Recently, I saw an Amazon advertisement for a cell phone attachment that might allow me to increase capturing photos. Ordering the telescope, it arrived today. Within thirty minutes I was able to snap a few photos. I have a tiny garden as part of my miniature backyard. What the camera lens sees. The desired target …
Month: August 2018
Internal Motivation
For decades I have more or less enjoyed writing. I qualified more or less because I was never able to express my emotional feelings. I became trapped in writing detailed technical information. When I attempted anything having human qualities, the results were stilted and otherwise unnatural. Although I experienced deep, sensitive passions, my hard-wired brain …
What really happens…
It’s six o’clock on Tuesday morning. Bernie and Chris are in the car, and we are going to the desert. Over our heads hang black storm clouds. Lightning flashes in the north and rolling thunder follows. If the normal weather pattern continues, I’ve about thirty minutes before the downpour reaches us. Our exercise desert spot …
Sunday Morning Episode: August 19, 2018
Today at sunrise, I navigate to the same desert space that worked so well for us yesterday. With enjoyable memories fresh from their previous day’s adventure, Bernie and Chris burst from the car, chasing each other and darting through scrub brush. Busy taking pictures of the glorious sunrise, I give a quick glance spotting …
Back to the desert… again
What a wonderful August 17, 2018 morning! For Bernie and Chris, This is going to be an exciting day. It starts when I cross Bell Road and continue north on El Mirage Road. As we head into the desert, they smell it and can see it. The rising sun at six greets us with a …
Last Time at this spot
Yesterday we visited this housing area for the last time. For over two years we came here. We met several people, alone or with their dogs. Everyone was friendly. The corporation constructing this development experienced financial difficulties during the USA housing market downturn in 2007, and all development stopped. At that time less than ten …
It took rain to teach me
It’s seven-thirty, the wind is blowing, the storm clouds are racing toward us. Dusk almost disappears with the approaching storm. That’s not the time to go to Sprouts, but I decide I want to. Every once in a while, I am impulsive that way. Logic would say to drive home and get myself and the …
The Haboob
(Note: I wrote this short article today. Tomorrow I'll post a more detailed story) It’s about six-fifteen on Thursday, August 2. I’m comfortably sitting and only semi-hear some writer folks chat. My limited hearing-ability muffles their words, but that’s okay. I’m more interested in watching the massive storm winds battle nearby trees outside the windows. …
Smelly rabbit
A few evenings ago, while Bernie, Chris and I are exercising, I experience a funny feeling. As a writer, it’s disconcerting not being able to describe my feelings. “Funny” doesn’t cut it. I look around, expecting to see the dogs. This exercise area has construction nearby, and that’s always a dog-safety concern. It’s after work …
