While the phrase, "a picture's worth 1000 words" is often attributed to Confucius, Wikipedia says it was Fred R. Barnard...
Photography
a new tradition we didn’t start this year
I have an acquaintance (she was a friend of my deceased sister-in-law, Sheri) who is a author among other impressive...
aliens in space captured in rare photo: run for cover!
Rural life can be dangerous. I should know. I had a near death experience with space aliens but lived to document it in a...
ornithophile of outside varieties and amateur birder
I am an ornithophile -- a person who loves birds. I love to hear them sing and think they're amazing little creatures. Peep...
there’s a fine line between being efficient and annoying
We had a client cancel a virtual event last February because of something out of their control -- and as always, we allowed...
feeding birds from vibrant summer hummers to winter cardinals
When living at the little house near the Ville, there was always a bird feeder in the front tree. We'd watch all sorts of...
i’ll be happy when it comes later in the day, but still think it’s lovely
Last night, there was a beautiful sunset over the Ville. Not just ordinarily pretty, but one of those "Ain't God good to...
what a difference one day makes — especially in Indiana
I took a photo of the same landscape on two separate days in a row. Crazy how much the weather can change in such a short...
finally enough snow to count — it’s a winter wonderland
It was snowing before I went to bed last night and I was hoping we'd have more by morning. Sure enough... we did! And this...