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Daily Diversion #231: Tiny Autumn Leaf

Posted on October 6, 2014 by maedez
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“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.”-Albert Camus

Leaf

A tiny  autumn leaf resting atop a lantern on our front porch.

Posted in Photography, Quotes | Tagged Albert Camus, Autumn, Fall, Mother Nature, Photographs, Photography, Photos, Quotes, Reading, Seasons, Writers, Writing | Leave a reply

Weekly Photo Challenge: Signs

Posted on October 5, 2014 by maedez
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Yellow Fever

Colonial Park Cemetery, Savannah. June 2014.

My entry in the Weekly Photo Challenge: Signs.

Posted in Photography, Travel | Tagged Georgia, Photographs, Photography, Photos, Savannah, Signs, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge | 3 Replies

Daily Diversion #230: True Romance

Posted on September 27, 2014 by maedez
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Topiary Couple

Topiary Couple

Posted in Photography | Tagged Art, Columbus, Georges Seurat, Love, Paintings, Parks, Photographs, Photography, Photos, Romance, The Topiary Park | 6 Replies

Writers Writing: Frances Marion, 1918

Posted on September 26, 2014 by maedez
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Frances Marion in Photoplay, 1918:

Frances Marion

Frances Marion, “caught” in the act of writing.

Posted in Dead Writers, Film, Movies, Photography, Writers, Writing | Tagged Classic Film, Classic Hollywood, Classic Movies, Dead Writers, Film, Frances Marion, Movies, Photos, Screenwriters, Writers, Writers Writing, Writing | Leave a reply

One Reading Nook, on Loan

Posted on September 21, 2014 by maedez
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This is the reading nook in my mother’s jewel-box apartment:

A spot of afternoon reading

A spot of  Sunday reading: cocktail mandatory.

Isn’t it a slice of lovely bohemianism? I’m borrowing it for the evening, along with a delectable city view and cooling wind. See you tomorrow!

Posted in Books, Photography, Reading | Tagged Artists, Books, City Life, Columbus, Film, Filmmakers, Photos, Reading, Vincent van Gogh, Writers, Writing | 10 Replies

Daily Diversion #229: Change Lobsters-and Dance

Posted on September 15, 2014 by maedez
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My morning read:

Lilli Palmer Change Lobsters and Dance

Change Lobsters-and Dance by Lilli Palmer

Posted in Books, Dead Writers, Film, Movies, Photography, Reading, Writers, Writing | Tagged autobiography, Books, Dead Writers, Film, Hollywood, Lilli Palmer, Memoirs, Movie Stars, Movies, Photographs, Photos, Reading, Rex Harrison, Writers, Writing | 10 Replies

Daily Diversion #228: Lunchtime View

Posted on September 6, 2014 by maedez
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Lunchtime View

Lunchtime View

Posted in Photography | Tagged Cincinnati, Ohio, Ohio River, Photographs, Photography, Photos, Queen City, River Life | 4 Replies

Daily Diversion #227: Eden Park, Redux

Posted on September 4, 2014 by maedez
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Eden Park, Black and White

Eden Park, Black and White

Posted in Photography | Tagged Black and White Photos, Cincinnati, Eden Park, Mother Nature, Ohio, Parks, Photographs, Photography, Photos | Leave a reply

Daily Diversion #226: Chuck is a Literary Cat

Posted on August 29, 2014 by maedez
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No, that’s not a cat figurine! Chuck just has an unusual way of deciding which book to read next.

Chuck loves the classics!

Chuck loves the classics!

Posted in Books, Photography, Reading, Writers, Writing | Tagged Books, cats, Classic Literature, Dead Writers, Literature, pets, Photographs, Photography, Photos, Reading, Writers, Writing | Leave a reply

Daily Diversion #225: Ferry on the Ohio

Posted on August 27, 2014 by maedez
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Boat Bridge River

This boat ferries Reds fans across the river to the ballpark.

Posted in Photography | Tagged Boats, Bridges, Cincinnati, Cincinnati Reds, Ohio, Ohio River, Photographs, Photography, Photos | 2 Replies

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