Lightning Picture – Weather Photo – National Geographic Photo of the Day
Lightning Picture – Weather Photo – National Geographic Photo of the Day. Filed under: Beautiful Tagged: nature photography
Beautiful
APOD: The Butterfly Nebula from Hubble
APOD: 2011 November 13 – The Butterfly Nebula from Hubble. Largish wingspan for a butterfly! Filed under: Beautiful Tagged: butterfly nebula
Today’s Work
Tõkestatud / Obstructed – Landscape & Rural Photos – Vaido’s Photoblog. There weren’t any rainbows while I wrote today. (Well there were, while I was thinking, but then they vanished…
You Are My Only by Beth Kephart
You Are My Only is a gorgeously written YA novel. That’s the first thing I want you to know about it. The second thing is that I couldn’t put it…
Happy Anniversary
A and I got married 14 years ago–but our anniversary isn’t special. Every night, when he comes to bed–our comfy bed with the extra padding–I am grateful and aware of…
Love of Parents – National Geographic Photo Contest 2011
Love of Parents – National Geographic Photo Contest 2011 – National Geographic. Filed under: Beautiful Tagged: emperor penguins
A Photo to Suit My Mood
Double arc – a closer look – Landscape & Rural Photos – Vaido’s Photoblog. I just got back from a weekend reunion–I’ll post about it tomorrow. For now the photo…
Tara Miller: What is Sight?
Jeff and Tara Miller. This photo was taken by Tara Miller (click to enlarge), a professional photographer who works with her husband Jeff, also a photographer. In itself that’s enough–the…
Fauna by Alissa York
He’s a fine hunter, young but able, no trace of the blind kitten he once was. The memory lives in his senses: the massed, many-hearted comfort of the den; the…
Amazing Photo: Dinosaur Bone Cells
Nikon Small World 2011 – Alan Taylor – In Focus – The Atlantic. Filed under: Beautiful Tagged: Nikon small worlds competition, photomicrography
Turul market photo
Turul / On the market – Documentary & Street Photos – Vaido’s Photoblog. Filed under: Beautiful Tagged: estonia photo
Poet and Mentor
I’ve mentioned Rhea Tregebov here before and am happy to have occasion to do so again. I’ve known Rhea for years, ever since The Writer’s Union of Canada matched us…
The Lizard Cage: A review
Every once in a while, I read a book that I want to tell everyone to read. The Lizard Cage by Karen Connelly is one of those novels. These are…
Making a Difference: You Are My Only by Beth Kephart
You Are My Only releases October 25th. For two weeks if you help spread the word about You Are My Only, you will be entered to win a prize! All…
Magic of The Canadian Shield
As soon as I see pink granite rising on each side of the highway, I know that we’ve crossed over to the Canadian Shield: The Canadian shield is a physiographic…
My Birthday Present
Filed under: Beautiful, Personal Tagged: serendipity
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Yesterday I saw a 3D movie and it was gorgeous. This is how it came about. My dear sister-in-law and her boyfriend were intending to take my kids to Canada’s…
A Hike to the Secret Passage
Last Friday and Saturday morning, before higher temperatures required me to do nothing but lie on the couch and read, A and I got up at 6:00 am to hike.…
At 7 a.m. I Saw
On the path along the railroad tracks this morning, I saw a baby bunny. It had lost some of its roundness already, and looked like a miniature hare standing quite…
painting on water
Filed under: Beautiful, Interesting Tagged: painting technique