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Watercolors in a little ceramic tray.

I’m still painting a little. It’s enjoyable when I’m feeling good.

Today I visited the cardiologist to check my pacemaker battery and some arterial calcification that showed up on a bone scan He said I had another year on this battery. He also said he wasn’t going to do anything about my heart unless it was a problem for me. He made it clear he wanted me to concentrate on treating Terminus rather than having a heart thing and a cancer thing going on at the same time. I appreciate that.
Waiting in the waiting area.
A cute figurine in the treatment area window. I took this with a Kodak Print-o-matic.
We arrived back at Castle Graystone and discovered this pile of pine trees. The tree guys had removed four pines that were too close to the building.

QOTD: “Everywhere I go I feel the one that’s inside of us.” ~ Me

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Less naming
Fewer things

#The100DayProject 2

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Pictures of pictures. Here is the first series of photos for #The100DayProject. These were taken with a Kodak Mini Shot 3 Square Retro Instant Camera. Not my best work but I’m learning a lot.

A mess I’ve piled up on the piano.
We went for a delicious Mocha Frappe at Bullet Coffee Company. We sat in the car enjoying our beverages.
I use an Amazon box as a painting table. Works well, it’s ok to mess it up and I can recycle it when I am done.
A lovely pork loin for supper.

My current journey is leading me further down the rabbit hole than I have ever been before.

QOTD: “Enjoy the ride before the destination. Life moves on in the blink of an eye and you might be missing ‘life’ itself while chasing your future or hanging out in your past. God forbid you miss the journey. ” ~ Me

I appreciate each of you. Your visits, likes, prayers and comments mean so much. Stay safe and well out there in the CCE.
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#The100DayProject 1

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My project revolves around instant cameras. I want to learn how to creatively use these cameras. First I’ll take some practice photos with each camera.

The Kodak Printomatic produces business card size photos. They can be sticky on the back or not sticky. I plan to use this camera to make photos for my journal. This camera will also print photos from an iPhone.
This is the KODAK Mini Shot 3 Square Retro Instant Camera. It produces 3”x3” photos. As well as taking photos, this camera can print iPhone photos via Bluetooth.

Lastly is the largest and most complicated instant camera. It also has the most capability. It is the the Lomo’Instant Wide camera. I’m intrigued by its multi exposure option.

QOTD: “Who do you want to become between now and January 2024? Where do you want to go and what do you want to do?” ~ Rob Brezsny

I’ll go first. Who do I want to become? Nobody. I spent years becoming somebody. Now that Terminus has entered the picture I’m practicing letting go of things and roles in preparation for my departure from this spacesuit. I am not this body. Where do I want to go? San Francisco to be near my son and his family. What do I want to do? Walk 10,000 steps again.

I appreciate each of you. Your visits, likes, prayers and comments mean so much. Stay safe and well out there in the CCE.
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More walking
More happiness

Personal Notes

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LOL

Living in the room that mind built. I am thoughts. I am not thoughts. What am I? Am I an idea?

Sitting in the sacred Chemo chair.
Watching Pulp Fiction

It was an excellent 8 years but I need to sell my rv. I’m not going back there and it’s going to waste. Someone could be enjoying it.

QOTD: The “…practical expressions of kindness and compassion and ethical behavior [are] sacred practices.” ~ Rob Brezsny

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More hugs
More happiness

Seen and Heard

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“My mother was a lesbian. To me Santa was a black lesbian woman.” ~The Black Santa

“His brother didn’t torture him.” ~ S. Orr

“I’m going to run away to Disneyland. “ ~ Unknown

QOTD: Because we love the sun shines. Because we love the ocean waves.

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A Walk by the River

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We had an excellent day exploring around the Little Cahaba River. it was one of the best adventures I’ve had in a long time.

Speak softly, but carry a big can of paint. ~ Banksy
“Some people become cops because they want to make the world a better place. Some people become vandals because they want to make the world a better looking place.” ~ Banksy

We went down to the river to play. There was a lot of graffiti on the old, abandoned bridge.

Here I am taking a photo.

This is one view of the Little Cahaba River from the bridge.

QOTD: “…Whether it’s our time to ferment in the valley of shadows or rise up singing in the sun-splashed meadow, fresh power to transform ourselves is always on the way. ~ Rob Brezsny

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More faith
Less fear

Scheduling Surgery

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I need minor surgery to change the stints between my kidneys and my bladder.
Off we went into a foggy, future, now.
Waiting on the doctor. He is scheduling the surgery for mid December.

QOTD: “Bless the eternal wiggle. Everything’s always shimmying & jiggling & waggling.” ~ Rob Brezsny

Thank you for waggling over. Your visits, likes, and comments mean so much. Stay safe and well out there in the CCE.
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More imaginings
More dreams

Black and White

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It was a dark and stormy night when it first appeared in the theater.

Riding to the dental office
In the chair waiting for my new filling

The last two pictures were taken with the Tintype app.

QOTD: “Every minute of every hour of every day you are making the world, just as you are making yourself, and you might as well do it with generosity and kindness and style.” – Rebecca Solnit

I appreciate each of you. Your visits, likes, and comments mean so much. Stay safe and well out there in the CCE.
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Personal Notes

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I had a lovely birthday.
The pound cake is delicious and I still had enough wind to blow out the candles.

My brother-in-law and sister gave me a card, a cool shirt and a Tervis tumbler. Unexpected presents.

A Y’all Sweet Tea t-shirt. Pretty cool.

I am blessed.

QOTD: “One of life’s great bounties is its changeableness, which ensures that boredom will never last very long. You may underestimate the intensity of your longing for continual transformation, but the universe doesn’t.” – Rob Brezsny

I appreciate each of you. Your visits, likes, and comments mean so much. Stay safe and well out there in the CCE.
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Black and White

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Frozen in time and ceramics.
Little Frank is playing nice right now.
Diffusion confusion
That’s one spicy pickled okra.

QOTD: “Some people have a wonderful capacity to appreciate again and again, freshly and naively, the basic goods of life, with awe, pleasure, wonder, and even ecstasy.” — Abraham H. Maslow

I appreciate each of you. Your visits, likes, and comments mean so much. Stay safe and well out there in the CCE.
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Mindful
Present

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