Reflections in that rain puddle

March has  opened with sunny skies but cold temperatures. It...

Mar 3rd

The rapid decline in the print U.S. newspaper business and...

Mar 3rd

The Library of Congress has placed another very large image...

Mar 3rd

“Strange eyes” created in Xaos.

Mar 3rd

After two days of gloom, rain, sleet, and the like, we saw a...

Mar 2nd

“Strata” is a  quick abstract image created with...

Mar 2nd

The Democratic Policy Committee hosts a helpful state by...

Mar 2nd

“Elements of Architecture” is an intriguing...

Mar 2nd

“Peacock fractal” created by the Peacock Aviary...

Mar 1st

Fun Photo Box is another web app that places an image of...

Mar 1st

The “Global Guide to Islamic Art” by Aramco is...

Mar 1st

“Framework” created in Bomomo and tweeked in...

Mar 1st

Slow Ships, Beads, and Space...

Flint, Eric and Dave Freer ~ Slow Train to Arcturus ~ Baen, 2008 ~ 314 pages ~ adult, teens....

Feb 28th

“Tree and snow”  is an image taken by the Master...

Feb 28th

“Sand garden” created in Elements.

Feb 28th

A second image from the same exhibit.

Feb 28th

Smithsonian Institution Libraries hosts a very nice exhibit...

Feb 28th

“Peacock lines” was created by Peacock, the...

Feb 27th

Locus, the SF, fantasy periodical, offers a comprehensive...

Feb 27th

“Fifteen web image editors” by CNET’s...

Feb 27th

At the same time, the Master Gardener has planted these...

Feb 26th

It’s probably difficult to believe, but one of my...

Feb 26th

A new beta version of Rainbow Painter 3 is out with...

Feb 26th

Behind the Name is another web source for information about...

Feb 26th

There are a growing number of image specific search engines...

Feb 25th

“Star birth” created with Pixelmator.

Feb 25th

“Bright circles” created in Gimp.

Feb 25th

“Pitfalls of Prophecy” is a thoughtful article...

Feb 25th

“Lines” created in Elements.

Feb 24th

Rand, an internationally known think tank, has created a...

Feb 24th

“Moderne Two” created with web app Viscosity.

Feb 24th

“Becoming Edward Munch” is an insightful exhibit...

Feb 24th

I’m too fond of the Cubist filter in Gimp. Here is one...

Feb 23rd

“Spring storm” created in Elements.

Feb 23rd

Stateline.org provides an excellent and quite comprehensive...

Feb 23rd

Not much beauty here, but I liked the contrasts in color and...

Feb 22nd

Snow three.

Feb 22nd

Snow two.

Feb 22nd

We had a very nice snow in the early morning. Roads are...

Feb 22nd

Bees, Honey, and Chalice

McKinley, Robin ~ Chalice ~ G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2008 ~ 263 pages ~ tweens, teens, some adults....

Feb 21st

“Pyramids” created in Elements.

Feb 21st

Crisis of Credit is a wonderfully clear, if somewhat...

Feb 21st

Recovery.gov is the official executive branch disclosure...

Feb 21st

“Lemon drops” created in Gimp.

Feb 20th

The posters themselves can easily be enlarged by double...

Feb 20th

Los Angeles Public Library has a wonderful exhibit of...

Feb 20th

Viscosity is another create your own art web app. The...

Feb 20th

“Swurky” created in Elements.

Feb 19th

Here is a Mutapic image after some mutation [a screen...

Feb 19th

Mutapic is another web app designed to allow you to create...

Feb 19th

“Muddled thoughts” created in Gimp.

Feb 18th

ImageMixer is a web app that allows you to mix your images...

Feb 18th

A small herald of spring — perhaps just around the...

Feb 18th

The Chaos Chronicles Continues

Carver, Jeffrey A. ~ Sunborn ~ TOR, 2008 ~ 430 pages ~ Adults, some teens. “Somewhere in the...

Feb 17th

“Carpet Mountains” created in Gimp.

Feb 17th

Small signs of spring beginning to appear here and there.

Feb 17th

The Government Printing Office is moving to a new government...

Feb 17th

The Cat Apologist took this picture of our two newest cats,...

Feb 16th

“Solar rays” created in Elements.

Feb 16th

iBiblio is an open source collection from the University of...

Feb 16th

The Jackson Library at the Stanford B School has an...

Feb 16th

“Ribbon fish” created in Elements.

Feb 15th

Those interested in the wars in Afghanistan will find this...

Feb 15th

Stimulus Watch is another good website devoted to tracking...

Feb 15th

“Ancient walls” created in Elements.

Feb 14th

Here is an example for one of my favorite topics.

Feb 14th

Besides its world famous image/art collections, the Getty...

Feb 14th

Taking apart the stimulus package from the Washington Post...

Feb 13th

Those interested in how web 2.0 applies to the federal...

Feb 13th

“Headache” created with Quadrium2.

Feb 13th

“Moderne” created in Elements.

Feb 12th

Those looking for an easily used web app to create...

Feb 12th

The Master Gardener has acquired some metal animal parts and...

Feb 12th

While the yard remains in mostly shades of gray and brown...

Feb 12th

“Waves and red” created in Elements.

Feb 11th

CitizenJournalist is designed to help citizen journalists,...

Feb 11th

Shovelwatch is a website focused on the federal stimulus...

Feb 11th

“Fractal flower” created with Mandelbrot on...

Feb 10th

The Victoria and Albert Museum hosts a most attractive...

Feb 10th

Wikileaks has just announced the availability of a large...

Feb 10th

A helpful article ranking and characterizing the top ten...

Feb 9th

“Grass mosaic” created in Elements.

Feb 9th

Each year, Freedom House publishes a review of freedom...

Feb 9th

Not only did we rescue a neighborhood stray [Mr. Darcy]...

Feb 8th

“Strange tides” created in Quadrium2. Looks...

Feb 8th

The Rhyming Dictionary allows you to quickly find a variety...

Feb 8th

The Happy Planet Index [or the Unhappy Planet Index]...

Feb 8th

“Firetree” was created in Quadrium2.

Feb 7th

The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress...

Feb 7th

The National Institutes of Health has an excellent,...

Feb 7th

“Evolution” created with Oxidizer. Tweeked in...

Feb 5th

The Center for Aging Services Technologies examines how...

Feb 5th

Art of African Exploration is a fascinating exhibit provided...

Feb 5th

“Solar Christmas Ornament” is a flame fractal...

Feb 4th

Rand Compare comes from the well-regarded government policy...

Feb 4th

Academic Earth collects and makes available video lectures...

Feb 4th

“Butterflies” created in Quadrium2.

Feb 3rd

EHow is another good choice for step-by-step videos on a...

Feb 3rd

Although I rarely work on projects requiring tools and...

Feb 3rd

Even ordinary evergreen shrubs look good— puffy and...

Feb 2nd

Nandia, with its red berries still bright, adds another...

Feb 2nd

Nandina, with colored leaves, looks good in the snow.

Feb 2nd

“Neon Night” created in Elements.

Feb 2nd

Smithsonian’s Museum of American History’s...

Feb 2nd

ColourLovers remains one of my favorite RSS feeds. Here is a...

Feb 2nd

After three sunny and not too cold days in Alabama,...

Feb 2nd