Author: 67steffen
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Guilty Monday…
Here’s a story I wrote this week about guilt, the kind not discussed much. My fast fiction may be found at http://twivelist.com/ or sometimes here. Too Healthy The patient and the doctor, separated by an oak desk, eyed each other. “Doctor, why is there nothing wrong with me?” “Are you in search of a disease?…
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Celebrity Dog
Is it me, or is this photo of our dog, Sammy, reminiscent of a celebrity attempting to avoid the lens of the paparazzi? Of course, this isn’t the back seat window of a limo, but the saliva smudged glass of a station wagon, but Sammy wouldn’t have it any other way.
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Street Life
Even in a culturally famous city like Firenze, people focus on other things than old art and buildings. Here a woman reads while crossing a busy street, oblivious to the “must see” bell tower in the distance.
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The Painter’s Tape Building
Took photos yesterday of a downtown Sacramento office building that from a distance as well as close up appears to adorned with painter’s tape. File this under “what were they thinking?”
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What’s In a Name?
I am another year older today. To celebrate I’m posting a story I wrote this week about a couple squabbling about a name for their first born. Les stood in the cigar store regretting the spat he had with his wife over names for their unborn child. He favored “Jack” in honor of his…
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Lake Tahoe Misc.
Sea gulls in snow seem out of place in California as does an eternally rising stone whale–shot in Lake Tahoe a few years ago.
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Reflections
A few years ago I traveled 3,000 miles in the fall to to return to the area where I grew up. This trip was an exercise in seeing if places were like I remembered them after the passage of nearly 40 years. The results were mixed with a few disappointments and a several surprises such…
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The Lonely Phone Booth
One regret I have as a photographer is that I did not capture the drama of making a phone call in an outdoor “box”. The cell phone and vandalism killed off the phone booth—the photo ops I remember are gone. I ‘m posting today’s twivel, The Lonely Phone Booth, at this site in honor of…
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Nasturium Cycle
Photos taken today. Top one shows a few of the “thousands” of nasturtium seeds that I collected last year from our garden. On the left are sprouts from seeds planted three weeks ago. On right is the dark orange bloom loved by bees. Very little watering required.
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