Photography, Fiction, Travel, and Opinions.
"Say WHAT?" You read correctly . . . the Samsung Note 8 is no more. My current phone is a Samsung Note 20 Ultra. Let me explain . . . It was the middle of February, and Melisa's Samsung S8 decided it would change its state from that of a functioning high-end smartphone . .... Continue Reading →
A conversation between my sister and diem3 had me remember the photos I snapped of my mother's cross-stitch projects. I should clarify . . . in Part 1<<link, I identified her work as needlepoint, but it's cross-stitch. I corrected that in Part 2<<link, but I repeat it here. OK, cross-stitch . . . here's a... Continue Reading →
A conversation between my sister and diem3 had me remember the photos I snapped of my mother's cross-stitch projects. I should clarify . . . in Part 1, I identified her work as needlepoint, but it's cross-stitch. OK, cross-stitch . . . here's a description (LINK) and here's a bit of history (LINK) and some... Continue Reading →
A conversation between my sister and diem3 had me remember the photos I snapped of my mother's needlepoint cross-stitch projects. I should clarify . . . photos of a small number of my mother's needlepoint cross-stitch projects. So, here I am, finally posting the photos I took last September (and a few from 2017). It's... Continue Reading →
So, yesterday, this Monarch was on the pavement directly behind — and in the path — of the rear wheel of my trusty Highlander (There Can Be Only One). Monarchs have been in Hawaiʻi since the mid-1800s and unlike the ones on the mainland, these do not migrate. Likely, that's both because of the distance and... Continue Reading →
The first quick post about post-processing post generated a comment and got me thinking I need some practice with Photoshop and Topaz. This was the comment by doesitevenmatter3 (diem3): Now if only you could set that handsome gorilla among the palm leaves with the flower on his head or in his hand! THAT would be... Continue Reading →
So, the Project 313 Post 31 that went live earlier has a flower photo and I mentioned that I photoshopped away some ugly detail. I had a few photos taken with the Note 8 and both showed the remnants of a previous flower that had died and rotted right under the current flower (which would... Continue Reading →
As mentioned in the last post, I've been editing stuff. Specifically, my last novel. Yes, I have it in mind sending it out into the wild and see if it can hook an agent. I'm not holding my breath, but one can't suffer crushing disappointment unless one tries. A quick comment forestalling words of encouragement . .... Continue Reading →
To some, it may look like I'm slacking off in my posting. Well, I'm here to tell you that once you retire, you'll find time just slips through your fingers. Whereas I used to be able to do a lot when I was working forty hours a week — fifty, if you count travel times —... Continue Reading →
This might end up being one of them there lengthy post. There are a lot of photos, so it might load slow. I suggest getting a cup of coffee and perhaps making a bathroom run while everything loads. Just letting people know. BUT . . . you can just go to the bottom and just look... Continue Reading →
It's fine, thank you. I don't have any complaints and if pushed, I'd be hard-pressed to come up with something I'm not happy about. Blazing fast, lots of customization, handles pretty much anything I throw at it. However, readers of this blog are likely to only care — if they care at all — about... Continue Reading →
Whenever we visited the Big Island, no trip was complete without a visit to Kapaʻau. It's a town in the Kohala district of the Big Island. We still like driving up there and on the 24th we took a drive specifically to get to the Keokea Beach Park. Why, you ask? Well, as a North-facing... Continue Reading →
When I published the Photo Version of this walk, I had considered posting a few of the associated videos along with the photos . . . but I didn't. I now share those videos along with the following warning. This post has only videos. Boring videos made even more boring by the fact they're slow-motion videos.... Continue Reading →
I often mention the heat here in Kailua Kona . . . but, for a couple of days now, it's not been that bad. Meaning, we've had a few days when the morning temperatures hovered in the high-70s and in the afternoon they rose to the low 80s. More important, the humidity is kept low by... Continue Reading →
I almost have the writing bug again. Almost, but not right now. I do have two ideas that are rattling around my brain, but they need to jell a bit more. Interesting side story . . . both ideas came to me while I was half asleep (drifting, as I call it) pretty much in the... Continue Reading →