Terraced Dreams The voting for Round 6 of the Title Writing Prompt Challenge closes at Noon, Tuesday, September 6th. If you are interested in reading the stories and voting, or if you've read the stories and have yet to vote, there's no time like the present. You can find the poll and stories links in... Continue Reading →
Backyard Birds 2022 — Crops Part 2
Hidden Architecture As mentioned in Part 1, I've been taking a lot of photos of birds. The 100% Crop series is just at it sounds. Each photo shows a bird cropped from a larger photo. Most of the crops will be 100%, but not all. Regardless, the photos will be fairly large close-ups of the... Continue Reading →
Backyard Birds 2022 — 100% Crops Part 1
Message of the Young I've been taking a lot of photos of birds. A lot. Many more than I can possibly post unless I dedicate most of my time to posting bird photos (not a bad thing, that, but it would be at the expense of other stuff). On the other hand, as each day... Continue Reading →
Blue Jay and Peanuts
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Grizzly and Cubs Variations and Give Us a Title Reminder
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Yellowstone 2015 – Grizzly and Cubs
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The Last Day – Alaska Cruise 2017 — Part 1
This post documents our September 16, 2017, arrival and sojourn in Vancouver, British Columbia. It's also the continuation of my documentation of our 2017 Alaska Cruise which began in November 2017. The documentation began in November of 2017; the cruise itself was in September 2017. With any luck, I'll wrap this up this year. Anyway,... Continue Reading →
December 2021 Birds — Part Three
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December 2021 Birds — Part Two
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A hand in the bush is worth … no, wait …
. . . zero birds in the hand is worth eight in the bush. That's right, mes chers lecteurs; there be eight identifiable birds in that bush. Meaning, you can definitively recognize them as birds (having recognizable bird characteristics).Now, you have to be a bit careful because the milkweed seed pods, tend to have bird-like... Continue Reading →
Fresh Photos from Cache River Watershed
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Stuff about cameras and photos
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The SDS Challenge — Fifth ‘Wrath’ Voting Reminder
Voting is still slow has stopped, but and that's usual sad for this challenge; and I expect I'd hoped for a few more votes will trickle in as since my last reminder, but no. I'm still holding out hope for a few votes and before next week's deadline nears. (yes, I'm repurposing the intro from... Continue Reading →
The SDS Challenge — Second Wrath Voting Reminder
Due to a slow response, this is another quick reminder that the voting for the SDS Challenge Wrath Stories is underway. If you are new to the SDS Challenge, a little background. Three writers will each write one story a month going down the list of deadly sins. The stories can be anywhere from 666... Continue Reading →
The SDS Challenge — Fourth Gluttony Voting Reminder
Just a quick reminder that the voting for the SDS Challenge Guttony Stories will close in three days (Tuesday). If you are new to the SDS Challenge, a little background. Three writers will each write one story a month going down the list of deadly sins. The stories can be anywhere from 666 words to... Continue Reading →