27.015-05:00DISHWASHING<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrAd_48_lcmTwrdnBJddKGzVuUWhhrmLeP813r61YWmuPIiu5myytChM1GJKp7sbPDVDgbkc20w9VM47DL597NsmbKAUkmxx_8LrqGZFGmQINQUAy5EqvyHo-dmZHdaE0RA4WRasNNK1U/s1600-h/dawndishsm.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrAd_48_lcmTwrdnBJddKGzVuUWhhrmLeP813r61YWmuPIiu5myytChM1GJKp7sbPDVDgbkc20w9VM47DL597NsmbKAUkmxx_8LrqGZFGmQINQUAy5EqvyHo-dmZHdaE0RA4WRasNNK1U/s400/dawndishsm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443890612332356370" /></a> On most winter mornings, I start my day with the breakfast of champions, Irish oatmeal. Loathe to wash the pot I throw some dish washing detergent in it with hot water and let it soak (I never put my pots in the dishwasher). Late in the afternoon when I start thinking about what to prepare for dinner I force myself to scrub the pot. This afternoon some magical late afternoon light created some cool reflections on the granite and made scrubbing the pot almost look enticing.Audhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00737154250633815255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644511620632719156.post-61219828275278670742010-02-28T23:41:00.000-05:002010-03-01T00:15:33.025-05:00SOCKS OF MANY COLORS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjekZIaTcow189x5Rjnm1wp8IhI6yxw-gHTyfRFmagCNf74bx-m4otrJQUgYPyR0LIJzYnfOivTiPdUnmfr3xd0wSEfUYGUjMrT79svz4CHvcbBNBJ-LN2jD_3TmVq64HGPkX8P2CQg1xA/s1600-h/sockssm.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjekZIaTcow189x5Rjnm1wp8IhI6yxw-gHTyfRFmagCNf74bx-m4otrJQUgYPyR0LIJzYnfOivTiPdUnmfr3xd0wSEfUYGUjMrT79svz4CHvcbBNBJ-LN2jD_3TmVq64HGPkX8P2CQg1xA/s400/sockssm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443528708061101298" /></a>Audhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00737154250633815255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644511620632719156.post-87625373296779058002010-02-27T22:05:00.001-05:002010-02-27T22:08:12.668-05:00IN THE DEPTH OF WINTER...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC-TmVjldaQdD9l-FtakgRi9Z5fSLnZQF7Rv6WjHTOpMC2WjJC6nUyDTnIux1CVLjOItWFfS-Z_tutWwm7VkJEfsQaxQBpA17PqLKiombUdhIH7AnKa017kvuY8eyfqmf3psHoQ2A51xY/s1600-h/linflowsm.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC-TmVjldaQdD9l-FtakgRi9Z5fSLnZQF7Rv6WjHTOpMC2WjJC6nUyDTnIux1CVLjOItWFfS-Z_tutWwm7VkJEfsQaxQBpA17PqLKiombUdhIH7AnKa017kvuY8eyfqmf3psHoQ2A51xY/s400/linflowsm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443125299805086434" /></a>... This beautiful floral arrangement has created Spring inside my home.Audhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00737154250633815255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644511620632719156.post-79901880448766098612010-02-26T23:47:00.003-05:002010-02-27T22:08:36.464-05:00SUSPENSE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpLIHoACS2OQdFhGGnwafyp4FjDD-tbK7ox-JCUkwTB-IZ2TiYEFopmwBJy6HcBDh9JCLLMBiXpGbGzmw4-_ZL28-U_ECBTpRkq3Id7Bnt3cDoy_N0upWDq5XmcQrySfePaDqc7ml27yk/s1600-h/gift.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpLIHoACS2OQdFhGGnwafyp4FjDD-tbK7ox-JCUkwTB-IZ2TiYEFopmwBJy6HcBDh9JCLLMBiXpGbGzmw4-_ZL28-U_ECBTpRkq3Id7Bnt3cDoy_N0upWDq5XmcQrySfePaDqc7ml27yk/s400/gift.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442794805698091218" /></a> In the final minutes of her first day as a fifty year old, Sonia unwrapped her last birthday gift.Audhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00737154250633815255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644511620632719156.post-10561334664126846132010-02-25T23:56:00.001-05:002010-02-26T01:04:19.153-05:00WHITE OUT<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYL-gaTxOWwmUJwDCY_O_UfBrvHNg4av-lRmNUYWsjEGziHb3x661FY6dZNPE2iUO9-UQbPNVy5B7pg_h0Qw25CypOjPXrk3b5xDNW7Ynrru3zxqjzXMPEKBTU4q9dPkJNNyOPan9Vz_o/s1600-h/blizzardsm2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYL-gaTxOWwmUJwDCY_O_UfBrvHNg4av-lRmNUYWsjEGziHb3x661FY6dZNPE2iUO9-UQbPNVy5B7pg_h0Qw25CypOjPXrk3b5xDNW7Ynrru3zxqjzXMPEKBTU4q9dPkJNNyOPan9Vz_o/s400/blizzardsm2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442428809486016690" /></a><br />I remember the movie Endless Summer, but this feels more like an endless winter. The white stuff started falling this afternoon and it is still coming down. I saw this person (through the windshield of a car) trudging through the snow holding an umbrella. What I like is there are so many unknowns--- is the person walking towards me or away from me? Is the person male of female? Everything is occluded by the falling snow.Audhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00737154250633815255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644511620632719156.post-16624749116395532182010-02-23T22:52:00.002-05:002010-02-23T22:54:39.221-05:00SLEEPYHEADS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs49kB1kbOsMViQWVpWeBYq8HMPVsckflImbFS6Z6LCVFWaQZ5jk1hgbmLQyanIjDLwzlJG1gxtcveUpfNSjb61qD_vUciFnwFLXpdxiKZnlElgkE7KL-7JPh0vt_kVDOiSuTSJ1eJciU/s1600-h/sleepyheads.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 311px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs49kB1kbOsMViQWVpWeBYq8HMPVsckflImbFS6Z6LCVFWaQZ5jk1hgbmLQyanIjDLwzlJG1gxtcveUpfNSjb61qD_vUciFnwFLXpdxiKZnlElgkE7KL-7JPh0vt_kVDOiSuTSJ1eJciU/s400/sleepyheads.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441652935108216338" /></a> Slugger wasn't the only one cat napping today.Audhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00737154250633815255noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644511620632719156.post-31242309555714829272010-02-21T22:52:00.004-05:002010-02-21T23:04:38.057-05:00SCHOOL DAZE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIM_JyCtCS9pjfEFOnpe133fKgPv4ZkBIsq2IpySrbCd3qipy4CFM-bwEtT20CTLmT0KwfRgNkS__SfKxS1dCGBbIqOB13SR-3mJKKuO9Ld7hUyTbQydjsUxy-rJu7Tr2SrxqPH_DWojk/s1600-h/appstore.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIM_JyCtCS9pjfEFOnpe133fKgPv4ZkBIsq2IpySrbCd3qipy4CFM-bwEtT20CTLmT0KwfRgNkS__SfKxS1dCGBbIqOB13SR-3mJKKuO9Ld7hUyTbQydjsUxy-rJu7Tr2SrxqPH_DWojk/s400/appstore.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440910966661831890" /></a> I got my macbook pro back from the Apple hospital today. It's as good as new. As I walked out of the store I saw this funny moment. Three older women getting a computer lesson from one of the Apple geniuses. My Mom isn't the only one learning new tricks.Audhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00737154250633815255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644511620632719156.post-82240483186291152032010-02-16T23:33:00.001-05:002010-02-17T00:40:59.926-05:00ENOUGH<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLcbQSPC4dlwt7kQVsXzYGN0oKtD2Kzmwz2M_3vBb4Sr_FtRuA1_rAEwfvpAjgkKGUmFaTlZeCUb-XFd8Oeo5vMXUnXUKB-3mm8d1z1N-6BS3lXYYMpS_7Rl4GDBIm3sWG-5w_7cdVWI/s1600-h/snowbirdsm.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLcbQSPC4dlwt7kQVsXzYGN0oKtD2Kzmwz2M_3vBb4Sr_FtRuA1_rAEwfvpAjgkKGUmFaTlZeCUb-XFd8Oeo5vMXUnXUKB-3mm8d1z1N-6BS3lXYYMpS_7Rl4GDBIm3sWG-5w_7cdVWI/s400/snowbirdsm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439081469310380082" /></a>I suppose it looks pretty, but I have had more than enough of the white stuff. Life is hard enough without the weather ganging up on us too. I'm beginning to understand that golden years (when they arrive) = Florida.Audhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00737154250633815255noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644511620632719156.post-84233584346936344582010-02-15T23:53:00.000-05:002010-02-16T00:10:21.400-05:00APPLE DOCTOR<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1F-tjU1TYlGtA7qCwu7VtXArBrKPq5N8-JmvnkStGkutJFJ5AOlqpJf3mjkl750oc7oNmcAQ-TPwUGWGW66JASJRG_AjPypu5zHbbk_KLAd_tSIvtn-CaHHu4bsvu7CtYZlK1smzltcg/s1600-h/sickmac.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 354px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1F-tjU1TYlGtA7qCwu7VtXArBrKPq5N8-JmvnkStGkutJFJ5AOlqpJf3mjkl750oc7oNmcAQ-TPwUGWGW66JASJRG_AjPypu5zHbbk_KLAd_tSIvtn-CaHHu4bsvu7CtYZlK1smzltcg/s400/sickmac.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438703615186312834" /></a> Separation anxiety has already set in. My mac is sick and needs a new video card. It will be a five to seven day recovery period.Audhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00737154250633815255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644511620632719156.post-67617820355534358572010-02-14T23:59:00.000-05:002010-02-15T01:00:40.748-05:00TUNING OUT THE WORLD<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS-wY1mme3j-IPqwDH5pQ4bFXcm-w2H5CANpkL74CTVZaKA30hPz9VRUW6cYHRLML1oSeg4gW2opHkSO5Wdui0mDbFXEv_CyLi-UEoCA_xJxmnZBd7sANB48_b2sA_IjFZbONec9TGTUI/s1600-h/sundaystarbucks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS-wY1mme3j-IPqwDH5pQ4bFXcm-w2H5CANpkL74CTVZaKA30hPz9VRUW6cYHRLML1oSeg4gW2opHkSO5Wdui0mDbFXEv_CyLi-UEoCA_xJxmnZBd7sANB48_b2sA_IjFZbONec9TGTUI/s400/sundaystarbucks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438345900378249810" /></a>Audhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00737154250633815255noreply@blogger.com1