NO CLOSER INTIMACY
When I was younger, I thought that sex was as close as one person could be with another. After sharing the death of my mother, father, a good friend and two beloved dogs, I discovered that there were things even more intimate. Read on to find out what I have learned about these and other "Grave Matters."
Read MoreSECRET PREVIEW PHOTOS OF THE REPLACEMENT FOR THE WINNEBROGNO CAMPER
Below is a secret animated preview photo of Santa working on the replacement for the Winnebrogno camper. They were smuggled out of the North Pole by corrupt elves. (It cost me 50 bucks!) Inside sources say that Santa should be delivering the camper by Christmas. I should have some real photographs of the NEW Winnebrogno camper just after Christmas. (If I am extra good and, THAT ain’t going to be...
Read MoreFAIRY RINGS INVADE OHIO
Late summer and autumn is when "Fairy Rings" of mushrooms appear. They are said to be they places where fairies danced the night before. They are also said to be the resting places of dragons.
Read MoreBURY ME IN THE SAND
The sands of time once gathered round my feet.
Now they blow in drifts and dunes,
sometimes waist deep ...
HUMMINGBIRDS and IRONWEED
Folklore says when Ironweed blooms there are six weeks remaining until the first frost. Ironweed bloomed over a week ago. The Hummingbirds are scrambling to prepare for their fast approaching trip to Central and South America.
Read MoreMY REALITY HAS BEEN SUSPENDED
Every now and then I get tired of "realistic" photographs and I start playing with hand-coloring photographs, photographic constructions and other manipulations. I share these visions here.
Read MoreA WILD GRAPE VINE AS BIG AS A TREE
Wandering the Kentucky back roads I encountered a wild grape vine as big as a tree.
Read MoreA CHILD’S GIFT TO THE ONE WHO DIED
Funerals are too quiet. Perhaps we should celebrate with some fidgeting and noisy expression of our grief, our unease about the mystery of death and, our need to address the tumultuous emotions that surface when facing the unknown.
Read MoreOUR FAMILY STORY GOES INTERNATIONAL
My very personal, yet universal story of immigrant roots, The Key to my Grandfather's House, is being translated into Italian by the Italian magazine Mmasciata. This is the first installment.
Read MoreGRASPING AT THE SMOKE OF 9/11
Briefly on 9/11, the world was one. Might we have held on to the oneness of 9/11? Politically and socially, perhaps. Emotionally and spiritually, that is more difficult.
Read MoreTHE EYE OF THE STORM
Hurricane Irene hurled some spectacular clouds all over the heartland. We are happy to be outside of the danger zone and grateful for the sky show.
This video was made using only seven still images from the hurricane skies as well as a few Lake Erie "lake effect" clouds.
Read MoreBABIES ON THE ROOF – NO ROOM AT THE INN
When 40 plus baby Purple Martins become teenagers where to they stay? At night, mom, dad and as many as five teenagers crowd into the nest box. But, by day, they head for the roof.
Read MoreDAWN, THE PERFECT WAY TO TOP OFF THE DAY
Cats and dogs, mice and cats, early risers and night owls ... who really rules the world?
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THE KEY TO MY GRANDFATHERS HOUSE
