Monthly Archives: February 2014

Valentines’ Day:

Sophia called me to say, “Happy Valentine’s Day.” And invited me to a grandparent’s breakfast, at her school, in April. Tanya and Sophia had already attended a parent/teacher’s conference and next planned to see the dentist around 11:30. I asked for a ride  to run an errand and was granted my request. On the way to my […]

Thank you. But enough of the cold.

Yes the freezing water and snow cover provide their own brand of beautiful. Though when chilled to bone in one’s own home with wind chills a dozen degrees below zero in both F and C day after day… week after week… Enough. (click photograph for larger view Leica R8/DMR, 60 mm Macro Elmarit

The rabbit holes we dive into…

when lured by sights, flavors, smells, textures and sounds lead to wonderful people, places and things. Back in November Mike Lowe let me know that he roasted his own coffee and gave me a link to Sweet Maria’s as the source for all things related to coffee: roasting, grinding, brewing, cupping, etc. And there I went like […]

See. Here’s the thing…

I pick things up. I don’t know why. These things sit around for years. Decades even. Ann gifted me with a wonderful novel for christmas Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver. It’s about us; people; and monarch butterflies. It’s an important novel. It prompted me to photograph some stuff I picked up. Gifts. Really. Leica R8/DMR, […]