This has been an interesting week for me, with a combination of major successes and seeming regression. Ah, little in life is a straight path ahead without a few steps back now and then, right? I managed to change my b…

For close up photography of small subjects like buds and tiny wildflowers, I frequently pick up a fallen oak leaf from the forest floor to hold up in the same vertical plane as the specific part of the subject I want to …

Friday I drove to Springfield to paint with my watercolor friend from class. We have been painting together outside of class once a week. This has been really good for me, because I really enjoy both painting and her c…

I am a recovering alcoholic and as of today I have been sober 13 years. I am extremely grateful about this, as alcohol was decidedly not good for me. This morning I woke up feeling more energized than I have all week, …

Signs of spring are in the air at last! The spring peepers have begun singing in the evenings, their cheerful song filling the night. I saw my first butterfly of the season. The green leaves of the daffodils have made…