The Observer – seeing the planet, people, and surroundings through my lens.
Child Of The Fifties By the Time We Got to First Loves, We Had Discussed Other Topics Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash Talking to a stranger who became a friend. I will call him Bud; he is the owner of the mechanic shop where I take our cars to be serviced. After several visits and discussions, I learned…
The Growing Process Takes Time and There Are No Short Cuts Photo by Emmanuel Mbala on Unsplash In the beginning I did not magically think being a writer was something I wanted to be when I was a small child or a teenager, or even when I arrived at adulthood. For me, it happened much later in…
This Writer’s Journey I See Glimpses From Time to Time and the Focus Is Starting Show a Better View Photo by Alice Donovan Rouse on Unsplash I Am Building My Thing Not Knowing What the Final Version Will Look Like. After reading one of Sean Kerman’s article, it inspired me to write this article. Here is the nugget I…
This Writer’s Journey Start At Step One. Then Move Through to Step Five. Photo by Mette Køstner on Unsplash The magic of this plan is in the execution. If you publish it, they will come. The first step is important, but not without each succeeding step following close behind. The part that most of us forget is step five….
Walking the dog Automation requires a complex series of if-this-then-this, stories are not that simple. Photo by Malachi Brooks on Unsplash Daily walks with the dog through the neighborhood I will engage neighbors in conversation. Depending on what they are doing the conversations can be as simple as “hello.” Other topics that open communication “How long have you…
