When was the last time you thought about malaria? I can tell you for me, it's been about twenty years. That's when I left the lab...

Had a slow Friday. Was exactly what was needed. Spend the day hand-sculpting while watching silliness on cable. Tried to get photos of ...

Today was hot, humid and oppressive. We watched clouds roll past, followed by more clouds moving like herds rumbling above us. There was a ...

.....sheesh!

,l', lkuuuuuuuujo \ ippppppppppppppppp (thanks, Soosi ) So I had this dream. Excruciatingly detailed--I can recall the pattern of the ...

Thought you might like this photo. Poppet and words later. Sunday for more sleep, reading, lovely talk with the Mr. Gaiman. Tomorrow to wak...

ok. so not a vacation. not the change of scenery. still, a quiet weekend of rest and recharge. Can't pull stuff out if you don'...

Finally found time to go to the library. Found a "Complete" volume of H. G. Wells short stories. There are still a few I haven...

I've mentioned before that I'm making changes to decrease the environmental footprint of the studio. One of the new mold rubbers I...

Soosi is settling in. I promise not to ply you with cat photos. Mostly this one is to celebrate the end of kitty drama and getting back to...

So, not so much writing in the morning. It's Saturday, after all, after a week that was sort of a stress cocktail. So after four days ...

As I type this, Soosi is safe and sound and purring in my lap. Lesson learned. Silly human story in the morning. I must shower. I smell l...

It was a little cooler today---105 or so with clouds. Still oppressive, but the work I've been doing is of the sea, and wind and bits o...

I find myself in familiar, hateful territory. This is the time of year when the desert sky is blinding, the ground is too hot to touch and ...

Summer rages on. This is Soosi, an abandoned, feral kitten newly rescued by Aubrey, who phoned me first thing this morning. She told me ...

It's Monday. Not your typical Monday, I suppose, unless you work at home. It's the heat. It's getting to me. It does every su...

It's 8am and 95 outside. I sit with a cup of coffee with my feet in the pool, watching the water for unfortunate beetles and spiders th...

A number of photos of "Procession" and a few words about other things. We proceed. We move forward. Where one story ends, anoth...

Started the day with a quiet swim. Birds and insects all get the same greeting. "Hello, beautiful!" Temps all week in the teens...

I haven't written for a bit. I sort of went away to do the difficult part of my work. It's not that I haven't thought of you...