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Art Appreciation

If I do say so myself, I am pretty good at identifying the subject matter of Ember’s artistic creations. There was the drawing that everyone said was a centipede, but I knew at first glance that it was a dog. And then there’s this PlayDoh creation: When Em showed it to me, I guessed it right away. (I’ll give you the answer at the end of the post.) I was just walking through the Safeway […]

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Trail of Tears

I got home from Boston a few hours ago. The logistics of this whole transformation are overwhelming enough, but the heartbreak I’ve started to feel at the goodbyes is hardest to manage. I was homesick in Vermont, and I’m even more homesick since I got home, in anticipation of the Real Thing that’s just around the corner now. A couple weeks ago I got to spend a lovely 24 hours with my friend M. As […]

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Need More Photo Advice Pls

Editor’s Note, late January: I did make it to the meeting, where I got the following comments from the critique lady: “The bicycle one is too busy to my eye. But these might make good travel photos.” Oh well. Original Post, January 1: I’ve finally worked up the nerve to attend a meeting of a local photo users’ group next week. By Sunday night I need to have picked out two images for critique. I’ve […]

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Photo Help, Please?

If you’re reading this, your opinion matters to me. Even if you never interact with blogs, would you consider weighing in just this once? It would really help (and it’s totally anonymous). Here’s the situation: I’m thinking it might be fun to enter a photo or two into a travel photo contest, though my pix aren’t particularly meritorious. Can you tell me which (if any) of the following twelve possibilities you think might be worthy […]

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