Didact
Didact (noun): A didactic person. Didactic (adjective): designed or intended to teach — or — intended to convey instruction and information in addition to serving another purpose (such as pleasure…
Tara Choate Causing Wonder or Astonishment – pt 3
The final installment of my Florida manatee adventure. Took a while to get here! January 29 – Explore Sanibel Island and Shells Thursday was the penultimate day of the trip.…
Causing Wonder or Astonishment – pt 2
Part 2 of the Florida vacation recap. This one covers the BEST days. January 27 – Snorkel Hunter Springs, Bird Nearby Area and Three Sisters Springs Tuesday, we got up…
Causing Wonder or Astonishment – pt 1
Brace yourselves, my friends. This is going to be a LONG post. So long, in fact, that I have broken it up into three parts. A few weeks ago, as…
To the Corners
Someone needs to speak to the show entry people, because I’ve spent the last several days sending out art entries. Northwest Watercolor Society (NWWS), Watercolor Society of Oregon (WSO), International…
2026 Goals
2026 We are now more than halfway through the third decade of the 21st century. And there are still no flying cars. Or anything else like the futuristic television shows…
2025 Goals – Recap
In my goal-setting post for 2025, I said this: “2025 looks to be a very different year for me… I am trying to pursue a goal (authorship) that I hope…
The Birds
Hitchcock I only started watching Hitchcock movies as an adult. I watched To Catch a Thief in my twenties because I saw a reference in a book. I believe I…
The Absence of Apricity
apricity (n): The warmth of the sun in winter Oregon has rolled into rainy darkness. This is fine with me; heat, sunshine, and all the rest are overrated. On the…