Cardinal & Oriole

As Sheryl put it, it was a Mother’s Day gift from nature when the cardinal and oriole posed for me late Sunday afternoon.

It wasn’t as good as the return of our apparently lost for good cockatiel, Ginger, would have been, (she flew off a few days ago and hasn’t been seen since), but we’ve been …

I fell in love with this guitar when I first saw it a few months ago, and when circumstances worked out, it became my birthday present today. It’s a Fender Pink Paisley Telecaster, 1968 Reissue, Crafted in Japan instrument and is nearly as high in quality as American made Fenders.

It tuned up very nicely, …

It’s been a stress-filled day (month) and while (finally) taking a break this evening I read Wil’s very apt words of wisdom:

I remembered something someone said to me many, many years ago. I forget the precise wording, but the suggestion was to take a moment every day to identify three different things that I …

Saw this and it’s easy and fun, so here you go:

It works like this: if you use Flickr, go to the sixth page of your photostream and pick the sixth picture there, then post it to your blog.

The photo below is of one of the water lilies at Tower Grove Park in St. …

Most folks, when they think about World War I, tend to recall images of black and white battlefields. It’s natural, as old b&w photos and movies are all any of us have seen of WW1.

Until now.

Der Spiegel has published an online article and photo gallery of heretofore unseen color …

Having a friend who is considering starting an internet-based business, and enticed by an offer from a friend and former colleague (hi Dave!), I signed up for a recent promotion sponsored by Stomper Net.

The company is an apparent leader in the online sales development business (SEO), and their training was offered for just the price …

From this:

to this:

and this:

These are amazing photos that demonstrate, once again, that human creativity knows no bounds.

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