U.S.S. Indianapolis On my first trip to Europe alone, I sat next to the wife of a serviceman, who was stationed overseas, and whom she was going to Spain to see. We chatted for a good portion of the flight, and she offered me the best travel advice, I have ever been given. “You...
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A Deer and a Friend Look who came for a visit! One deer came first, and then its friend showed up. They both explored the yard, oblivious to my presence; I did try to stay out of their way and watched them play, from a distance. Yes, I am sharing these pictures with you,...
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Happy 4th of July! Normally, this is a post which I quite enjoy writing, and whether I mark the occasion in “Art” or “Public Square”, or here in “Holiday’s”, it is just a joyful and uncomplicated wish for a Happy 4th of July to you! But this year everything is different. I could never...
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Defend Forward The cybersecurity community has had a Defense in Depth strategy for well over a decade. What does that mean? From a practical home application, Defense in Depth, would start with a fence around your property as an example, then a lock on all points of entry into the house, such as...
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Arcadia Round Barn Once upon a time, this round barn, in Oklahoma, was the most photographed landmark, on Rout 66. I of course had no idea it existed, or was such an iconic piece of Americana, when we happened to pull over, to photograph it, as we traveled, pre-quarantine, on Rout 66. This is...
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Happy Thoughts I miss being okay. Do you remember when we were okay? One moment we were fine, I would not say we were outstanding or even content really, but we were all okay, yes, at the very least we were okay; now suddenly none of us are even okay. The world no longer...
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Aechmea The Bromeliad with that Pink Flower, not a Pineapple, the other most famous Bromeliad I am still here, though I am having trouble writing about food and plants and especially history, in Public Square. Can politics be put aside? I do not know, but regardless of how or why we got here,...
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Father’s Day (My Father, Mother, holding my sister Caroline, Joy and me) Regardless of pandemics, financial crises, or social unrest, we do not want to forget to honor our fathers; you still have time to buy a card! I lost my father more thn thirty years ago, but it does not mean that...
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To love a painting is to feel that this presence is… not an object but a voice. ~ Andre Malraux ~ Lighthouse and Buildings, Portland Head by Edward Hopper I very much appreciate Edward Hopper’s work; thus I have featured so much of it, on these pages. I am actually surprised that...
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A Yellow Chickadee! This lovely little chickadee dropped by for a visit; and brought a smile to our face!
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