Photography, Fiction, Travel, and Opinions.
A conversation between my sister and diem3 had me remember the photos I snapped of my mother's cross-stitch projects. I should clarify . . . in Part 1<<link, I identified her work as needlepoint, but it's cross-stitch. I corrected that in Part 2<<link, but I repeat it here. OK, cross-stitch . . . here's a... Continue Reading →
A conversation between my sister and diem3 had me remember the photos I snapped of my mother's cross-stitch projects. I should clarify . . . in Part 1, I identified her work as needlepoint, but it's cross-stitch. OK, cross-stitch . . . here's a description (LINK) and here's a bit of history (LINK) and some... Continue Reading →
A conversation between my sister and diem3 had me remember the photos I snapped of my mother's needlepoint cross-stitch projects. I should clarify . . . photos of a small number of my mother's needlepoint cross-stitch projects. So, here I am, finally posting the photos I took last September (and a few from 2017). It's... Continue Reading →
. . . and the opportunity to remind readers of the “D” short stories offerings and to vote for your favorite of the ”D” stories HERE. Realistically, the second week of voting is a bust and these reminders are nothing more than an irritant . . . but perhaps reading fiction is a welcomed alternative... Continue Reading →
I take a lot of photos with my Samsung Note 8 but despite my best intentions, I'm way behind in sharing them. This post attempts to make up for some of that . . . except you won't see the actual photos. Instead, these offerings are modified versions of the photos; modified either by editing... Continue Reading →
Sometimes life has one sit and wait for stuff to happen. Like, for instance, a few times this week. Well, then, one takes out their Note 8 — if one has a Note 8 — and snaps a few photos. Those were hanging in a dentist's office, of all places. Other times, one takes out... Continue Reading →
Another quick post. Needed a few minutes to take the weight of the world of my shoulders and unwind. These are painted on the outside wall of a United States Post Office contractor office . . . Like a regular post office but not. In the two years and six months we've been here, I've... Continue Reading →
So, I'm waiting for a flight and thought I'd play with some photos. I'll show the before and after. You should be able to click on them for a larger version of each but since I'm composing this on the phone, I don't know what I'll end up with. Here are the dancers (landscape version)... Continue Reading →
While various parts of the Big Island have been affected by the hurricane (flooding), here in Kona it's been mostly a non-event. FYI, I'm writing this a number of hours before it goes live. There were some unusually higher waves in the bay and that drew some people just because it was different. Even then,... Continue Reading →
In early May, we visited the Volcano House at the Volcano National Park (both now closed because of the ongoing oozing of toxic gasses and lava). Whenever I'm there, I stop right outside the entrance and snap a few photos. This time, it was of ferns. Macros, mostly. Again, I'm impressed with the Note 8 camera.... Continue Reading →
. . . but I still find stuff to do using my trusty Samsung Note 8, its camera, its stylus, Pixlr, Snapseed, and a complete lack of talent (on my part; not the Note 8). First up, a couple of doodle variations I'd done before but forgot to include in previous posts . . .... Continue Reading →
I should be transitioning to my PC as early as tomorrow (this being Saturday, here on the Big Island). However, I had worked on some photos for a phone update, so I'll use them. Warning: this will not be a long post. First, an original doodle . . . It don't look like much, but a... Continue Reading →
I mentioned I'd walked to the shore a couple of times. Snapped me some decent photos (which I can't share because — whaaa! — I ain't got my PC to download them. However, I did record a few videos with the Samsung Note 8. One thing to note with these videos is they're shot after sunset. In... Continue Reading →
In lieu of better things, I gotz more Samsung Note 8/Snapseed/Pixlr stuff I can share as I continue the litany of "woe is me for I have no PC!" Say, I could make a play on Ellison's title (and hopefully not get sued) . . . I Have No PC and I Must Post. First... Continue Reading →
Still kind of busy. Also, my computer is not connected, so I'm using the wonderful WordPress app. That, for them who know me not, is sarcasm. First of all, here's a photo . . . Not sure if this will work, but all these photos are also in THIS SmugMug Gallery. Also, if the app... Continue Reading →
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