I took this photo from the 18th floor of the Dallas Omni Hotel just as dusk was beginning. The lights were slowly coming on all around the city and for a moment everything looked as if it was in a dream. I love the perspective of looking down and across the buildings instead of looking up as … Continue reading
Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. This is week 2 of my month of celebrating education quotes. I was given a poster of this quote during my first year of teaching. By the end of that year, I knew just what the quote meant to me. You … Continue reading
It’s been TWO years since I retired. And it’s the third time back to school ads were a not so subtle reminder that summer is almost over. (Those ads start way too soon. Don’t you think?) And it’s the third August that I’m missing that back to school excitement tinged with just a little bit of dread. Even … Continue reading
In teaching you cannot see the fruit of a day’s work. It is invisible and remains so, maybe for twenty years. ~Jacques Barzun This week is the beginning of school in my part of Texas. In honor of teachers and educators, my Word Crush Wednesday quotes for the next few weeks will be education related. Teachers … Continue reading
This image is a digital art version of my image “Rose Petals”. Along with some other edits, I used the posterize filter in Macphum’s FX Studio. I love the arty look of the results and think it will make a wonderful poster or print to decorate someone’s walls. You can see a more of my digital … Continue reading
Trains and railroad tracks have always fascinated me. It always seems to me that you could get on a train and go anywhere you wanted. These tracks are on the main highway near where our new home is being built. I love the fact that there are so many trees on each side; but it … Continue reading
This wonderful Texas sign sits in front of an old Airstream Motor home on the property of Ballyhoo Antique and Collectibles in Childress, Texas. I’ve probably driven past this sign at least 100 times as we pass through town on Highway 287; yet, it always catches my eye. I think it’s interesting that the … Continue reading
I took this photo right after dusk just as the sun was fading from the sky. The little white goose was enjoying the peaceful smooth water at the edge of the fountain’s wake. “White Night” is my entry for this week’s Monochrome Madness Challenge. You can join the Monochrome Madness Challenge or view more monochrome … Continue reading
It’s been several months since I’ve reported about our house building journey because due to bad weather we’ve been at a standstill. The crews started the dirt work for the foundation or our house and then there were months of above average rain and all work stopped. You can read about our house building journey … Continue reading
Our happiness or our unhappiness depends far more on the way we meet the events of life than on the nature of the events themselves. Wilhelm von Humboldt Sometimes we get so involved in the little details of life that we forget to look at the big picture. So many of the things that we … Continue reading
Rainy Day Reflections 