Vivian Maier was a street photographer from the 1950s to 1990s. Maier’s work was discovered at an auction in Chicago where she resided most of her life. Her discovered work includes about 100,000 mostly medium-format negatives and hundreds of undeveloped rolls of film. Born February 1, 1926, she died on Tuesday, April 21, 2009. John [...]
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Change
“They say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.”
~ Andy Warhol
“On a bed of daffodil sky”
” Come into the garden, Maud, For the black bat, night, has flown, Come into the garden, Maud, I am here at the gate alone; Maud And the woodbine spices are wafted abroad, And the musk of the rose is blown. For a breeze of morning moves, And the planet of Love is on high, [...]
NOAA begins a new site
” For as long as humans have been keeping track, large areas of the Arctic Ocean have remained covered by sea ice throughout the year. However, over the past 30 years, the area covered by ice has shown a dramatic decrease. Since satellite-based measurements began in the late 1970s, data show a trend of more [...]
daffydowndilly in winter
“From December to March, there are for many of
us three gardens:
the garden outdoors,
the garden of pots and bowls in the house,
and the garden of the mind’s eye.”
- Katherine S. White
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The name Daffodil is derived from an earlier “Affodell”, a variant of Asphodel. The reason for the introduction of the initial “d” is not [...]
“Naked Ladies” or Belladonna Lily
From wikipedia:
“Amaryllis is a monotypic genus of plant also known as the Belladonna Lily or naked ladies. The single species, Amaryllis belladonna, is a native of South Africa, particularly the rocky southwest region near the Cape. It is often confused with Hippeastrum, a flowering bulb commonly sold in the winter months for its ability to [...]
Red!
After shooting (without killing) a lusty red amaryllis plant yesterday and posting to my RedBubble sales account, I began to ponder.
Does the sharp detail err on the side of masculine? A quick perusal of others’ photos reveals shallow depth-of-field photos, blurred intentionally using the Orton effects, and then covered by a layer of texture. [...]
Jury duty in the dark hours of the morn . . . waiting
Photo taken with iPhone
“Jury service is one of the most important civic duties. You do not need any knowledge of the legal system to be a juror. The protection of rights and liberties of litigants in [state and] federal courts is largely achieved through the teamwork of judge and jury.”
…waiting…
I read these heartening words on [...]
Another gardening session
© photo by Jan Timmons