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Waiting
Very early one morning, in October, a group of photographers attending a Frans Lanting Workshop car-pooled to Four Mile Beach near Santa Cruz, California . In the dark we gathered our equipment and layers of clothing and walked a half of a mile to the water.…
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Discovering the Grain
My father was a German master cabinet maker. New projects began with a trip to the small town lumber yard where we lived. He would look through the various offerings and then make a choice based on the end use , the hardness or softness, the straightness of the piece, the unique grain running…
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New Beginnings
©IBKimage2012 Dear Readers, I’m back from my summer sabbatical of sorts and happy to be. The discipline of a weekly blog makes me think more clearly about a theme that I’d like to explore and during the week I receive a phrase here and there, read a sentence in a book, hear a song…
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Stop
Having always been a curious sort from the time I was young, I’d sometimes get into trouble – especially if I asked people about things they’d rather not disclose. The phrase then was: “Stop being so nosy”, or the firmer: “mind your own business.” I was always wondering how things worked and would…
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Waiting
I’m up late tonight or early,eagerly waiting for the outside temperature to drop by at least 40 degrees from its high of 94 earlier this afternoon. The windows are open … ahhh here comes the north wind blowing in the cooler air. It’s been a long…
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Gratitude
Sometimes, but not often enough I “get over myself”and just relish the dance in the moment. Last week I joined a photography “Meetup” at the Denver Botanic Garden for a member’s only 7:00 a.m. entry before the general public admission at 9:00.…
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Take Me Back
Hello Dear Readers: After a two week hiatus or possibly three I’m back at it and delighted to be. I’ve had visits from friends; our almost 9 year old grand nephew flew in for a visit; and tomorrow our younger son returns to D.C. after a…
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“Open Doors Denver”
“Open Doors Denver” is an annual two day event event in April sponsored by the Denver Cultural Affairs Office. The purpose is to celebrate design and architecture at over 70 sites which are open to the public over the course of 2…
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Thanksgiving at the Farm
Today was the warmest ever Thanksgiving Day on record in the Omaha Nebraska area. Our city folk from D.C.,Denver and Lincoln, plus the Kansas relatives gathered at “The Farm” – a place we love to come home to especially during a holiday time when most of our small family can gather. Before my husband and…