Farewell to the Filigree

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Shelley Schurch Sunday, February 25, 2024 This year I’m documenting the firsts of the season. A couple of weeks ago we rounded a corner on our morning walk, and there were camellias in full bloom on three tall bushes. A few houses down we...

Care Labels

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Maylan Schurch Sabbath, February 24, 2024 Late last July I ran a post office errand, and while the clerk went into another room in pursuit of something, I got out my smartphone (hoping it wasn’t illegal to take pictures inside a post...

Opening the Ports

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Russell Jurgensen Thursday and Friday, February 22 and 23, 2024 My daughter handed me her phone with a comment about the USB charging plug not staying in the port. After turning off the power and using a thin sewing needle, a fair amount...

Watches Over Me

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Darren Milam Wednesday, February 21, 2024 I recently took a trip to my companies’ headquarters, in Irvine, California. I was there for a week of training. During breaks, when it wasn’t raining, I would go and walk a couple laps on the...

Blood

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Robert Howson Tuesday, February 20, 2024 Blood. More specifically, my blood. Generally, it goes unnoticed until we see it being lost. It’s quite likely that all of us have injured ourselves in an accident which didn’t really hurt until we...