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  • A Midsummer Night’s Dream…

    Are you sure that we are awake? It seems to me that yet we sleep, we dream.~ William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream June 23 and 24 are Midsummer’s Eve and Midsummer’s Day, celebrated across the Nordic countries. Each country… Continue reading

    A Midsummer Night’s Dream…
  • Thorns and Roses…

    My life is part humor, part roses, part thorns.~ Bret Michaels It’s been… a week. I feel like I’ve been saying that for months. But this week has been a bit more than the usual stress, with another problem landing… Continue reading

    Thorns and Roses…
  • May Musings…

    Welcome be thou, faire, fresshe May.~ Geoffrey Chaucer It’s May—just barely. It’s the last couple of days of the month, and I’m getting this post out a bit late. Nothing like the last minute! But I’ve had a lot going… Continue reading

    May Musings…
  • A Little Something about Nothing….

    Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings.~ Jane Austen, Mansfield Park, 1814 It’s been a busy and complicated couple of weeks. Many back to back shifts and a bunch of silly nonsense that passed by in a blur… Continue reading

    A Little Something about Nothing….
  • Mother’s Day

    Dear Mom, Thanks for keeping all the bad stuff I did from Dad.~ Unknown It’s the second Sunday of May so that means Mother’s Day. Another “Hallmark holiday” but a well intentioned one. When thinking about Mothers Day, I think… Continue reading

    Mother’s Day
  • A Celebration of Nurses

    Nurse: The first person you see after saying, “Hold my beer and watch this.” National Nurses Week is an annual commemoration of nurses and the nursing profession. It begins on May 6th and ends on May 12th — the birthday… Continue reading

    A Celebration of Nurses
  • April Musings…

    April Fool, n. The March fool with another month added to his folly. ~ Ambrose Bierce April, from the Latin aperio (“to open”), marks the beginning of the blooming season in the Northern Hemisphere. In my small corner of New York, April… Continue reading

    April Musings…
  • What I Notice…

    Look and think before opening the shutter. The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera.~ Yousuf Karsh I started taking photos and documenting what I see as I walk through life trying to capture the feeling I… Continue reading

    What I Notice…
  • Just Me, the Surf, and the Gulls…

    Tame birds sing of freedom, wild birds fly.~ John Lennon A quick overnight out of town. I ended up staying at a nice little place just across the road from a beautiful New England beach. I woke just after dawn.… Continue reading

    Just Me, the Surf, and the Gulls…
  • Stopped at a Red Light…

    The only way out is through.~ Robert Frost I took this photo three years ago, early one morning on my way to work. I was sitting at a red light, watching the sunrise paint the sky a warm, glowing pink.… Continue reading

    Stopped at a Red Light…