A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.
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Christmas in Florida is always different. Mostly, it’s warm. Or, at least, it’s much, much warmer than South Carolina. I do remember about 18 years ago it dipping into the teens. We wrapped tropical plants in Christmas lights hoping that the warmth would keep them alive. This year it rained most of the day. While … Read More “Christmas Lens” »
I really detest blogs that apologize for the lack of recent posts. Yet here I am doing just that. Busy holiday season, concerts, etc. etc. etc., plus any other lame excuse I can toss that direction will have to suffice. But, hey, it’s only been a week since my last post, so I’m not as … Read More “Blogger’s Remorse” »
Yesterday I learned of the death of Dave Anderson on December 10. Dave was a retired horticulturist from Park Seed Company in Greenwood. He was also a Flickr photographer, posting pictures of his adopted hometown of Greenville, rural South Carolina, and many shots of the beautiful flowers with which he worked daily. Dave posted under … Read More “Remembering SisuDave” »
Every day from Last Saturday, December 1, through next Saturday, December 15, my schedule has been incredibly structured. Every evening I’ve got something going on, whether it be a rehearsal, concert, class, or holiday dinner. The holidays are always busy, but this year seems particularly crazy. I’ve even scaled back, without a church of my … Read More “Parties and Frisbee in the Dark” »
On my way to work there is a big sign that shows how high the lottery has gotten. Lately I’ve been watching it grow larger and larger, but I just hadn’t gotten around to buying a ticket. It finally reached 155 million for last night’s drawing, and I fully intended to buy a ticket, but … Read More “Unnessary Disappointment” »
I’ve said it before. Thanksgiving is probably my favorite holiday. Apart from feast preparations, there are no heavy expectations for gifts, etc. You just enjoy each other’s company. This year we celebrated over at Chip and Anna’s. That means turkey liberally sprinkled with electronics and video games. The game of choice this year was “Rock … Read More “Rockin’ Thanksgiving” »
Psalm 16 – NIV 1 Keep me safe, O God, for in you I take refuge. 2 I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.” 3 As for the saints who are in the land, they are the glorious ones in whom is all my delight. … Read More “A Delightful Inheritance” »
Today was just a day for roadblocks – first Flickr, then my own street. The county finally closed off our street. Soon the pavement will be removed, and construction will begin on the cul-du-sac. Traffic is being re-routed on other parallel streets. The other morning, Laura was driving on Tranquil Drive, and said that a … Read More “More Roadblocks” »
Happy 60th Anniversary! Putting up with each other for that long is a great achievement. Putting up with the rest of us is even more amazing! Congratulations! Stephen has a much better way with words, so I’ll just link to his tribute.
I found this via my brother Stephen’s Tumblr account – an application that analyzes the readability level of various blogs and websites. My Master’s degree is in Reading Instruction, so I’ve spent a good bit of time studying readability levels and lexile scores for text. I’m actually quite please with this outcome for RandomConnections… I … Read More “Readability Level” »