Nashville has a full-scale replica of the Parthenon in one of its parks. No, I don't know why. I drove past it just about every day on the way to work, but never stopped to visit until my friend Lex was visiting this past week. We were walking around the side when this vista was in front of me. A photograph. There's also a nice duck pond in the park, but I haven't processed those photographs yet. I'm finding myself quite in need of some rest and quiet this weekend.
Labels: a day in the life, friends, Nashville, Parthenon, photographs, photography
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So how's my Y/A novel going? Not so well, maybe. The title of this blog is "Semi-Professional Muse for Hire" because I'm very good at encouraging and inspiring creativity in others. I'm not as good at motivating my own self to sit down and do the work. I read Chuck Wendig's "25 ways to defeat the dreaded writer's block" several times this week.
However, I've roused as much of the crew as possible (especially Yarnberd and Metahari ) to join me in a Fear of Writing 10K Day tomorrow. Eep. Should be ... fun?
Stay tuned.
Labels: friends, NanoTime Photography, puddletography, reflection, writing
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I don't know what these are really called, but Jillian calls them "red hot pokers".
Greetings from Ann Arbor, where it's very hot, but kind of awesome, and we have eaten many delicious foods, swum in a too-warm Midwestern lake, and partied with derby girls.
Not to mention, played several rounds of Settlers of Catan. I think another round is starting up now, in fact. Hope you are all having a wonderful Fourth of July weekend if you live in the States; and a generally wonderful summer weekend wherever you may be!
Labels: Ann Arbor, friends, holidays, Michigan, Midwest, NanoTime Photography, nature, weekend
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This is one from the archives, from our trip to Bemidji, MN last summer. It's appropriate.
1. It's pretty much summer here in tha WV, and hot enough that we've had to use the air conditioning already.
2. We had our Third Annual Memorial Day party on Sunday; it was a great day for it. Good company and food was had.
3. We reprised our party for an audience of two on Monday; Mohnacky, the guitarist from our wedding and much-missed Charleston friend, is visiting from NYC with his girlfriend Megan. So we grilled with them again on Monday. Also, we're taking a long weekend away with them starting Friday. We're heading to the wilds of West Virginia! We'll be bunking in a cabin in the Greenbrier State Forest and doing some day trips for activities and sight-seeing. For sure, we won't have internet for four days. I expect that to be lovely.
4. My physical copy of Kate Bush's new album came today (Thanks, Amazon Prime!). The photography in the liner notes is pretty great, and I recommend fans pick up a hard copy.
5. I won't have internet this weekend, but I will have my laptop along, so I can upload the (hopefully) many photos I'll be shooting, and so I can work on my summer project.
6. Which brings me the Summer Project; I feel I should come clean about it so people can help keep me honest. I'm writing a Young Adult novel in three months this summer, starting today, as per this blog post by excellent writer Theodora Goss . I've gathered a small but mighty crew, I'm aiming for 1,000 words per day and a goal of 75,000 - 90,000 words total. So that's happening.
7. Dr. Nick and I have been married now for three years. Yay!
8. Dr. Nick is making me his Caesar salad; and then we're going to watch more Farscape. I have no complaints.
Labels: dr. nick, food, friends, NanoTime Photography, summer, west virginia, writing
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Day 315 of 365.
Labels: 365, black and white, cuteness, friends, Jillian, portraits, YIP
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Greetings from Ann Arbor, MI - where I'm visiting one of my very best friends in the world. I was delighted to discover that Ann Arbor is only about 6 hours from Charleston; so in other words, a very easy drive from Charleston, weather & traffic permitting.
Labels: Ann Arbor, friends, Michigan, winter
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Day 249 of 365.
A modern-ish day friendship bracelet - a wrist cuff made for me by my super-talented friend over at Yarnberd . It's made of an old sweater, and old buttons. Thanks, M!
Labels: 365, crafty, friends, macro, YIP
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Day 199 of 365.
I spent a little time in my friend Susan's very fine garden.
Labels: 365, color, flora, friends, gardens, light, macro, nature, NY, Poughkeepsie, YIP
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Day 195 of 365.
Labels: 365, color, friends, macro, NY, pattern, Poughkeepsie, tea, YIP
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day 194 of 365.
Why do cats like to cuddle up to hard and impenetrable objects?
My cat-friend Peppy; he lives in Poughkeepsie, NY.
Labels: 365, cats, friends, NY, Poughkeepsie, YIP
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Day 93 of 365.
We went out to the New River area today to have lunch and hang out with our friend Ben. This included going to an honest-to-goodness independent record store for National Independent Record Store Day, and driving out to Thurmond to check out the old town. The photo above is a detail of the delapidated buildings in Thurmond.
Dr. Nick and I think spring is the most beautiful time in WV. If New England is all about Autumn, WV is all about spring.
Labels: 365, friends, New River, Thurmond, WV, YIP
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Day 58 of 365.
On this rain-soaked day, I made a small road trip with my friend Blair. We went to Parkersburg, home of TransAllegheny Books . I promise I was good, though - I only brought home three books. We had a marvellous time, though, poking around this bookstore that's housed in a former Carnegie Library Building, and enjoying the cats who are in residence at the bookstore. You can see one of those crossing my path in the photo above.
We also hit up Market Street Yarn, of course, and then discovered that the Star of India restaurant has a delicious buffet, with more heat than Sitar in Charleston. Excellent. It was great to catch-up on a few months of happenings, too.
A satisfying day.
Labels: 365, books, bookstores, cats, friends, road trips, transallegheny books, YIP
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Day 51 of 365.
Went out for Mexican food with friends (B, I hope you don't mind me posting this one!), good company, good food, good times! Before that we had a long walk. I got some good photos today, but I decided to post something different - it's been all snow, nature, grates & urban things around here, so here you go.
Something Else Entirely.
Labels: 365, food, friends, good times, YIP
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Day 24 of 365.
We went over to the house of our friends Bill & Blair tonight, ostensibly to commit snackrilege and watch the Super Bowl, but I mostly watched the Leo show. He's such a ham, and a very sweet cat. I was with Blair when she met him at Petsmart, over 2 years ago now! I thought this was a better photo, but I really loved this one
Labels: 365, cats, friends, photos, YIP
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