Winter Pond
Waiting for Spring – El Nino Go Away
Winter Pond Waiting for SpringAs I plod through the seemingly endless winter, my craving for spring grows more intense each day. The landscape around me is dull and lifeless, even…
Adirondack Memories
A Long Expired Passport and a Few Faded Snapshots
Adirondack Memories Faded SnapshotsThe other day, while rummaging through the huge wicker chest in my office for something I cannot remember, I saw an old Montecristo N°4 cigar box. In…
“God Bless Us, Everyone” – HAPPY HOLIDAYS
Happy Holidays Everyone Tiny Tim's simple phrase is my wish for everyone this Holiday Season. The poignant and enduring line "God bless us, everyone" encapsulates the heartwarming spirit of Charles…
Winter Solstice 2023
Happy Midwinter – Winter Solstice
Happy Winter Solstice The winter solstice, officially occurring today at 10:27 pm here in the Northern Hemisphere, marks the shortest day and longest night of the year. This celestial event…
Remembering Currier and Ives
Small Town Christmas – Remembering Currier and Ives
Remembering Currier and Ives Imagining Simpler TimesEnvision a quaint 1940s small-town winter street scene reminiscent of Currier and Ives. Snow blankets the sidewalks as bustling friends and neighbors hurry by,…
Elf on a Shelf
Elf on a Shelf – a Victorian Christmas
Elf on a Shelf I was thinking about the "Elf on a Shelf" thing. And not even aware of the book (summarized below by AI). Obviously, I'm really out of…
Still Life with Three Anjou Pears
Fall Colors – Still Life with Pears
Still Life with Pears - Capturing the Beauty of Fall Colors" This simple still-life image of three brilliant red Anjou pears seems appropriate for the colorful Fall season, at…
Sourwood ablaze in fall colors
Fall’s Colors ablaze – the reds have it
Sourwood ablaze in fall colors A Sourwood Tree Sets the Mountains AblazeAlong the Blue Ridge Parkway near where I called home for thirty years a beautiful Sourwood tree sets the…
Woodcarving Tools
Tools of the Trade – a Still Life
Tools of the Trade Woodcarving Tools were the tools of my trade in my previous life. I recently made this still-life image of the Tools of My Trade. Long ago…