Remnant of Rodney’s Past

I’ve talked a lot about Rodney’s back injury [Daddy Dearest, Piling on the Therapy]. I haven’t mentioned the scar on his other side, pictured here. It is from, we were told, an altercation with a doorlatch. The entire scar is 10″ long. The section with underlying muscle damage is 5″ long. The deep divot thatContinue reading “Remnant of Rodney’s Past”

Foto Friday: Lesson 1, Depth of Field

Book List Photography (11th Edition) by Barbara London, John Upton, Jim Stone [Pearson 2013]. Textbook, art school slant. The Moment It Clicks by Joe McNally [New Riders 2008]. The stories and gear behind the photos. David Busch’s Compact Field Guide for the Nikon D7100 by David Busch [Cengage 2013]. The manual writ large. Alternates PerfectContinue reading “Foto Friday: Lesson 1, Depth of Field”

Letter Art: I is for I Love You

To my husband: I love you for so many reasons, not least of which is putting up with my horse habit for all these years. To everyone: Today is our 28th wedding anniversary. Back when Previous Horse and Mathilda were reaching their retirement years, I suggested that – come the day – we could tryContinue reading “Letter Art: I is for I Love You”

State of the Blog: TYFR

End-of-the-month commentary on blogging. [State of the Blog] At the end of last month, I started new habit. I end each post with Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott At end of the audio CD of Pacific, the author/narrator Simon Winchester says, “Thank you for listening.” How nice, I thought. I should do that. It’sContinue reading “State of the Blog: TYFR”