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I bought myself a sculpture this weekend.
This is “Wise Messenger” by Valerie Bunnell. It’s stoneware and very solid. Right now, he’s standing next to my Thoth sculpture. The picture is from Valerie’s website.

There’s a fantastic botanical garden here. I’ve been spending two to three hours there every weekend I’m in town, mostly hanging out in the swamp area.
The first day I was there, a dragonfly cooperated with me. I had the 50mm 1.8 and a 2x closeup filter. He (blue dasher) reared into an obelisk pose while […]

At the age of 37.5 years, I finally understand why it’s called “sour” milk.

We were in Boone, NC, last week for a photography seminar organized by the Carolinas Nature Photographers Association. It took place at ASU, which is indeed a beautiful campus.
I took some pictures. I’m not a big landscape person, nor was I intending to take landscape pictures. So, yeah, the sunset shot needs to be lightened […]

I do enjoy some level of socializing.
But I am also enjoying the weeks of no enforced socializing.
I realized today that my needs for social interaction vary from day to day. For instance, I spent time working with someone on a MBTI interpretation. As the discussion devolved into social chatter, I felt my interest wane […]

For anyone who’s been looking at my photos, this may come as a surprise.
I’ve spent years terrified of spiders and bees.
The macro work is aversion therapy, of a sort.

It’s been four years since Sedgewick died. I dreamed of him this morning–the darned cocky bird grinding his beak and acting coy and content.
I woke up smiling, thinking of him and feeling he was at peace. I realized that I’d been unconsciously sad because of the anniversary.

Musical interlude #1 (30 second streaming MP3 clip)

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The whole world knows this one, but it bears repeating.
Love is patient; love is kind
and envies no one.
Love is never boastful, nor conceited, nor rude;
never selfish, not quick to take offense.
There is nothing love cannot face;
there is no limit to its faith,
its hope, and endurance.
In a word, there are three things
that last forever: faith, hope, […]