I take pictures - I read books - Daily Photos - Daily Quotes. Saturday, March 31, 2012. I am leaving blogger . I have been using blogger for almost five years now and most of the time - really, 99. Not much to do, just drag a gadget here, arrange some gadgets there and voilà . No worries about security, patching, databases, php and all the rest. Many other bloggers described the same issue.

169; David Clark Photography.

It has also been quite misty here .

Tuesday, November 7, 2017. I knew the hike would be challenging.

A Photo Log of Beautiful Moments. The flower is the poetry of reproduction. It is an example of the eternal seductiveness of life. Scarlet Macaw, Phoenix Zoo. All zoos are both beguiling and repellent. The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life. William Morris, writer and poet.

Sunday, April 15, 2012. One Frog in the Peas. But an otherwise unobstructed view. Spring has sprung here in NC.

Thursday, April 26, 2012. Only three weeks ago I was so confident I had at last gotten a handle on my office organization. No sooner had I finished that blog post than the forces of chaos mounted their attack in the persona of my cat, Eloise. Every empty book shelf I proudly created, she immediately claimed as her newest roost. Laura Smyth, Publisher and Creative Director. Tuesday, April 3, 2012.

Tuesday, April 21, 2015. Love a Dog and Everything Gets Better. An old friend passed away yesterday after a long struggle with cancer. I think it is impossible to overstate what loving an animal means to a person like my friend, Mary. That particular connection of one soul to another with no need for words makes life a little less solitary. Laura Smyth, Publisher and Creative Director.