Simple is good. ~ Jim Henson
Photography
The Gift of Time and Experience
"Students, we have time for one more presentation. Chad, can you explain this picture?" (collective gasp) "That's my homework assignment! Remember? You told us: "So a picture is worth a thousand words? Songs, with far less words, paint worthy pictures, And tell stories, like family trees! Deterred? Don’t be. Trees grow in parks. Take this … Continue reading The Gift of Time and Experience
Me and Moon Shadow
"Look outside, and you'll see the moon kissing Venus," Mike called to tell me. So I hung up, and went out on the roof. And Mike was right. (Mostly right... "Kissing?" Let's let him be poetic about it, okay? Maybe it's one of those celebrity air-kisses, or like a brother/sister thing.) Don't get me wrong. … Continue reading Me and Moon Shadow
95 Reasons to Camp: Countdown Part 4
(Previous List) Why go camping? 22. To see the stars. 21. You are a star. To just go be yourself. 20. Delay suspicion over your absence while you segue into the Witness Protection Program. 19. Reward yourself for a job well done. 18. Avoid a job. 17. Lost your job. 16. Nothing fresh to binge. … Continue reading 95 Reasons to Camp: Countdown Part 4
95 Reasons to Camp: Countdown Part 3
(Previous List) Why go camping? 49. Cheap vacation. 48. Integral part of a road trip. 47. Get lost. 46. Find yourself. 45. To mourn. 44. Change of scenery. 43. To mourn changes to the scenery. 42. It’s Spring. 41. …Summer. 40. …Fall. 39. …Winter. (Really? Wow. Good for you!) 38. Build your stamina. 37. Climb … Continue reading 95 Reasons to Camp: Countdown Part 3
Hey, Sleepyhead!
Wake up! Yes, you, napping under those trees. I'm talking to YOU. No, you were NOT awake. I checked: Because there's a huge bug on your shirt. I don't know what it is. Some sort of moth or butterfly... A Motherfly?
Photo Duel: U.S.A. vs. Italy
In one corner, photos from America! In the opposite corner, photos from Italy! Inventive America occasionally trips, running back and forth between big Ideas and bigger Ideals. Fashionable Italy sometimes favors Form over Function. Who will prevail? The Rules: Winner is determined by the Blog Host, best of five rounds. American photos to the West … Continue reading Photo Duel: U.S.A. vs. Italy
Good Signs / Bad Timing
All useful information (well, maybe a little TMI), right? Although it seems to me that first sign comes way too soon (unless you brought an aspirin synthesizer kit with you on your hike) and the second one comes way too late.
What Layers Mean to Me
A grownup is a child with layers on. ~ Woody Harrelson To make a full-blooded puff pastry, you need time, you need patience, and you need precision. It's all about the lamination: it's all about building up the layers of butter, dough, butter, dough; as the butter melts, it creates steam, and that brings up … Continue reading What Layers Mean to Me
A Bit o’ Green
These photos, taken near a racetrack, a bank, a school, and a hospital, represent the corners of a four-leaf clover. You know what they say, right? With Luck Comes Wealth With Wisdom Comes Health ~ Famous Irish saying OK, some of that isn’t true. But what’s today without a little blarney, right? Happy St. Patrick's … Continue reading A Bit o’ Green
Campfire Tales 