So fellow travelers, as most folks know we’ve had one hell of a winter here in upstate New York. In fact, our local news station’s weather team recently posted a report that January through March is now noted as the coldest first quarter start to a year on record. You go Old Man Winter. Yay you. […]
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Ponderous thoughts
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on April 6, 2015
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The Story of Spring 2015 43.167° N, 76.33° W.
So fellow travelers, I am currently taking an online photography class from CGBF photo guru Jeff Anderson. The classes I gifted myself with last year pushed me out of “auto” mode and gave me the basic photoshop skills I needed to make steady progress with my Canon DSLR. This class is assignment based; Jeff gives […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on March 22, 2015
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Enough is enough
So fellow travelers, this morning I came across a phenomenal photo and poem posted by Jon Katz on his Bedlam Farm Blog. Jon is the founder, mentor and “grand poohbah” of the Creative Group at Bedlam Farm, which I reference here frequently. If you want to know more about us, look it up on Facebook. Our […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on March 8, 2015
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March
So fellow travelers after five weeks of relentless bone chilling cold, sub zero wind chills and daily snowfall we have finally hit our first few days of temps above freezing. Lest we get comfortable enough to don shorts and flip flops, Old Man Winter has been careful to throw in a few nights of single […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on March 5, 2015
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Reaching
So fellow travelers, sitting at in the library of the high school where I work, I sensed a change in the ambient light. After hours of grey lake effect squalls driven by a subzero wind chill brutal enough to delay school for two hours yesterday morning, the sun had managed to push a few rays […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on February 25, 2015
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The Face of Old Man Winter
So fellow travelers, I am profoundly grateful school was closed last week for winter break. It gave me a respite from the doldrums of work and plenty of free time for creative exploration. I have been sketching, painting, editing photos and writing blog posts to my hearts content. It’s granted me an eyes on the prize glimpse […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on February 22, 2015
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Riding the Wave
So fellow travelers, here we are on the beach staring down this big wave of change in education. Eye witnesses say the first sign of a massive tsunami is “drawback,” a surreal super low “tide” effect, as the water is pulled far out off shore. It is often the only warning of the incoming […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on February 16, 2015
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Under the Big Top
So fellow travelers, I recently came across this expression: It is a translated Polish proverb Nie mój cyrk, nie moje malpy which is a very intriguing way to say “It’s not my problem.” I honestly had never heard it until someone used it as a comment on a social media site but it […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on February 15, 2015
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Don’t Follow Me…. I’m Lost.
So fellow travelers, in a group as prolific as the CGBF, there are bound to be common themes. Repetition is more common when a specific challenge is posted, such as the recent Winter Color Initiative, a call to brighten up the dreary winter with color infused posts. At times there are rebound or spin off […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on February 13, 2015
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Red Sky of Friendship
So fellow travelers, this morning’s sunrise gave me the photo I needed to illustrate a bit of poetry I wrote last month as I headed East for a weekend reunion with some of my creative group friends. Sometimes, you just have to follow your heart right into the eye of the storm. The Red Sky […]
Posted by Deborah H Rahalski on February 11, 2015
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