Thanks for stopping by, and for your kind words of encouragement.

I prefer the color photographs with the contrasting and variegated colors. Although the black and white mushroom looks a bit like a miniature spaceship, which is nifty. Glad you had a pleasant ramble through

Sorry about the lousy fishing and the ailing boat motor. I hope it doesn't get as cold in Florida as it did recently!

This post is definitely something to mull over. I wonder what or who I should say good-bye to at this point in my life? Hmmm.

Wow, it's a wonder you are still alive after all that youthful craziness!

That was a great little story, a fun take on the prompt. And I love the photograph.

Oh boy, that last line was another wonderful Gracie quote!

Oh my. Cutting back all of those palms is going to take a few days...or a few weeks!

My mother died in 1994 and I still miss her. It's nice that you have such great photos of the two of you together! I have a few, but that was in the days before we had digital cameras or cell phones.

Yikes! I'm glad you got that bank mess sorted out ok! I don't know anything about boats, so I'd be asking you for an entire book's-worth of advice!

Those sound like very difficult and exhausting assignments. I'm glad you were able to come up for air long enough to post again. I love the photos, too! Deer are so picturesque, even if they are nasty

It sure looks as if everyone had a grand time! It's great that you have the time and willingness to do this. I used to play the piano once a week at an assisted living facility, and the residents seemed

You got some really nice shots! Driftwood is always interesting. I also like the photos of the runoff from the sandy area. I can almost smell the ocean, just looking at the photos.

That's interesting about your facial expression. My husband, on the other hand, has a voice that always sounds angry. He may be frustrated, sad, upset, disappointed or truly angry but it all sounds the

Happy birthday, you young thing! Gracious, I am old enough to be your mother. Now I feel old. Looking back from my current age, I can assure you that accomplishing tons of stuff is less important than

It has been a while since I read such a delightfully meandering freewrite. Now I should go attempt something and see if I succeed or fail.

As a former music instructor, I would encourage you to start him on lessons soon, before he has a chance to settle into any serious bad habits. It's sort of like typing: if you teach yourself to "hunt

Yikes, that cold snap really made a MESS!!

Pictures of flowers are great this time of year! I actually bought myself a bouquet of fresh flowers about a month ago. And the primroses showed up in the stores awfully early, so I bought two of those

Has R been taking drum lessons, or is he about to start, or is he just going to teach himself?