Today, I went to the library to read to a dog. I brought a book of poems by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and I read to a very sweet golden retriever and her very sweet human. This golden retriever is a therapy dog, and she was calm and relaxed. I sat on the floor with her […]
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A few days ago, I talked about dealing with writer’s block. It’s that internal editor that acts as judge, jury, and executioner when you’re writing pretty much anything. It has no value when you’re composing a first draft because it blocks you and gives you nothing but frustration. That internal editor will have value later
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What could be more fun than a caption contest? Everyone is eligible to participate! And I will even send a prize. It will be a fun refrigerator magnet, with your choice of design. So here goes!!! Please write a caption for this photograph. You have until Monday night to post it. I will announce the
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A group of 24 Buddhist monks started a 2,300 mile walking journey on October 26th, 2025, in Fort Worth, Texas. Their goal is to arrive in Washington, D.C., some time in February. The monks average twenty to thirty miles a day, and they walk every day. To me, that seems astounding. I’ve been on a
Today, I’m sharing recent photographs of wintry scenes. I have always struggled with winter because I don’t like being cold. At the same time, I recognize the beauty of winter. The bare branches show off the amazing detail of the tree. They show off how complicated the tree’s form really is. As an aspiring visual
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Today’s prompt has me giving advice about a topic that I have a lot of knowledge about. Today, that advice will be about defeating writer’s block… or, at the very least, pushing writer’s block aside. It may come back, but not yet. One of the reasons that people have writer’s block is the fear that
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When I was a kid, one thing that I believed was that I would never be a bird watcher. I couldn’t think of anything that was a bigger waste of time than walking around and looking at birds, who flew away as soon as you pointed them out. I was very determined to ensure that
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After Bearnacle returned from his magic adventure that took him beyond the stars, he began learning how to build boats. His dream was to be the captain of a great sailing ship, but the bears had no such boats. Only the humans had those large ships with many sails. When Bearnacle was a cub, his
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Today, the prompt was for me to talk about how I got started doing what I do. Well, actually, I became a photographer by accident. When I was in journalism school, I was not interested in photography. That wasn’t because I didn’t want to take pictures. It was because I thought that carrying around heavy
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Today is the start of a new year and a new Ultimate Blogging Challenge. I do four of these challenges a year, and many of my blog posts are all about photography. This blog post is about the fun of using an app to manipulate photographs. It’s an enjoyable wintertime activity, especially when the weather
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