Reflections in that rain puddle

“Far Sun” was created in Elements with over-use...

Aug 31st

Created with Xaos and called “Atlantis.”

Aug 31st

The Baen Free Library provides access to a substantial...

Aug 31st

Library of Congress provides many useful services. I find...

Aug 30th

“Vladstudio is the project of Russian digital artist...

Aug 30th

Another look at my favorite potted plant.

Aug 30th

“Sun planets” is a change from fractals. Created...

Aug 29th

My grandfather worked for the Wabash railroad many, many...

Aug 29th

Although it’s been many years since I taught a course...

Aug 29th

Oudry’s Painted Menagerie is an exhibit at the Getty....

Aug 28th

“Pretty flowers” was created in Elements using...

Aug 28th

I’m still fascinated by SF and heroic fantasy artists...

Aug 27th

Another flame fractal. I call this one star birth.

Aug 27th

“The American Image: the photographs of John Collier,...

Aug 27th

Many fractals look like coral, thus “blue...

Aug 26th

I’ve always enjoyed poetry although I don’t seem...

Aug 26th

“Celtic eyes” look upon us.

Aug 25th

We’ve had light rain this morning with more forecast...

Aug 25th

Thorn and Bone continues

Keyes, Greg ~ The Charnel Prince ~ Del Rey, 2004 ~ 516 pages ~ adults, some teens. ”...

Aug 25th

Another flame fractal. Perhaps too  much noise, but another...

Aug 24th

The Master Gardener is away so I’m uncertain which...

Aug 24th

Notable Fantasy Series

Keyes, Greg ~ The Briar King ~ Del Rey, 2003 ~ 552 pages ~ adults, some teens. “Know, O...

Aug 24th

“Time Travel” was created with a new fractal...

Aug 23rd

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology Macaulay Library has an...

Aug 23rd

I “Stumbled” on this famous fantasy author...

Aug 22nd

Bright, simple fractal using the Endlos java application...

Aug 22nd

The National Gallary of Art has a variety of rich...

Aug 22nd

A simple white flower [Limelight Hydrangea] in our back...

Aug 21st

EconStats.com is an overwhelming website devoted to current...

Aug 21st

Clockwork World Continues

Lake, Jay ~ Escapement ~ TOR, 2008 ~ 384 pages ~ adults, some teens. “The boats had been...

Aug 21st

Georgia, after the Russian invasion, remains in the news....

Aug 20th

A wonderful collection of cover art from early SF pulp...

Aug 20th

I thought that this flame fractal looks like a science...

Aug 20th

“Alien swarm” is another flame fractal with more...

Aug 19th

In weeding some files yesterday, I found this image created...

Aug 19th

Lake, Jay ~ Mainspring ~ TOR, 2008 ~ 320 pages ~ For adults. “The angel gleamed in the light...

Aug 19th

“Space - time” is another flame fractal.

Aug 18th

The Forbidden Library of Banned and Challenged Books at the...

Aug 18th

The yard and beds are beginning to brown up a bit even with...

Aug 18th

Not much to say about “pretty boxes.” Bright...

Aug 17th

While relatively new, Steampunk has become increasingly...

Aug 17th

Layer foolishness in Elements = plate and tapestry.

Aug 16th

Ancient Evil In The North

Bilsborough, David ~ A Fire in the North ~ TOR, 2008 ~ 478 pages ~ adults, some teens. “Who...

Aug 16th

Created in Groboto and then filtered just a bit =...

Aug 15th

The Joe Pye plant is frequently seen along the highways here...

Aug 15th

Kat Goodwin has written a persuasive, interesting essay on...

Aug 15th

Flame fractals once again. I call this “strange...

Aug 14th

Maplight brings together campaign contributions and how...

Aug 14th

The Federal Resources for Educational Excellence brings...

Aug 14th

Here is another Identity stopped image but with different...

Aug 13th

Although it’s not a subject of personal strength, I...

Aug 13th

I’ve enjoyed playing with the current version of...

Aug 13th

Wanderer's Tale

Bilsborough, David ~ The Wanderer’s Tale ~ TOR, 2008 ~ 443 pages ~ adults some teens....

Aug 13th

The flower beds seem happy with many bright faces. Still, a...

Aug 12th

“Brightly,” may, as my younger son suggests, be...

Aug 12th

Pollster.com provides current charts, tables, analytical...

Aug 12th

Sometimes, the simple creation tools work well. Here is a...

Aug 11th

The Syracuse University Special Collections Department in...

Aug 11th

A simple fractal “peacock.”

Aug 10th

SolarFlare Science Fiction News has made available a brief,...

Aug 10th

The Library of Congress provides a variety of resource...

Aug 10th

My own transient contribution to photography: a zinnia in...

Aug 9th

Photography exhibits, especially digitized collections, have...

Aug 9th

There are so many websites that provide guidance, tutorials,...

Aug 9th

“Strange brain” is a good label for my own...

Aug 8th

Stateline.org is a website “where policy and politics...

Aug 8th

Google has released an interesting new product called...

Aug 8th

And, another flame fractal = “cosmic curtain.”

Aug 7th

It’s cloudy and humid here at the moment, but just a...

Aug 7th

The LIbrary of Congress has prepared a reference guide to...

Aug 7th

Storms of Destiny

Crispin, A.C. ~ Storms of Destiny ~ EOS, 2005 ~ 547 pages ~ adults. “A gleam of westering...

Aug 7th

My version of “summer days.”

Aug 6th

For many years, contemporary book publishing was my favorite...

Aug 6th

The Cotsen Children’s Library at Princeton has a very...

Aug 5th

Another backyard image. I love the detail when you closely...

Aug 5th

TOR.COM’s SF website has begun a series of thoughtful,...

Aug 5th

This flame fractal reminded me of the Shadowmarch series. I...

Aug 4th

Sunny flowers in the back and side yard bring cheer.

Aug 4th

The Southmarch story continues

Williams, Tad ~ Shadowplay ~ DAW, 2008 ~ 656 pages ~ adults, some teens. “It was a terrible...

Aug 4th

Learning just a bit about layers in Elements. This is...

Aug 3rd

We’ve had a thunderstorm now and then with a bit of...

Aug 3rd

The CERN image from below filered just a bit. Looks a bit...

Aug 3rd

A bright cheerful fractal, “tidepool,” for this...

Aug 2nd

The news that Amazon has purchased ABE, perhaps the largest...

Aug 2nd

The images from CERN clearly show how beautiful large...

Aug 2nd

A bright, cheerful fractal for a warm, humid morning. I call...

Aug 1st

Opera Software has made available a free, quality course on...

Aug 1st