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Keep Me From Throwing Up This Christmas!
If I hear the ubiquitous December greeting one more time this week, I think I’ll puke. In the halls at my son’s school. In the coffee shop. In the library. In front of the mailboxes. At church. In the grocery … Continue reading
What do you see when you back up?
There are certain things best seen from a distance. Large things. The Grand Canyon. The Golden Gate Bridge. The New York City skyline. Without distance, pieces are all you can take in. This is a massive Christmas tree at Opryland … Continue reading
How Thankful Will You Be Tomorrow?
Today is Thanksgiving and like many people, one of the things I am most thankful for is the life of my son. I don’t often post family images on this blog, but I feel strongly that it’s important to build … Continue reading
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It Ain’t Your Mama’s Poster
Do you remember that 80′s “Hang In There” poster of the kitty gripping the branch? Probably dates me. Very pre-lolcats. This shot reminds me of that poster, but updated for today. Our world isn’t static. It’s changing at breakneck speed … Continue reading
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Are You Living From a Lawn Chair?
It’s a big, wide world out there. Really big! There are fields to explore, treasures to find beneath your feet, trees to climb, both close, dark passages and light-filled open places. There’s underbrush to pick your way through (trying to … Continue reading
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How Locked Are Your Doors?
This is an image taken some time ago on Beale Street in Memphis. I ran across it late tonight scrounging around in some old archives instead of doing what normal I’ve-been-sick-all-week people do in the middle of the night. They … Continue reading
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Not Only Do You Need a Scarecrow; You Need A Scary One.
The Betelgeuse of the 1988 film was more humorously disgusting than frightening, but this scarecrow re-creation was fairly fearsome. It was the one scarecrow of the afternoon at Cheekwood that creeped out my young son, (though, in all fairness, that’s … Continue reading
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Do You Need A Scarecrow? I’ll Bet You Do!
Wikipedia defines a scarecrow as, “a device – traditionally a human figure or mannequin dressed in old clothes – placed in fields by farmers to discourage birds such as crows from disturbing and feeding on recently cast seed and growing … Continue reading
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What Does Your Ideal Life Look Like? Do You Know?
After struggling to find anything to say last night because I couldn’t put my finger on what was bothering me, I woke up this morning thinking more clearly (as if that’s any surprise). I think I dreamt about comfort zones … Continue reading
Cameras and Comfort Zones
I have a love/hate relationship with my tripod. I’m supposed to love it. I’ve been trained in its advantages. If I don’t love it I’m at least supposed to use it anyway. But I hate it. I’m not sure what … Continue reading