in rain and from the right

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The Same Dandelions by Headlight

As I was leaving work tonight, I noticed that the dandelion on the left which I had photgraphed earlier in the day had already bloomed. Pretty amazing, but I guess they grow fast. I really tried hard to get a steady picture by headlight, but this was the best I could manage before I grew [...]

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red

handed ::: headed (well, kind of)

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And, I’m Back…

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The Rest of the Shoot

Well, though I am taking a needed break from taking pictures, here some that go with the ones I recently had published in Catapult and which I promised to post today.

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A Lunchtime Walk or Proof That Lewis and Clark Community College is Extraordinarily Beautiful

A major reason our grounds are so lovely is that we, along with SIUE, are part of the Missouri Botanical Gardens East program.
It should be noted, that the most delicately beautiful flower of the bunch, the first one, is natural and would not survive in most suburban yards, having been killed either chemically or by [...]

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Addendum

Upon seeing one of my latest pictures in Catapult, my boss insists that he sees a ram in the rock behind it, adding significance to the paschal theme of the picture. I am not seeing a ram, maybe a donkey or a horse or big horn sheep, kind of, but not a ram. Do you [...]

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Reason #47,228 why we wear pastels on Easter

I have several photos in the latest issue of Catapult which celebrate some symbols of Easter. They are under the Gallery section.
Along with the entire issue, I also recommend to you Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma’s reflection on the goodness of the body and matter.
and Nathan Birma’s reflections on the role of the Psalms in Holy Week.
and [...]

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Let every creature rise and bring, Peculiar honors to our King

Last night, just after we sang this hymn a dog barked outside the window. During either this hymn or another song, the fish in the picture above did a little shimy up one side of the aquarium. In my anthropomorphising of their behavior I ascribed these acts as they bringing their “peculiar honors” to their [...]

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Three Views of a Flag in Snow ::: St. Patty’s Day

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