My online “journal” is where I record my musings, stories, adventures, discoveries, and capture moments of gratitude.
I am going to begin by sharing with you, this is one of my favorite memories. If you are of a certain age, I think you will probably remember these contraptions that were sold in stores to dispense insect repellent. I know. How could this possibly be a fond childhood memory you ask. Well, my Grandpa could make a memory from just about anything. You’ll just have to read to believe.
Read MoreWelcome back to the Grandpa’s Glass Series where I am sharing some behind the photo stories every Wednesday. If you missed any of those posts, they are linked below. But, today, I want to share a bit about why cotton is an element in Grandpa’s story.
Read MoreWelcome to the series of stories behind my Grandpa’s Glass photography portfolio. I posted the introduction to the series last Wednesday. This week, I thought these images of dandelions seem like a good place to start the series. In some ways, they are visual symbols of my grandparents and their lives.
Read MoreI have been working on a series of images for a few years and realize that, although a few of the resulting images are posted here on the website, it is the stories behind these images that breathe life into them. The memories and stories are personal and necessary to understand this particular body of work, so I will be posting a few of those stories here on the blog. But before we get started on the series, I wanted you to “meet” Grandpa and encourage you to join me for the next few Wednesdays and read about the memories Grandpa left behind.
Read MoreToday marks the “beginning of winter”, the “winter solstice”, the “first day of winter”, or whatever term you choose to assign to the day. I’ve been holding on to this image waiting for this new season so I could share it with you. (See, and you thought I didn’t think about you when you aren’t around. Wink. Wink.)
Read More“Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul
And sings the tune without the words
And never stops at all.”
― Emily Dickinson
No. The title of this post is not the beginning of a bad joke. A couple of weeks ago, I shared with you my adventure of retrieving some Fall witchgrass that blew into our backyard. In that post, I promised I would share another treasure from the back yard, and this is the post fulfilling that promise.
Read MoreToday is the first day of fall. Just to be clear, I live in Texas, so, let me assure you, it is NOT the outdoor temperatures that let me know autumn has arrived in the United States. Yes. The calendar tells me fall is upon us, as does today’s cute Google banner I enjoy so much. But, none of those were the harbingers announcing the change of season for me.
Read MoreOh, August in Texas. Hot? Yes!!! We are having heat advisories nearly every day. Dry? Yes! So when the skies are full of promise for rain… well, it did not happen on this day. Maybe today.
Read More
