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Journal
This page gathers ongoing entries. I’m rebuilding the archive here as I go. Each entry stands alone... over time they form a larger picture.
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03-02-26 3:27 pm #web#musing#photography
Hunting for the Pieces
One thing I didn’t expect about building this site? It does take a long time to find and compile my own material. Before I can post something, I usually have to dig through old journals, random notes, folders of photos, and half-forgotten files. I know they’re there. I just don’t always remember...
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08-24-25 8:06 am #travel#nature#photography
Morning Fog at Caney Fork
A beautiful morning by the river at Caney Fork, Tennessee. This is a spot I stop at most of the time whenever I travel through on I-40, both directions.
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03-22-25 5:11 pm #poem#photography
Drift Forever
Once loved, cradled by small hands. A child who cared, then lost her and vanished.
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03-21-25 9:41 pm #cat#pet#photography
Jaya the Cat, 2025
Jaya the Cat is once again questioning your late-night choices, and your general weirdness.
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03-21-25 1:15 pm #cat#pet#photography
Miss Muffin, In the Light
More sun, now. That's the demand from Miss Muffin today, and she means it.
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02-18-25 6:47 am #poem#photography
Each New Day
At the start of each new day, I rise and stretch. I feel strong, there’s nothing holding me back, and I have no fears.
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11-27-24 3:53 pm #hiking#travel#nature#photography
Lake Brownwood
Sitting at the bottom of the grand staircase at Lake Brownwood State Park in Texas. The Civilian Conservation Corps built it in 1934, ninety years ago now. Still standing, still leading right down to the water.
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09-28-24 3:39 pm #hiking#nature#photography#musing
The Last Nuts I'd Ever Taste
Just imagine this. It seemed like a perfect place to take a break, so I sat down on a wooden bench, towering trees above casting cool shadows around me. I reached into my backpack, pulled out the nuts I'd packed, ready for a quick snack. As I sat there, unaware, the woods around me were about to c...
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09-28-24 3:27 pm #hiking#nature#wildlife#photography
Eastern Box Turtle
Eastern box turtles spend their whole lives within a home range of just a few hundred feet. If one gets moved out of that range, it will often spend the rest of its life trying to find its way back. If you see one crossing a road, you can help by moving it in the direction it was already headed, j...
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09-20-24 1:49 pm #cat#portrait#photography
Save the Suit for Muffin
Why are we still wearing suits and ties? There's no real reason for it anymore. They're uncomfortable, impractical, and outdated, kind of like the clothes and wigs people wore in the 1700s. The whole concept is absurd. What purpose does a suit actually serve besides creating some illusion of profess...
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08-22-24 11:07 am #hiking#nature#wildlife#photography
Eastern Box Turtle Says Hello
"Hello," whispers the shy Eastern box turtle. I love walking in the woods. It's one of the things that connects me most with nature. See my other post, Eastern Box Turtle
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03-26-20 6:40 pm #nature#photography#macro
Mosses
I always love seeing moss, especially through macro photography. Imagine seeing this as an insect. It's its own world down there. I run my hands over moss whenever I can, in the city or out in the woods hiking, doesn't matter where.
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05-13-19 12:30 am #photography#musing
Thad and His Mohawk
Coffee? Never. Mohawk? Absolutely. This one was a haircut on a whim, no plan behind it, just wanting a mohawk again. Life's too short for boring hair and foul bean water. Given the choice, I'll take a mohawk over coffee any day.
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09-04-18 4:15 pm #nature#photography#macro
Here Comes Autumn
Getting up close with a flower before the season shifts. Here comes autumn.
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09-27-15 2:33 pm #railroad#travel#photography
RSD-4 and Brakeman
Standing in as brakeman on this RSD-4, Locomotive 201, a first generation road switcher on static display at the Northwest Railway Museum in Snoqualmie, WA. Built in 1951, it's the last one remaining out of thirty eight experimental models the American Locomotive Company produced. What a beautiful...
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06-23-08 3:35 pm #nature#wildlife#photography#macro
A Fascinating Insect
Have you ever wondered just how many fascinating insects are around us, all the time, everywhere? This one turned up on a flower, a katydid nymph by the look of it, easy to miss if you're not looking closely.
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