Reflections in that rain puddle

Feedmil is an “end of the tail” blog...

May 1st

Chronicling America is a notable initiative by the Library...

May 1st

“End of the day” in late April.

May 1st

Spring view from our back yard. Trees are nearly all leafed...

May 1st

Depthcore, the international graphic are and modern art...

Apr 30th

Google has put together a clear, helpful swine flu map.

Apr 30th

“Megaopolis” created in webapp dekaf and tweeked...

Apr 30th

“Speed” created in Elements.

Apr 30th

Another sign of spring.

Apr 29th

Gandalf, our senior cat, doesn’t see as much attention...

Apr 29th

ViewAt.org provides access to some stunning panoramic images...

Apr 29th

Locus provides a listing of the recent Locus Award...

Apr 29th

The Squire's Tales

Morris, Gerald ~ The Lioness and Her Knight ~ Sandpiper, 2005 ~ 340 pages ~ older children, tweens,...

Apr 28th

A most attractive and interesting Smithsonian American Art...

Apr 28th

Attractive website exhibit of art work  by the SF artist...

Apr 28th

“Planet R14” created in webapp SumoPaint.

Apr 28th

“Setting sun” created with the Peacock webapp.

Apr 28th

Azalas seen on dogwalk in college woods.

Apr 27th

Viburnam seen in the college woods on dogwalk.

Apr 27th

At one time, I was a topical stamp collector with an...

Apr 27th

The Nebula {SF} awards have been announced.

Apr 27th

Flax guarding the driveway.

Apr 26th

Showy Primrose [buttercup] providing mailbox color.

Apr 26th

“Bad picture” created with webapp Sumopaint.

Apr 26th

From the Europeana website, a search screen for a search on...

Apr 26th

European national libraries are creating a Europe-wide...

Apr 26th

Although this may seem morbid rather than cheery, Dead at...

Apr 25th

“Spring colors” created with webapp Dekaf and...

Apr 25th

Then, there is Friday under the kitchen table. Waiting for a...

Apr 25th

Somehow, even in a normal-sized house, cats can be lost....

Apr 25th

BudFirst is an excellent example of citizen science. I hope...

Apr 24th

The same image tweeked in the webapp Picnik.

Apr 24th

Vinca are recovering quickly from winter.

Apr 24th

The iris are opening up.

Apr 24th

The NEA video site contains videos of those...

Apr 23rd

For those interested in Irish Americans, this archive at...

Apr 23rd

River flox looking good in our side yard. Those with good...

Apr 23rd

Some afternoon dog walks are done at the college forest...

Apr 23rd

The beginning of the places search in the World Digital...

Apr 22nd

Several national libraries have collaborated in creating the...

Apr 22nd

And another. Almost early fall weather.

Apr 22nd

While the weather folks have predicted a week of rain, we...

Apr 22nd

The Mistborn Series Concludes

Sanderson, Brandon ~ The Hero of Ages ~ TOR, 2009 ~ 572 pages ~ adults, some teens. “Marsh...

Apr 21st

Here is a search [railroads] on the timeline. Some responses...

Apr 21st

Google Labs have released the News Timeline arranging G News...

Apr 21st

“Star flower” created with Oxidizer.

Apr 21st

“Curvy wallpaper” created in Elements.

Apr 21st

Robert Sawyer begins new series

Sawyer, Robert J. ~ WWW : Wake ~ Ace, 2009 ~ 354 pages ~ adults, some teens. “Not...

Apr 20th

“Sunflower” was created with the webapp Peacock.

Apr 20th

Zooming in on the part of the original image within the gold...

Apr 20th

National Geographic has created “an infinite...

Apr 20th

ShortcutWorld lists keyboard shortcuts allowing you to use...

Apr 20th

For some reason, we have more cat photos than human family...

Apr 19th

“Spring flowers” created in Elements. It’s...

Apr 19th

GoodGuide provides information and analysis on products that...

Apr 19th

osalt.com is another useful alternative website for those...

Apr 19th

Brilliant New Series Begins

Brett, Peter V. ~ The Warded Man ~ Del Ray, 2009 ~ 416 pages ~ adults, some teens. “The Great...

Apr 18th

The “Third Mind” is an intriguing  Guggenheim...

Apr 18th

The Sunlight Labs 50 State Project is intended to provide...

Apr 18th

Fothergill [spelling] is a small, but elegant shrub. Its...

Apr 18th

Uncertain what this is [the Master Gardener is away], but...

Apr 18th

If you’re considering writing the great heroic fantasy...

Apr 17th

If you don’t already have too many blogs to keep up...

Apr 17th

Our elderly oak tree is beginning to leaf out.

Apr 17th

Tulips continue to please.

Apr 17th

Few would agree that Illustrator is a good alternative for...

Apr 16th

Dooblet is an alternative website. The next image shows an...

Apr 16th

“Kaliedoscope” created with Xaos.

Apr 16th

“Sword fish or stinger bee” created with...

Apr 16th

“Turn the page” created with Xaos.

Apr 15th

“Planet birth” created in Elements.

Apr 15th

Typebound features books as design elements.

Apr 15th

Here is another interesting archive of cover/jacket art.

Apr 15th

TimeToast is a webapp to create timelines. Free, but...

Apr 14th

SmartHistory is intended to be a substitute for art history...

Apr 14th

Easter Flowers at a Roman Catholic Church taken by the...

Apr 14th

“Grungy color” created in Elements.

Apr 14th

New York Public Library provides another look at cover...

Apr 13th

For those of us who have bookmarks here, there, and...

Apr 13th

Trumpet vines in a park in a large Southern city adds some...

Apr 13th

Successful Easter trip to visit older son, his wife, and the...

Apr 13th

Away for the Holidays ~ back in a few...

On the road again……………………………

Apr 9th

Sorry that this is out of order. Here is an example of the...

Apr 9th

Dalias ready to be placed in the ground. Spring planting...

Apr 9th

“Circles” created by the new abstract art web...

Apr 9th

The British Library has a very nice exhibit on the history...

Apr 9th

Earth Day is just around the corner and Earthday.gov...

Apr 9th

Although I’m uncertain why these trees are called...

Apr 8th

“Light Bars” created in the Peacock webapp.

Apr 8th

Library of Congress is in the process of developing a...

Apr 8th

WordAhead provides visual and oral definition/context for...

Apr 8th

MorgueFile is another free for private/commercial use photo...

Apr 7th

FiledbyAuthor is a new website for authors. Limited but...

Apr 7th

One [I hope] final spring snow shot.

Apr 7th

Light snow and freeze in early morning. More expected.

Apr 7th

The Alliance - Union Universe Continues

Cherryh, C.J. ~ Regenesis ~ DAW, 2009 ~ 585 pages ~ adults, some teens. “Hundreds of babies...

Apr 6th

“Spring ornaments” created with Peacock.

Apr 6th

“Time Travel Machine” created by Xaos.

Apr 6th

Frank R. Paul is a pioneering SF artist. Here are examples...

Apr 6th

Go2web20 is a reasonably comprehensive list of web apps....

Apr 6th

MediaCloud is designed to illuminate how news flows and...

Apr 5th

The Mapas Project is an attractive exhibit of MesoAmerican...

Apr 5th

“Strange flowers 2.”

Apr 5th

“Strange flowers 1” created with web app Sumo...

Apr 5th

We’ve had considerable rain and dark skies in the last...

Apr 4th

JustQuoted is another good source of quotes to stimulate...

Apr 4th

Our only rose blooming under the pine tree.

Apr 4th

The blossoms have gone away, the last magnolia bloom of the...

Apr 4th

“New day” created in Elements.

Apr 4th

“Two fish” created with web app Viscosity.

Apr 3rd

“Doors” is a simple, modern image created with...

Apr 3rd

If you have difficulty in distinguishing between fiscal and...

Apr 3rd

Newssift is a business news aggregator in beta. Already...

Apr 3rd

“Lost planet” created with Gimp.

Apr 2nd

Daffydills are likely the most popular and widely seen early...

Apr 2nd

Cuil is another web search engine. It has begun to add time...

Apr 2nd

1001 free fonts is another useful site for free fonts. I...

Apr 2nd

Here is the Alltop interests page in more detail.

Apr 1st

Alltop is a news aggregator that gathers news on popular...

Apr 1st

“Cosmic Birth” created with Elements using the...

Apr 1st

“Spyrograph” created with Gimp.

Apr 1st