One of the things I enjoy doing when out on photowalks is keeping my eyes open for the ways people decorate their yards. I find the image of a perfectly manicured grass lawn boring 1, so when people take the time to give their yards character my interest in peaked. The home where this image…
Month: June 2016
Unpacking Nightime resolve
It been a bit of a different week, so my apologies for the delay in unpacking Tuesday’s portion of Welcome to the Valleys. This wasn’t a huge revelation section, but there are some insights which call for exploration. Change in Tone The story is going to begin speeding up as we reach the conclusion of…
Time with the Apple Watch
As my first and second entries on my experiment with the Pebble smart watch showed, I am really not a “watch guy.” I could never get used to having the device strapped to my wrist. I also never had the desire to develop comfort with it 1. Yet I remained invested in the concept of…
A windy night
On Monday night my neighbor and I headed down the the river to see what we could see. It had been a brilliant blue day but as evening arrived a thick bank of clouds rolled in, accompanied with strong winds. The river was choppy and almost devoid of traffic, but the sky was filled. Around…
Fiction Tuesday – Nighttime Resolve
Today’s blog is the continuation of, Welcome to the Valleys. If you would like to catch up with the tale, the first section can be found at this link “Easy lad,” Walter soothed as he guided Jeremy to a couch. He winced as he touched the youth’s head. “Lad, you’re ice cold! What happened?” Jeremy shivered and shook his…
I’m tired of this
I’ve been borrowing my neighbor’s Apple Watch for the past several days, and I’d planed to make Monday’s post my “thoughts thus far” with the experience. Then a monster decided he didn’t like some people and decided to kill 50 people, and wound 53 more, at a gay night club. I don’t mention my foiled…
