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  • Boating & Sunburning

    Over the holiday weekend, Patrick convinced me to have a little fun on the water. We traveled down the Mississippi and up the Kaskaskia Rivers. We passed through the Kaskaskia Lock and Dam, which was kind of creepy by the way. You are in a big man-made hole with the water slowly rising. Even though Read more

  • He’s the Devil…nah, it’s only Crazy Man

    I had introduced you guys to Sonny Boy, Chick, and Lovie, the troublemaking trio, in my previous posts – The No-Horn Unicorn & My Not-So-Magical Life and Mr Ed Rides Again – Solo.  I have mentioned Crazy Man in both of those, so I thought I would introduce you to Patrick.  He gets so excited about everything Read more

  • Color and Mood

    I like playing with my images. I always take a photo and see what it would look like in black and white or with a touch of color. I’ve found that by doing that, I feel many things with each incarnation of the image. I have four versions of one photograph below. The full color Read more

  • Flutter By…

    Flutter By…

    Checked on the horses last night and took the long way to the house around the garden. If I hadn’t done that I would have missed the pair of butterflies on my zinnias.   Read more

  • Mr. Ed Rides Again – Solo

    Mr. Ed Rides Again – Solo

    It was saturday and I was in bed contemplating staying that way for at least another half hour. I closed my eyes and snuggled under the covers. I never got the chance to stay there. After a frantic call from mother I go down to see that Sonny is indeed on the wrong side of Read more

  • Tadpoles

    Tadpoles

    Took a walk and came across the brightest colored tadpole I have seen in many years. Read more