photography… Perspective… 3 Sep 2016 "Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses." -- Alphonse Karr Perspective. Each of us possesses a particular view on life and…
photography… Daylight Comes… 25 Jun 201614 Jul 2016 "There is in every woman's heart a spark of heavenly fire which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity, but which kindles up and beams and blazes in the…
Uncategorized The Last Time I Saw Paris 14 Nov 201514 Nov 2015 This is a difficult post to contemplate in the aftermath of the attacks on Paris. Yet, it is all I can think about since I was there only two weeks…
Uncategorized I finally made it to Versailles! 1 Nov 20158 Nov 2015 There were reasons; always reasons. I ran out of time. There was a transportation strike. I planned to visit on a Monday and they were closed. Trip after trip to…
Uncategorized Mothers I Admire 10 May 2014 This is a new year for me. I am facing Mother's Day without a mother. My first thought was to ignore it altogether. But if you are within a thousand…
Entertainment… Let me Take a Selfie!! 25 Mar 2014 I'm not a fan of the selfie. Lately they've been all the rage. There's even a song dedicated to it. But I've had a few moments when I couldn't resist.…
home… Go Away Winter! 4 Mar 2014 We're being jerked around...by Mother Nature. A couple of weeks ago we had around eighteen inches of snow. Then the temperatures shot skyward; fifties, sixties, even seventies. Yay! We were…
family… A Run on Food During the Snowstorm 13 Feb 2014 It's a running joke. The first mention of the slightest possibility of a snow flurry and people raid the grocery store shelves. There won't be a loaf of bread or…
home… Wildlife…and Gretel 12 Dec 2013 We are blessed with wildlife in North Carolina and Virginia. I recently captured a few deer in the yard through the window. “There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,…
Farming… The Sun Also Rises 8 Dec 2013 Lately I've posted a few sunset pictures. On a recent trip to our farm in Bland, Virginia, I also captured a few rather nice sunrises. One in particular sparked my…
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