#MarchPhotoChallenge: 22-31

I took a trip back to the Great Lakes at Easter and had a good time continuing with the photo challenge.  While my pictures still show my amateur status, I loved photographing bits of places that mean a great deal to me. #22. I Wore This #23. Feet My pal Elvis and I enjoyed the sunny afternoon. #24. Color…

#MarchPhotoChallenge: 11-21

The creative juices have been flowing. #11. Beverage. #12: Comfy #13. Planning #14. This is Lunch It was too windy to enjoy our little snack on the beach, so we sat in the truck and watched the waves roll in.  My beloved had leftover shrimp cocktail that his mother had made.  She makes it much…

#MarchPhotoChallenge: Catching Up

Last year, I bought a DSLR.  Nothing special. A Nikon D3200.  A photographer told me it was a good starter camera for someone like me who has been using a pocket Canon superzoom for the last fifteen years.  After purchasing the camera, I audited an introductory digital photography course with a friend who was finishing up some units at…

Wine Wednesday: March 9, 2016

Fan the sinking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship; and pass the rosy wine. — Charles Dickens (author, social commentator, a.k.a The Inimitable)

Dichelostemma capitatum: Don’t Google Its Common Name

“Blue thou art, intensely blue; Flower, whence came thy dazzling hue?” — James Montgomery (British poet, campaigner to end child exploitation) The winter rains have blessed us with a bounty of wildflowers.  As I headed out to the mountains last Sunday, I hoped that a break in the rain would give me the opportunity to shoot…

National Coffee Day: Sept. 29, 2015

Happy National Coffee Day! “I like coffee because it gives me the illusion that I might be awake.” –Lewis Black (comedian, curmudgeon)

Sunset on Phone Camera

On the one night I don’t take my DSLR to Cachagua … amazing sunset. #livinglifeforte