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
Photography
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
Nature Takes a Stand
We've already established that I'm not a great wildlife photographer (okay, okay, not a great photographer period), but today with Daylight Savings Time reminding me how time waits for no one, I thought I'd revisit an occasion or two where nature decided to help me out by standing still. Here's my favorite. Not only did … Continue reading Nature Takes a Stand
Love Ain’t…
Having recently shared what love is with the help of some terrific trees, and then shared some signs from my former commute, today I thought I'd bring us full circle with some signs about what love is NOT. If you want to see some crazy roadside art, you might like: Roadside Art: Goldwell Open Air … Continue reading Love Ain’t…
Love is…
Happy Valentine's Day! For more trees, you might like: Tree Dreaming Wednesday Words on the Wild: Trees Thursday Thoughts on the Trees: Stumped!
Tree Dreaming
Only after a week back at work following a luxurious two week break for the holidays, I'm having trouble concentrating. These are the trees I'm looking at: (And there are dozens more boxes than that. Hundreds more files. Thousands more pages. Oh! Oh! All the poor, poor trees...) I made the mistake of looking at unsplash.com. Oops. Now I seriously can't … Continue reading Tree Dreaming
Peekaboo!
The internet is populated by brilliant wildlife photographers. To reinforce this point, I googled "wildlife photography." Big mistake. I easily get lost for hours browsing stunning pictures of exotic places, incredible views, candid moments and gorgeous scenery, all captured in crisp and vibrant detail by dedicated amateurs and true professionals. And then there's me. My photography is comparable to the … Continue reading Peekaboo!
Thursday Thoughts on the Trees: Stumped!
Now then, where were we? We were discussing something I love, now gone... No, that's not right. Oh yeah, now I remember! TREES! (No, not those trees above, but still... Good trees.) Previously on "Trees, Glorious Trees," I verified the tree service being done at my condo complex was tree trimming, not tree removal, then (remember the … Continue reading Thursday Thoughts on the Trees: Stumped!
Wednesday Words on the Wild: Trees
I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees. I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues. And I'm asking you, sir, at the top of my lungs. Oh please do not cut down another one. ~ Dr. Seuss, The Lorax A friend of mine calls food his "love language," which is … Continue reading Wednesday Words on the Wild: Trees
Wednesday Words on the Wild: Picturesque
It is not enough to photograph the obviously picturesque. ~ Dorothea Lange Oops. Sorry, Dorothea. It's just that, during a drive with family in Tennessee, my aunt remembered this barn coming up around the corner and she started talking to it, as if she was encouraging a toddling baby, like, "Oh! Here she comes! She's so adorable!" When I … Continue reading Wednesday Words on the Wild: Picturesque
Campfire Tales 