• architecture,  Black and White,  doors,  shadows,  window

    Unit 52

    June 15, 2018
    Somewhere in the Shadows
    Somewhere in the Shadows

    We have been warm in Colorado this past week but that looks to be changing the next few days. We are going to see temperatures about 10 degrees cooler and rain/thunderstorms. It is dry here so many are looking forward to any moisture. The predicted rain on Sunday may put a damper on any BBQ plans for Fathers Day. 

    Each morning as I leave for one of my coffee shops I’m given this scene of morning shadows. I usually just take a mental image, smile, and go my merry way but I’m sure I take at least one image a week of my neighbors door. 

    For the past 25 years I have done a lot of reading. There are times I have three books going at one time, which for my simple mind is probably not the wisest of decisions. I’m finding I struggle with my focus when reading, requiring the paragraph to be reread, sometimes more than once. The thought crosses my mind that I need to put all my books down for awhile. I don’t consider myself an author but then again, these journals are my books, my stories.

    “There comes a point in your life when you need to stop reading other people’s books and write your own.” Albert Einstein

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  • Black and White,  coffee shops,  fountain pens,  journal,  lifestyles,  writing/reading

    It’s how you see

    June 12, 2018
    TWSBI Classic in White
    TWSBI Classic in White

    “The world exists as you perceive it.It’s not what you see, but how you see it.It is not what you hear, but how you hear it.It is not what you feel, but how you feel it.”

    Rumi

    I’m re-reading David duChemin’s book The Soul of the Camera. I read it last year and just about done with my second pass. I thought this was his best book and feeling that still to be true. 

    The pen is my new TWSBI Classic in White with a medium nib. They make stiff steel nibs but all four TWSBI pens I’ve used are very smooth writers. I’m quite pleased with it. 

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  • Black and White,  coffee shops,  lifestyles,  musings,  writing/reading

    Old Typewriter

    May 20, 2018

    Old Typewriter at Wolverine Press
    Old Typewriter at Wolverine Press

    It’s raining.  Well, it’s actually misting. Well, that’s not really either true, it’s more like high humidity where you get wet by just standing there. Anyway it is refreshing! 

    One of my favorite coffeehouses in town is the Bean Cycle. It used to share space with a used book store and printing press company called Wolverine Farm. Within the past year, they moved to a new location of its own. It is a place for local authors and poets to sit and write, have a coffee, connect with other writers and have their work published. This past week I stopped by and discovered they had four older typewriters that customers could use. Just bring your own paper. I’m tempted to bring some paper and plunk away as its been a few years since I used one.

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  • Black and White,  Cityscapes/Urban,  lifestyles

    Lunch with Monica

    April 11, 2018

    Monring Shadows
    Morning Shadows

    We are experiencing spring weather but know that nature can and does change rather quickly. They have predicted temperatures in the mid 70’s today and tomorrow, while snow is possible on Friday.

    My schedule today is a quiet one. Now at the Lory Student Center to write and enjoy a mocha. Will have lunch with my youngest daughter today and then meet a friend later this afternoon. Hope you enjoy your day!

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