When a person is older, such as me, there is a tendency to give up big projects and focus on the little things. It’s about energy and focus. I am spending a lot of my waking hours writing. I took up writing in a major way in 2013 following my third retirement. I had written when I was younger, but my focus had been on my career and raising a family. That said, I don’t write all day long. I…
Some days are so quiet that it is hard to find anything to write about that would feel worth a reader’s time. Yes, I write here very aware that people will be reading these words. If my words are just babbling, you and other readers would abandon this site as to banal. Part of the reason for my few days of silence has to be shared so that this site is more authentic. On Saturday, we attended a Celebration of…
It finally happened! It wasn’t a long hike but it exceeded my expectations as I wandered prairie hills. There used to be a sign which said “Road Closed.” It is now gone. I have to admit that I missed seeing the sign. I imagine it fell down and was then carted off by the farmer who owns the land. As I left the dirt trail used by the farmer for his trucks and tractors, I followed a faint old trail…
When you get to be old, it doesn’t take much to find something to smile about, or to find something to complain about. As my wife and I were sitting on the deck yesterday evening, enjoying a glass of wine following a couple of games of dice, both of which I lost, we talked. We’ve been together for more than fifty years. Like everyone else on the planet, we struggled with ourselves and each other. What is most surprising is…
It has been a long time since I posted photos at Flickr. I had [still have] two accounts, one naturist and one family oriented. I used to have a pro account for the family account but when there was somewhere around two thousand images, it became a nightmare to sort through. I deleted all the photos and have since posted about a dozen “safe” images. My naturist account didn’t have that many images, yet I deleted all of them leaving…
Well, it is a relief to say the least. Three weeks ago, while visiting at my son’s home, I lost a very small flash drive. It was small, very small but it was mighty, I had the bulk of my naturist images stored on it. When I got home, I realised that I didn’t have the flash drive. For several days, I checked and rechecked every likely place for the missing drive. Despite its size, it holds 500 gb of…
I got up before five this morning, well to be truly honest, it was 4:30. Why? I was awake and there was this faint gloaming of light coming through the window. Everyone was still sleeping, as it should be. The house creaked as I walked barefoot into my computer room and retrieved my laptop. I wanted to find out if there was truly access to this site. Voilà, This site popped up. The site went down on Friday as one…
Well, it finally happened! After years of procrastination, I have finally published my first poetry book at Amazon. I had originally published it at Smashwords as an eBook and allowed it to be downloaded for free. The book got several hundred downloads which told me that there was an audience. When my wife said she wanted the book to be paid for since it had images of her. It was easy to set up the eBook to be sold. Well,…
Yesterday was my birthday. I don’t feel older though my body is quick to remind me that I am not exactly young anymore. My body is not that of a fit and trim fine specimen of humanity. However, it is my body. I am five foot seven and shrinking and weigh 165 pounds. Other than a variety of small aches, I am satisfied with how my body is taking care of me. It wasn’t that long ago that I was…
It was gloomy out when I woke up and I rushed out to get a photo before the mosquitoes woke up. The photo above was the result. I didn’t stay out long as despite being taken at 6:04 am, the mosquitoes were awake and hungry. I had my photo for my journal, my intention. I keep a journal, A screen short of the current year’s journal shows how I use images with text. The journal is a record of people,…