Tableau Vivante

I had mentioned, back when I had moved over to my new online home, that there were things that I wanted to do differently with this ballooning blog and the community that came with it. For a while now, it’s been a lot of me posting this picture or that post and you dutifully reading. And I know you’re reading because the stats tell me so. But before I moved, I had no real idea how many of you there actually were. Comments were my only real way of tracking interest. Then I learned a few skills and discovered that, sweet barking cheese*, there’s a lot of you.

But save for a few of you, the quantity of comments have been, well, let’s be honest, anemic. Too many veggies, not enough protein? I know you’re there. I see you. But I thought to myself, how can I convince people to participate more? What possible incentive would they have?

The answer was instant – if you give it, they will come.

Also, I am not above bribery. Read the rest of this entry »

Someone left the fridge door open today, cause dang, it was a might bit chilly outside. Low clouds. No sun. A slight breeze. I waltzed out in a thin shirt and regretted it. Took my pictures fast and furious, but not just because of the cold. I had an important task to set up for today. But more on that later.

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