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A few mornings ago I was sitting on the porch, fiddling with a new camera, reading the directions. One booklet about something called “image stabilizer” showed how to shoot through bars (say you are at the zoo and there is … Continue reading →

Suzi is dying. There is nothing I can do about it. Oh yes, I know death is the flip side of the life coin. Heads and tails. Sooner or later it comes up tails. Saying it is one thing. Living … Continue reading →

The sun is shining. The sky is blue. What are you going to do? Why paint, of course, or at least go watch lots of plein air artists paint. Charles Manning works on his under painting.“See the meadow in the … Continue reading →

Ah, spring. Now is good time to see a riot. Florida’s wildflowers are in a full color, rioting all along roadsides. Masses of flowers crowd the right of ways. Hold the mower. We want to see this beauty. Quilts of … Continue reading →

‘Tis the season to get down and dirty. I’m doing it. It feels great. Over Easter weekend, I picked a sunny backyard location, put concrete blocks on the ground, then a large round container on top. It looks like stone … Continue reading →