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My online journal where I share my interests in photography, nature, journaling, fountain pens, bicycling, coffee life, spirituality and asking deep questions.

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  • Portfolio
    • Avian
    • Candid Portraits
    • Clouds
    • Coffee Life
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    • Journals and Pens
    • Leaves
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    • Sunsets
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  • coffee shops,  Documentary/Street,  lifestyles,  sunrises

    a gift received

    August 25, 2020
    Sunbeams and morning coffee at Mugs

    warm sun beams appear 
    offering another new day
    so live it fully

    with camera in hand
    eyes open to the present
    the gift is then received 

    ms

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  • Cityscapes/Urban,  Documentary/Street,  Fujifilm X-T3,  Fujifilm XF16-80mm f4.0,  leaves,  quotes,  shadows

    I must stay present…

    August 15, 2020
    Leaves and shadows on the sidewalk at the coffee shop but I must stay present

    “A mind that worries about the past is distracted, and a mind that worries about the future is delusional.” — Cheng Yen

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  • Documentary/Street,  lifestyles

    The image tells the story

    May 15, 2020
    I’m seeing more of these on my walks, sigh!
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  • architecture,  Black and White,  Candid Portraits,  Documentary/Street

    Have a great Friday

    May 8, 2020
    Student life at Lory Student Center

    This image was taken last fall when campus was still open and students were in classrooms. Some would call it normal, but was it? I’m sitting in my bedroom looking out at overcast skies and a bright but diffused sun. The robins awoke me before dark with their gentle song. I must say it’s much better than waking to an alarm. Not much on my mind this morning, foggy thinking. Have a great Friday and upcoming weekend.

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  • Documentary/Street,  grass,  landscape,  shadows,  trees

    …that’s a good thing.

    May 5, 2020
    The twisted shadows on campus from yesterday

    Well the damage to my car is costing me $380 and the raccoon got away. Called my insurance and my deductible is $500. I had some anger as I thought through this thing, both the insrance company and the raccoon. This is the first time I’ve filed a claim in my 54 years of paying insurance premiums. So, my insurance has yet to pay anything, they’ve only taken my money. Of course this also means I’ve never been in a place to need it and that’s a good thing.

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  • Cityscapes/Urban,  Documentary/Street,  Humor,  lifestyles

    The Sign Says It All

    April 30, 2020
    This sign describes the situation spot on
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  • architecture,  coffee shops,  Documentary/Street

    The Emporium

    March 14, 2020
    The Emporium in Old Town

    I took this image on a cold night this past December. A tripod was required for the star effect on the street light.

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  • coffee shops,  Documentary/Street,  lifestyles

    Keeping his hands warm

    February 27, 2020
    Coffee on the bus

    Took this while on the bus a couple days ago. Looks like he was using it as a handwarmer.

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