Reflections in that rain puddle

“Columns of Power” created in Xaos.

Dec 1st

Snow stays in shady spots. Perhaps this is a sign of some...

Dec 1st

After two days of considerable rain, we had some snow today....

Dec 1st

Another Peek at the Celestial Empire

Roberson, Chris ~ Iron Jaw and Humingbird ~ Viking, 2008 ~ 355 pages ~ adults, teens, some tweens....

Nov 30th

A spider fractal created by Endlos.

Nov 30th

“Cosmic swirl” created in apophysis.

Nov 30th

Wallpaper created in Image Tricks after some doodling in...

Nov 29th

Some color remains in the leaves as well.

Nov 29th

Although the yard is rapidly becoming gray and brown, there...

Nov 29th

The Pern Story Continues

McCaffrey, Todd ~ Dragonheart ~ Del Ray, 2008 ~ 538 pages ~ adults, teens, some tweens....

Nov 28th

“Cats at work” taken by the Master Gardener and...

Nov 28th

“Star flower” created by Oxidizer.

Nov 28th

American Social History Online contains an interesting...

Nov 28th

The Lily Library at Indiana University has long had an...

Nov 28th

“Spring memories” created in Tux Paint.

Nov 27th

Thanksgiving resources from USA.gov.

Nov 27th

The original Thanksgiving Proclamation from American Memory.

Nov 27th

“Lava” was created in Elements.

Nov 26th

“War in space” was created in Oxidizer.

Nov 26th

The University of Toronto Library provides a digital gallery...

Nov 26th

This One Next is another website that suggests what you may...

Nov 26th

Corean Chronicles continue

Modesitt, L.E, Jr. ~ The Lord-Protector’s Daughter ~ TOR, 2008 ~ 284 pages ~ adults, teens,...

Nov 25th

Ava7 is an excellent free pattern website useful for...

Nov 25th

“Elf tree” was created in Mandelbrot on Cocoa.

Nov 25th

“Seaweed” was created in Gimp.

Nov 25th

Cooltext is a free graphics generator website that makes it...

Nov 25th

“Peacock feathers” created in Xaos.

Nov 24th

“See shells” was created in Elements.

Nov 24th

There are a small but growing number of reader’s...

Nov 24th

Citymelt is a website that allows you to select a city on...

Nov 24th

There are several authoritative, objective websites devoted...

Nov 23rd

“Curl” created in Gimp.

Nov 23rd

“Tunnel” was created in Xaos.

Nov 23rd

“Ornament” was created in Oxidizer.

Nov 22nd

“Far_away” was created in Elements.

Nov 22nd

Policy Archive attempts to acquire and provide access to a...

Nov 22nd

The Marriage Solution

Atwater-Rhodes, Amelia ~ Hawksong ~ Delacorte, 2003 ~ 243 pages ~ older children, tweens, teens....

Nov 21st

The Twelve Houses Series

Shinn, Sharon ~ Fortune and Fate ~ Ace, 2008 ~ 403 pages ~ adults, teens. “Karryn was so...

Nov 21st

“Textures” was created in Elements.

Nov 21st

“Jemstones” was created in Endlos.

Nov 21st

I’ve been fascinated by maps/cartography for many...

Nov 21st

Those interested in fantasy and science fiction will enjoy...

Nov 21st

With a slight change, it becomes “rainy days.”

Nov 20th

Here is a recent wallpaper called “sunny days.”...

Nov 20th

While we move into a brown, bare outside world, some plants...

Nov 20th

For the current awareness enthusiast, this list and analysis...

Nov 20th

“Columns” created in Endlos [a java app with...

Nov 19th

Google now provides access to the Time-Life Life magazine...

Nov 19th

Celestia is an attractive, multi-platform 3D space/astronomy...

Nov 19th

Our house is build on a slope so the main floor is really a...

Nov 19th

“Dark, dark dreams” created in Elements.

Nov 18th

Leaves from our mature red maple.

Nov 18th

Native American Heritage month is here celebrated via a...

Nov 18th

“Divine Art” is an exhibit of four centuries of...

Nov 18th

“Ghosts” created with Apophysis.

Nov 17th

Spinshap is another discover something new and interesting...

Nov 17th

Leaves from our younger red maple.

Nov 17th

The leaves from the burning bushes.

Nov 17th

“Mountain storm,” a photograph taken by me and...

Nov 16th

Oak leaves atop a fern still protected from the cold by...

Nov 16th

The British newspaper the Guardian has an excellent seven...

Nov 16th

The Museum of Online Museums provides links and sometimes...

Nov 16th

I’ve taken some images of leaves as we move to bare...

Nov 15th

“Fall colors” created in Elements with Flaming...

Nov 15th

Here is a typical page. With the zoom feature you may...

Nov 15th

The Museum of Modern Art has a most attractive exhibit of...

Nov 15th

“Jelly fish” was created in Elements. Minimal...

Nov 14th

“Down the rabbit hole” is a variant of an image...

Nov 14th

Here is another Presidential transition site. This one from...

Nov 14th

The Namepedia website allows you to search for information...

Nov 14th

The Iron Elves March Again

Evans, Chris ~ Darkness Forged in Fire ~ Pocket, 2008 ~ 416 pages ~ adults, teens. “Mountains...

Nov 13th

“Star Flower” looks a bit like a fern. Created...

Nov 13th

“Lost in Transition” by the award-winning...

Nov 13th

Of the websites devoted to the Presidential transion,...

Nov 13th

“Bouncing Back” is a series of quite helpful...

Nov 13th

“Under the sea” was created in Elements with a...

Nov 12th

The “fairy queen’s necklace” was created...

Nov 12th

The Association for Library Service to Children, American...

Nov 12th

“Space Station Zebra” was created with Groboto.

Nov 11th

“Coral creatures” was created in Mandelbrot on...

Nov 11th

WorldMapper creates a variety of maps that clearly...

Nov 11th

It’s frustrating, at least to me, that Veteran’s...

Nov 11th

Colorcombos is yet another website devoted to interesting...

Nov 10th

“Color flow” done in Elements.

Nov 10th

Still doodling with simple wallpapers. “Circly”...

Nov 10th

I’ve always been fascinated by the L [the elevated...

Nov 9th

A nearly identical image, but these leaves are from our...

Nov 9th

It’s really beginning to look like fall. Leaves to...

Nov 9th

New Valdemar Series

Lackey, Mercedes ~ Foundation ~ Daw, 2008 ~ 340 pages ~ adults, teens, tweens. “Mags did not...

Nov 8th

“Swervey” was created in Elements to have a more...

Nov 8th

The British Library has several noteworthy collections. Here...

Nov 8th

I haven’t really learned how to much with Groboto, but...

Nov 8th

“Solar twirl” was created in Elements.

Nov 8th

Green Riders Ride Again

Britain, Kristen ~ The High King’s Tomb ~ Daw, 2008 ~ 679 pages ~ adults, teens. “In the...

Nov 7th

My last streetcar image from the Eastern Shore of...

Nov 7th

“World’s Collide” was created in...

Nov 7th

For those interested in the depression of the late...

Nov 7th

The NYT maps showing the electoral shifts from 2004 to 2008...

Nov 7th

“Solar Storm” was created in Elements and...

Nov 6th

For those serious about autumn, the Library of Congress has...

Nov 6th

The USA.gov site has an 2008 election website up. Not too...

Nov 6th

We’ve had beautiful but dry weather in East Tennessee....

Nov 6th

Pause

The elections are over and we will soon have new people in the White House and the executive branch...

Nov 5th

“Strange feet” was created in Elements and...

Nov 5th

Here is a two minute Sumopainting.

Nov 5th

Sumopaint is another web-based image editor with advanced...

Nov 5th

Created in Elements and filtered with the Flaming Pear...

Nov 4th

Although I said that I wouldn’t show any more burning...

Nov 4th

Reasonable fall color has finally arrived in East Tennesee....

Nov 4th

There are many election evening websites. Here is a good one...

Nov 4th

Prineas, Sarah ~ The Magic Thief~ HarperCollins, 2008 ~ 420 pages ~ older children, tweens, some...

Nov 3rd

“Torn Fabric” was created in Apophysis-J....

Nov 3rd

“Creation” was created in Apophysis-J.

Nov 3rd

“Circle Tricks” was created in uPaint4 and...

Nov 3rd

Here is an example of a generated color scheme from...

Nov 2nd

ColorJack is another website providing color matches for a...

Nov 2nd

“Heart of the World” created in Xaos.

Nov 2nd

“Ancient Mysteries” was created in Elements and...

Nov 2nd

“Neon night” was created in Elements.

Nov 1st

“space ferns” was created in Apophysis-J.

Nov 1st

The American Museum of Natural History Science Bulletins...

Nov 1st

This will be the final chapter in the burning bush saga.

Nov 1st