Reflections in that rain puddle

The ten-year Census will soon be upon us as seen in the...

Jul 1st

How to get rid of things is a most useful site with a wide...

Jul 1st

Our backyard at the moment.

Jul 1st

My brother sent a photograph of the first new car that I...

Jul 1st

The Master Gardener visited a well-regarded local farm and...

Jul 1st

Dimitri Tiomkin was a notable composer for Hollywood films...

Jun 30th

Who runs the government is a new Washington Post website...

Jun 30th

Sometimes simple flowers are the best. I continue to enjoy...

Jun 30th

For some feline variety, my brother sent an image of Powder...

Jun 30th

Nandina remain one of my favorites regardless of the season.

Jun 30th

Here are the winners of the Locus SF/fantasy/horror awards...

Jun 29th

Library of Congress provides an site for teachers that...

Jun 29th

Fefoo is another multi-source, multi-type search engine that...

Jun 29th

“Neon light” began with a pattern created in...

Jun 29th

“Ancient mosaic” mostly created in Elements.

Jun 29th

Revelation Space Concludes [or does it?]

Reynolds, Alastair ~ Absolution Gap ~ Ace, 2003 ~ 565 pages ~ adults, some teens. “Scorpio...

Jun 28th

Revelation Space Continues

Reynolds, Alastair ~ Redemption Ark ~ Ace, 2002 ~ 567 pages ~ adults, some teens. “Antoinette...

Jun 28th

A quick picture of what our backyard looked like this...

Jun 28th

After too much cat coverage, a change of pace with an image...

Jun 28th

The Manchester Guardian, a British newspaper known for...

Jun 28th

For several years, the Library of Congress has...

Jun 28th

“Deep under water” created in Elements.

Jun 27th

I’ve begun transforming some of my Terragen classic...

Jun 27th

Shorpy is an archive of unusually interesting historical...

Jun 27th

Those wishing for a quick, easy, yet authoritative...

Jun 27th

While the Ken Burns video series on the U.S. National Parks...

Jun 26th

Those interested in various kinds of history will find this...

Jun 26th

We’ve had pleasant early evenings this week.

Jun 26th

“Earthquake” creaked in Elements.

Jun 26th

One more day lily and then I’ll move on.

Jun 26th

Alexander Street is a well-regarded database...

Jun 25th

Each year, the AIGA has a contest to select the best...

Jun 25th

Really bright yellow!

Jun 25th

Orange and yellow.

Jun 25th

Another daylily — yellow this time.

Jun 25th

The London School of Economics has a notable reputation....

Jun 24th

Those interested in the Constitution will find this Library...

Jun 24th

Another inverted flower — here a sunflower becomes a...

Jun 24th

A flame fractal created with Apophysis.

Jun 24th

The Library of Congress has a wealth of content valuable to...

Jun 23rd

There seems to be a flurry of “real-time”  or...

Jun 23rd

A pink cala lily.

Jun 23rd

Another daylily. The daylilies are doing very well this...

Jun 23rd

I have a casual, poorly informed interest in photo...

Jun 22nd

Although I am increasingly doubtful that meaningful health...

Jun 22nd

A Journey  Round My Skull includes a variety of appealing,...

Jun 22nd

Flowery was also taken this morning.

Jun 22nd

Flower Heart was taken this morning before the thunder...

Jun 22nd

The Honorverse Expands

Weber, David ~ Storm From The Shadows ~ Baen, 2009 ~ 732 pages ~ adults, some teens....

Jun 21st

Although I never finished the work, I do enjoy the...

Jun 21st

Another “inverted” flower image. I really like...

Jun 21st

One of my first, primitive images created with Vue7. This is...

Jun 21st

I’ve long had a love affair with cars from the 1940s....

Jun 21st

Here is an example of a CrowdEye search.

Jun 20th

CrowdEye is a search engine that does real time searches of...

Jun 20th

CoverBrowser has an interesting display  of Asimov covers.

Jun 20th

Another in my “inverted” images.

Jun 20th

Daylilies are doing well — when the heavy rains...

Jun 20th

The Chesley Awards provide appropriate recognition for SF...

Jun 19th

The American Bookbinders Museum has an interesting website...

Jun 19th

Using the invert filter in Elements creats a variety of...

Jun 19th

“Grafeety” created in Elements.

Jun 19th

The University of Texas at Austin has one of the best map...

Jun 17th

For some reason, there is a dramatic increase in new search...

Jun 17th

Here is an example of a sun-loving plant with attractive...

Jun 17th

Colorful leaves, especially on shade lovers, bring...

Jun 17th

“Creation” began with an green belt tree bark...

Jun 16th

“Cheery thinking” created in Elements.

Jun 16th

Popixy is another relatively new search engine that allows...

Jun 16th

Stripedbackgrounds is another webapp that provides easy...

Jun 16th

Flickorama is a jazzy search and display engine for images...

Jun 15th

Those interested in ancient Egypt will find this exhibit...

Jun 15th

Here is a day lily that I’m fond of.

Jun 15th

The Master Gardener took this picture of a cala lily...

Jun 15th

A Different Look At Martian Colonization

Baker, Kage ~ Empress of Mars ~ TOR, 2009 ~ 303 pages ~ adults, some teens. “There were three...

Jun 14th

Those interested in exploring the implications/ramifications...

Jun 14th

This European-wide site is dedicated to discovering the past...

Jun 14th

“Sticky bush” created in Elements.

Jun 14th

These spiky purple balls have considerable impact. Note...

Jun 14th

Romantic Fantasy From Lee & Miller

Lee, Sharon and Steve Miller ~ Longeye ~ Baen, 2009 ~ 313 pages ~ adults, some teens. “The...

Jun 13th

The Sunlight Foundation has an excellent critique of the...

Jun 13th

Although I’m not a Twitter user, it is notable that...

Jun 13th

Smaller blooms are also attractive — if you get close.

Jun 13th

Daylilies of various colors are beginning to appear in good...

Jun 13th

Golden Age Comic Book Stories continues to provide great...

Jun 12th

Colour Lovers continues to provide interesting articles on...

Jun 12th

Small and with an interesting color contrast.

Jun 12th

Although a bit spare, I find this flower notably attractive.

Jun 12th

“Nextil system” created with Structure...

Jun 11th

Here is an example from the previous website of a color...

Jun 11th

The NYPL has a wonderful collection of images of early...

Jun 11th

“Forest Pool” created in Elements.

Jun 10th

ColourLovers has a most interesting and beautiful article on...

Jun 10th

Avalanche Software Art Blog continues quite a variety of...

Jun 10th

From Airborn to Starclimber

Oppel, Kenneth ~ Starclimber ~ HarperCollins, 2009 ~ 390 pages ~ older children, tweens, some teens,...

Jun 9th

The RCN Series Continues

Drake, David ~ In the Stormy Red Sky ~ Baen, 2009 ~ 378 pages ~ adults, some teens....

Jun 9th

Golden Age Comic Book Stories appeals with colorful covers...

Jun 9th

Google Squared is another Google beta/alpha designed to...

Jun 9th

“Spring bright” created in webapp Dekaf and...

Jun 9th

“Monsoon” created in Elements.

Jun 9th

Pixie is a webapp that makes it very easy to create little...

Jun 8th

My brother suggested wordnik and I did find it useful with...

Jun 8th

“Strange lands” created in Elements.

Jun 8th

Simple and bleak, but for some reason I like “Pixel...

Jun 8th

An example of a Patterncooler pattern.

Jun 7th

PatternCooler is another website to create pattens for...

Jun 7th

“Turbulent times” created with Elements.

Jun 7th

While yellow is not my favorite color, I do enjoy these...

Jun 7th

Sendak, the most noted children’s author, has many...

Jun 6th

Those eagerly awaiting the November release of the first...

Jun 6th

Even “fuzzy,” rain battered flowers appeal.

Jun 6th

On the daily yard walks, it’s interesting to see...

Jun 6th

SimilarSites is a website that searches for sites similar to...

Jun 5th

“Epidemic” created with mac screensaver...

Jun 5th

“Dizzy Dorena” created with mac app Beautiful...

Jun 5th

The Smithsonian has a variety of visual exhibits of wide...

Jun 4th

Thomas Perkins is an interesting artist with a style that...

Jun 4th

Flowers don’t have to be large to be attractive. Given...

Jun 4th

Surely it’s time for another image of our big guy, Mr....

Jun 4th

Although I already have more Tshirts than I can wear,...

Jun 2nd

Gorilla Artfare provides access to a surprising variety of...

Jun 2nd

Although the plants are mostly plain green, more flowers are...

Jun 2nd

We’ve experienced beautiful near summer weather in the...

Jun 2nd

I enjoy pondering how beautiful a leaf may be on plants that...

Jun 1st

“Creature” created with Elements.

Jun 1st

Earth Calendar provides short listings of holidays in...

Jun 1st

Bing, the new MS search engine [although probably a beta...

Jun 1st