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Weekly Photo Challenge: Transient

Posted on June 21, 2017 by maedez

This is my response to the Weekly Photo Challenge: Transient.

Lovely little roses

Daily Diversion #350: Brief Country Idyll

Posted on September 24, 2016 by maedez

In the Country

Daily Diversion #341: Urban Wetlands

Posted on August 17, 2016 by maedez

Scioto Audubon Metro Park:

Urban Wetlands

Daily Diversion #291: Epic Sky

Posted on December 29, 2015 by maedez

Epic sky

Daily Diversion #287: Ripples and Reflections

Posted on December 5, 2015 by maedez

4 December 2015:

Ducks at Goodale Park

Daily Diversion #283: Falling Autumn Leaves

Posted on November 6, 2015 by maedez

Falling Autumn Leaves. October 2015.

Daily Diversion #269: Empty Nest

Posted on July 19, 2015 by maedez

This little nest, now empty, is snuggled against a trellis on the back of my grandma’s condo.

Empty Nest

“I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself.”-D.H. Lawrence

Daily Diversion #263: Flowering Tree

Posted on June 3, 2015 by maedez

I cannot know, yet, whether or not I will miss this tree after we move. Since it is one of the only poetic things about our current neighborhood, I’m leaning towards yes. Time will tell.

Flowering Tree in the Backyard

Daily Diversion #262: Spring Flowers

Posted on May 7, 2015 by maedez

Flowers at Kingwood Center Gardens. Mansfield, Ohio.

Daily Diversion #260: Central Park

Posted on April 23, 2015 by maedez

My mom is on a solo birthday-vacation in New York City. She snapped this pic yesterday, on a walk through Central Park. How pretty! How spring-like!

Central Park in springtime!

R.I.P. Norman Lloyd (1914-2021)

Norman Lloyd, long a personal favorite of mine, was a fascinating man and performer. Norman Lloyd Dead [THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER]

R.I.P. Geoffrey Scott

Geoffrey Scott was from a younger generation than the performers I normally write about, but his handsome presence was ubiquitous during my 1980s childhood. From Dynasty to The Love Boat, Night Court, and Battle of the Network Stars, his charisma and acting ability lit up the small screen for decades. He will be missed. Geoffrey […]

Kirk Douglas: 1916-2020

[2019 Reel Infatuation Blogathon] But Baby Think of Me Once in Awhile: On Andy Travis as Television’s Best (and Hunkiest) Boss

Welcome to the 2019 Reel Infatuation Blogathon! Baby, If You’ve Ever Wondered: It still seems like yesterday that the idea for RI popped in my head. It was actually in December 2015, while in a hotel room getting ready for a holiday party, when it occurred to me that there was a gap in the classic […]

Announcing the 2019 Reel Infatuation Blogathon!

This is one of my favorite events of the year, and not just because I’m the co-hostess. It’s simply that good. And fun. Oh, so much fun! Here’s my original announcement. ANNOUNCING THE 2019 REEL INFATUATION BLOGATHON I hope you’ll join us!