I received my list of names today of people to whom I’m to send my Valentine postcards. This sketch was what I came up with after doing my six preliminary drawings. I did this sketch actual size of the postcard. I originally envisioned a vertical format but it turned into a horizontal one […]
One of the hardest things about working on Sunday is that I’m usually the only person at a work station on this side of the building and the heat is usually not on. I have a blanket in my file drawer that I cover my legs with and I have a fuzzy jacket hanging on […]
ok, I committed to making some kind of postcard for the Valentine’s swap. I don’t think I’ll have time to make ten different designs so I’ll start with just one and see how things develop. I was too tired to think when I got home last night but I awoke a few hours later in […]
Here’s “Rufina” the squirrel stealing the bird food again. One of my first pics with the new lens I got yesterday. It’s sharp!
The smallest things can really turn your attitude around. Last night on that 40-mile drive home I noticed 4 or 5 times I was paying more attention to the neon lights that line […]
After many months of waiting I had almost given up on ever getting this lens. I wondered if every Nikon owner in the world was trying to buy the 18-200 VR lens. I had been on at least 3, maybe 4 waiting lists since last June. Many fellow photographers yielded to their desire to possess […]
These four women from Bellingham, Washington are at once raunchy and ethereal. Their “I ain’t takin’ no crap from some jerk” attitude makes me wish I’d had role models like them when I was growing up. Most if not all of these tunes will never be played on the radio as there is profanity and/or […]
The sun came out for a little while yesterday and here is one result of the melting and re-freezing of yesterday’s ice. The chime’s pipes are temporarily stuck together so I cannot tell how their tones would change with their icy coats.
For BEATLES fans: A two-hour program that originally aired in March 2003 playing an […]
I spotted a new visitor to the bird feeders. I think this is a yellow- rumped warbler. It definitely has a big yellow spot on its rump! There are several differently-named birds with similar markings but now I have this photo to help me identify it. It’s noisy but I think the grain evokes the […]
Today we’re in the initial throes of the Arctic Blast that’s pushing through North Texas. This is a view of the condensation on my 1890’s window.
There was a time when these masses of cold air were called “Northers” by the local newscasters. Now it’s “Arctic” air that gets pushed into the region. I wonder if […]
I’ve been briefly reviewing some of the music I listen to over in the “on my iPod” section, but the length of my critiques has been getting longer and I hate deleting all that mental exercise. (ha, ha!) I’ve decided to keep the iPod section as a teaser and let the longer critiques run as […]