february 6, 2024
“I tell my students, Be an autodidact! Never stop learning! It’s the way to guarantee that you will never be bored!” ~ Mary Carroll Hackett I parked in the back 40 again this morning after my allergy shots….which I was … Continued
january 26, 2024
“If it doesn’t make you feel fabulous, don’t do it, don’t buy it, don’t keep it.” ~ Unknown It had rained most of the week and was cloudy for the rest, but then this moment appeared. Gosh, it sure was … Continued
november 28, 2023
“What if your markers of success were how well you slept at night? How many books you read? How easily you laughed? How much time you spent storytelling, feeling warm in homes of people you adore?” ~ Emmie Rae This … Continued
november 14, 2023
“This place is a dream. Only the sleeper considers it real. Then death comes like dawn, and you wake up laughing at what you thought was your grief.” ~ Rumi The sunset doesn’t look like much here, but it was … Continued
november 2, 2023
“Simple rule of life: If you wouldn’t like it done to you, don’t do it to others.” ~ Unknown The light last night at Adena Park on All Souls Day was remarkable. My silhouette against the tree from the bottom … Continued
november 1, 2023
“In the end, we all become stories.” ~ Margaret Atwood Tonight’s Blue Grass Trust deTour was at the Mt Horeb Adena Park in Fayette County. Most people have no idea we have an Adena-era henge in our backyard. It was … Continued
october 10, 2023
“You aren’t here to be perfect. You’re here to be present. Notice the glimmers.” ~ Unknown There are no ugly moments at Shakertown. Only glimmers. Related Images:
june 21, 2023
“If you don’t have time for what matters, stop doing things that don’t.” ~ Courtney Carver I spend so much time at UK ER that I think they ought to put me on the payroll. For the summer solstice, I … Continued
april 26, 2023
“Be happy. You never know how long you have left.” ~ Unknown Because we can always use more peace and tranquillity, here’s a golden hour shot from Floracliff. Just beyond the slope is the Kentucky River palisades. Related Images:
march 18, 2023
“May your neighbors respect you, trouble neglect you, the angels protect you, heaven accept you & the cops not arrest you on St. Paddy’s Day!” ~ Jim Sichko It was a wildly successful Appalachian Studies Association conference that ended with … Continued