All Hallows Eve
Enjoy these jack-o-lanterns, the first I’ve carved in a number of years. One of them is carved in the traditional manner and I tried something new on the other: I drilled a number of holes of varying sizes. Not really according to any pattern; just what looked good. Amazingly, these are hand-held shots, no tripod!…
50 Years of Postmaster Special Stamps – Part Two
This is the second of a two-part series featuring a set of 9 special stamps issued by the United States Postal Service between 1934 and 1978. The first part covers the stamps issued from 1934 through 1937 and this post covers 1947 through 1978. U.S. #948 commemorates the 100th anniversary of America’s first postage stamps….
50 Years of Postmaster Special Stamps – Part One
This is the first of a two-part series featuring a set of 9 special stamps issued by the United States Postal Service between 1934 and 1978. The first part covers the stamps issued from 1934 through 1937. James Farley was postmaster during this time and is probably best known Farley’s Follies, a set of stamps…
Memories of Fireworks Past
Since I have no photos from the the 4th of July this year I thought I would share a few of my favorite fireworks photos from 2015 and 2017.
June 2021
These pictures reflect the calmness and normalcy of life post-pandemic and post … TFG. We’ve got Aiko, posing in a basket, and helping out in the shop. He continues to be a constant source of joy and affection. The Jackson and Perkins roses are blooming very nicely, a bit surprising for container roses in their…
Bison Views
This is the story of how I created Bison Views. Inspired by some ProCreate silhouette brushes I was considering purchasing, I had an idea for a simple art project. Upon further reflection, I realized I probably had a base image with which to effect my vision. A quick search revealed an appropriate bison photo, taken…
Seeds to Seedlings!
I created my own “How it started/how it’s going” meme to commemorate the beginning of my first garden in over 15 years. I’ve taken a fair number of pictures of the process (no surprise 🙂 I was going to share a bunch of them in this post, but it turns out, I’m too busy gardening!…
Mike’s Overnight Foccacia
It’s time for another yeast-based recipe. This month I’m featuring my new favorite Focaccia recipe. It’s extremely easy to make, and tastes great! The only downside is it requires at least 12 hours of rise time. If you’re in a hurry, try my former favorite focaccia recipe, which can go from raw flour to edible…
Kanopolis Lake After a Hard Freeze
We’ve had extremely cold temperatures the past couple of days; colder than any since we’ve moved here! With that in mind, and today being a balmy 10 degrees, we drove out to Kanopolis Lake to see it frozen. We were not disappointed. As I was putting these pictures together, I had a sense of déjà…
Garden Focaccia
I first started seeing these last year, and a few months ago made a half-hearted attempt, but nothing worth sharing. Today I was going to make another of my focaccia and upon a moment’s reflection realized I had enough ingredients to make a passable garden. So that’s what I did! Not bad, and worth another…