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"Time Is But the Stream I Go a Fishin' In" (Henry David Thoreau)
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9 years ago
My granddaughter's health situation is still not resolved ... there remain as many questions as answers. In the presence of family members, I maintain the air of "normalcy," and if...
I Sacrifice Principle for Love - Dogmas, Grandchildren and Grasshoppers
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9 years ago
Years ago, a (former) girl friend of mine made an embarrassing, wrong selection on a multiple choice exam question; she identified "dogma" as a "female puppy." There were other reasons (some...
Photographing Birds ... Quite the Challenge, but, Rewarding for Those who Persevere and Employ a Strategy
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9 years ago
Like the study of Astronomy, bird and other wildlife photography is difficult for the same reason ... everything's moving! I'd like to offer some information to assist those who may want to try a...
"Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it." (Norman Maclean)
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9 years ago
When "stuff" happens in life, each of us has his or her way to cope ... more or less. My way is usually to do what I refer to as "going inside." I know when I'm not good company and I tend to keep...
"Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves." (Henry David Thoreau)
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9 years ago
Today I returned home from a reunion; four of five old heads who once spent time together, in school, on a Philadelphia street corner and, fishing the nearby lakes and streams ... even in the bays...
First Fawn of the Year ... and Laying Down on the Job
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9 years ago
I have acknowledged my good fortune to have a back yard that is bordered by a forest; this morning, one of the "gifts" dropped off in my back yard waited quietly for its deliverer to return....
I'm FAWN-atical about Nature Photography! And Hold it Deer.
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9 years ago
All Rights Reserved/A. Macarthur 1) Credit where credit is due ... the Momma (White-tailed Deer/Doe). 2) A doe will drop her fawn in high grass where it will stay until it stands and...
I Love the Forests and the Back Roads through them ... Especially at Dusk after a Downpour!
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9 years ago
Several evenings ago, around the time of dusk, and, a few hours after a heavy downpour, I practiced a ritual of mine ... seeing, smelling and feeling forest air and trying to find a few good...
Flowers are Sexy! (And Why Not ... They're Reproductive Thingies)
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9 years ago
flower |flou(-)r|noun Botany the seed-bearing part of a plant, consisting of reproductive organs (stamens and carpels) that are typically surrounded by a brightly colored corolla (petals) and a...
Photoshop (Image Editing Software) Layers and Filters: Great for Producing "Functional/Applied" as well as Fine/Decorative Art
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9 years ago
Applied art is the application of design and aesthetics to objects of function and everyday use. Whereas fine arts serve as intellectual stimulation to the viewer or academic...
