Here in Asheville you can actually see the stars. It was especially chilly last night, and very clear. As I came home even the ambient city light did not obscure Orion blazing brightly in sky directly overhead. I’m going to have to make a point to get further out into the countryside for the next…

I am apparently fascinated by ceiling fixtures, as I photograph them with great regularity but with only occasional success. A Year Ago: Run Away Time to go have some fun, or at least take a break… [read more]

That Muse, she one impatient bitch. There I am, enjoying an interesting conversation with dear friends, after a delightful meal. Minding my own business, you could say. My eye wanders to the back corner of the dining room. The early evening sun, not quite setting yet, is filtering through two rooms, catching on a vase,…

I spent an enjoyable couple of hours this afternoon helping Liz and Abbie find wall-paint for their respective home projects. Liz wanted a cheerful, energizing color for her home office. Abbie needed something that would harmonize equally well with the hand-painted Mexican tile, the white subway tile, and the black rail tile that she’s using…

There was a man who loved cats. He loved their grace and their independence and their unsubservient affection. He loved their sang froid and their remorseless, predatory ways. He wanted the cats that kept him company to be true to their own nature, as he saw it, and so he did not spay them. Some…