When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.” ― Ansel Adams "Meg" Autumn Sunset | Canon 60D, 50mm, f/2.2, ISO400, 1/500s | Edited in Lightroom I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house. [Notebook, Oct. 10,… Continue reading FRESH OUT OF WORDS
SONNET 17 I don’t love you as if you were a rose of salt, topaz, or arrow of carnations that propagate fire: I love you as one loves certain obscure things, secretly, between the shadow and the soul. I love you as the plant that doesn’t bloom but carries the light of those flowers, hidden,… Continue reading SONNET 17 | Poetry – A Soft Place To Fall
“The relationship between a dog and a human is always complicated. The two know each other in a way nobody else quite understands, a connection shrouded in personal history, temperament, experience, instinct, and love.” ― Jon Katz, A Dog Year: Twelve Months, Four Dogs, and Me I ran away from home when I was 9 and three… Continue reading If you are going to run away – always, always take a dog
It's hard not to immediately fall in love with a dog who has a good sense of humor.” ― Kate DiCamillo, Because of Winn-Dixie The moment I walked onto the patio, she began showing off and acting like a clown. When I paid no heed to her mad antics, she rewarded me with incessant barking; "Look at me!… Continue reading STEADFAST AS A STAFFIE
There is a hope that a dog injects into every walk, more than a hope - an expectation, really - that this is going to be something wonderful. 'You'll see, says the dog, something great is going to happen- just you wait.'" ― John Zeaman, Dog Walks Man: A Six-Legged Odyssey One of the drawbacks… Continue reading ALL IN THE LINE OF DUTY
Hello my lovely peeps! Besides being away with the faeries for a while, I've been playing around with light and shadows in my photography, my 24mm pancake lens and black and white image editing conversions recently. I'm kinda leaning towards the high key type black and whites like the three above. I really like the first… Continue reading LIGHT & SHADOW
How much is that doggie in the window? The one with the waggly tail. How much is that doggie in the window? I do hope that doggie's for sale. I must take a trip to California, And leave my poor sweet-heart alone. If he has a doggie, he won't be lonesome. And the doggie will… Continue reading HOW MUCH IS THAT BOBBY IN THE WINDOW?
“Of course there must be lots of Magic in the world," he said wisely one day, "but people don't know what it is like or how to make it. Perhaps the beginning is just to say nice things are going to happen until you make them happen. I am going to try and experiment.” ―… Continue reading BACK IN 10 MINUTES…
“I don't think twice about picking up my dog's poop, but if another dog's poop is next to it, I think, 'Eww, dog poop!” ― Jonah Goldberg One afternoon last week, we had an unexpected visitor; Matilda an 8 month old Basset Hound casually waltzed into our life for a couple of hours. Naughty little sausage… Continue reading LOOK WHO JUST WALTZED IN…
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