Soliloquy in Two Voices
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Memorial Day and Sedition
I had nothing new to say for this Memorial Day. Disappointed when people trivialize the holiday with recycled platitudes or co-opt it for their own agendas, I had expected to observe this day only with my flag in 2023. Then I saw a post by Robert Reich and remembered a quote from Voltaire.
Rhododendron Rescue in 2023
Where I live, it’s normal to get a big snowstorm around the middle of March. It’s not normal to have so much heavy wet snow on a lopsided rhododendron rooted in such soft thawed soil that the whole bush topples over. Could it saved?
Riff on a Quote from a Song
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Deciduous Trees
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Be(e) in the Moment ~ 😉
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Mystic’s Math
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Persistent Purple
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Wanderlust
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Shockwaves?
No, I do not have access to a supersonic wind tunnel. Visit the post to read how the images originated.
Internal Reflections
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The Tortoise and the Light
February. The old tortoise grumbles about being so late with urgent or seasonal chores, then sees how light falls in yet another way on the Xmas garland that is still up. Hmmm. Is the old tortoise still up for shooting in low light?
Waldo Lemonsucker & Rule of Thirds — Part 2 of 2
Where there are rules, there are people like Waldo, more intent on abiding by rules than accomplishing the mission, even when the rules are oversimplified guidelines w/o the force of law. It’s hard to formulate a rule of thumb in a way that is simple to learn and remember but adequate for the real world. One example is the Rule of Thirds in photography. Let’s try for a less exception-ridden formulation.
Waldo Lemonsucker & Rule of Thirds — Part 1 of 2
Where there are rules, there are people like Waldo, more intent on abiding by rules than accomplishing the mission, even when the rules are oversimplified guidelines w/o the force of law. It’s hard to formulate a rule of thumb in a way that is simple to learn and remember but adequate for the real world. One example is the Rule of Thirds in photography. Let’s try for a less exception-ridden formulation.
Vocal Visitor
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Dusted for Fingerprints
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Mellow Curmudgeon 