Palouse Diary

I have not written in this blog for almost three months. The summer has kept me busy outdoors, and there was nothing that moved me to write. The world of politics grinds on, the economy sags, and no one wants to read about my gardening project or the departure of my second hive of bees. This week I came across something worth writing about: a postumously published book of photographs of Oregon's...

BPaul just posted an absolutely amazing clip of BB King and Gladys Knight on his blog. I figured he deserved something in return, so here are a couple: Since BP is into fancy stepping soul performances, here's Archie Bell and the Drell's performing "Tighten Up" live. Yes, they sure do dance as good as they walk: Fenton Robinson is a hugely under-appreciated bluesman who died in 1997. He...

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(I have been neglectful of this blog of late. Mostly, I have been busy, trying to get to a stalemate with the exploding vegetation in my yard.) In looking for a quote from Whitman's 'Song of Myself' I came across this excellent site: Modern American Poetry: An Online Journal and Multimedia Companion to Anthology of Modern American Poetry (Oxford University Press, 2000) Edited by Cary Nelson...

I've been a bit of a lazy blogger of late -- or, more properly, a busy blogger. Spring has finally arrived, all in a rush, although today feels more like March than May, and I have been busy outside trying to get to a stalemate with the yard and pasture. I haven't even posted about my bees. Which brings me to the subject of this post. This morning I cam across this fragment from the poem Nineteen...

Here are a couple of photos from a session yesterday afternoon. The first is of dogwood blossoms, processed in Photoshop to look like a Japanese water color. Next, a 1:1 macro shot of a Bachelor Button blossom. As usual, subject to the whims and fancies of Blogger & blogspot.com, click on the image for a larger view....