January 2019

Yesterday morning, I looked outside and saw that my world had been transformed into a winter magicland.  The glittery white snow was clinging to tree branches and to roofs. The sky was as white as the snow, and the upper tree branches, naked and stark, pointed like outstretched fingers toward it. My world slept, covered […]

On November 1st, I started writing a gratitude post a day. The idea was to get myself ready for Thanksgiving. At the end of November, I didn’t really want to stop so I continued. There have been a few days that I’ve forgotten to write a gratitude post, but that’s OK. I can be thankful

I just finished an online class that was taught by photographer Annie Liebovitz. She really opened up my eyes to seeing photography and the world in different ways.  Goody Claus wants to makeall dreams come true, butmy dream of footlightsand and life on the stagedid not happen. Photography was never my passion. Once, long ago,

Once I got the pictures on the computer, I decided to play with the settings. I wanted some of the pictures to be more about lights and darks and less about color. This one is more sepia than black and white. a black and white version. Yesterday, I went to a party at Mary Lee’s

It had been a while since I’d visited President Mighty Mouth in the White House. Two years, to be exact. My project of interviewing the President ended after the Kellyannebot attempted to exterminate me in a very Dalek-esque fashion. In fact, the Kellyannebot WAS a Dalek. I had to leave the Pillars of Power before

One of the newer attractions in Grand Island is the Welcome Center. It was opened in August of this year. It has all sorts of great features, which include a charging stations for people who have electric cars. There’s a store, where local products are sold, as well as some hot foods. The products include

This evening, I went to a potluck at an environmental chapel near the west river. The sunsets over the river can be quite spectacular. Well, anyway, we were talking about light and Epiphany. Just then, Vicki pointed out that the light in the sky was quite amazing. I looked outside and I saw blue clouds

Lynn Marston Dingey and John Whitney celebrate Relay for Life Today, I walked to Veterans Park to walk the first lap with Relay for Life. It’s supposed to be the first of a million laps walked by people all over the world who participate in Relay for Life. We will walk and walk and walk

A few years ago, I crocheted several afghans, using people’s scrap yarn, which I gave to people who were going through cancer treatment. I wanted to give them a colorful piece of comfort.  I received some nice thank you notes, so I was happy because the people who got the afghans were happy. Paying it

This is the second part of  a retrospective of my world in 2018. During this year, I have managed to take nearly 10,000 photographs! The images that I captured represent a mix of current events, nature, art, and various other things. In total, they are a reflection of life. Here is a selection from July through