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Another Hipstamatic iPhone cell phone capture. And a purist would have me leave it be but it had so little contrast and such an annoying, limp grain that I took it into Photoshop and tweeked it a little. Have only taken a few pics and can’t say that I’m inspired yet. But H.o.p. liked [...]

2010 March 9
Almost Spring (Before the Space Heater is Put Away)
Seeing what my new iPhone app can do. Not adequate on its own. I had to take it into Photoshop and add grain.

Google is under the impression that the only post on this site was one from Dec 29 2005 in which I offered happy new year wishes. So, today, I replaced that post with the above image that I spent all morning feverishly painting. At least I have now a (kind of) dialogue going with the [...]

2009 December Mountain Road

They like to burn trash in the mountains. We drove around some Chattanooga countryside yesterday and saw numerous “back yard” fires, probably leaves, branches and brush. I read there’s a burning ban from May to September and I guess after that one could torch their house if they were so inclined. But not during [...]

I’m ever the fan of car window views and their reflections. This is Mr. Bill’s Restaurant up somewhere around a place called Soddy Daisy in Tennessee.

They put this up in 2008 at Atlantic Station, between the Publix and Ikea. $20 million worth of arch. And I’m still struggling to come up with the appropriate words. Must say that I’m glad it’s there. It’s confusing. It looks completely out of place. It strikes one as nothing more than an extreme [...]

Beautiful clouds preceded cooler air by the space of a quick meal. Someone with a view from a skyscraper would have gotten wonderful shots. Down on the street, I tried, but came up empty.