OCTOBER 15, 2009 2:14AM

Mississippi's Hindu Temple

sacred elephants

© 2009 Susan Mitchell 

I don't know how long the Hindu temple has nestled in the woods in the suburbs of Jackson, Mississippi. I know it was there when my son was in middle school because it was just up the road from his viola teacher's house. It was a… Read full post »

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2009 1:06PM

Silhouette

silhouette

 © 2009 Susan Mitchell

 

Welcome to Susan's Photography Gallery and Open Thread.  

What do you have to say for yourselves, amigos?

 

 

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2009 3:20PM

I'm Ready for the Autumn Breezes

sweating glass
 
It is just too damned hot here, still too damned hot. You walk out the door and it hits you, it's like walking into an oven. I long to feel that coolness in the air, the tiniest of chills along my bare arms, the bliss of cool grass blades… Read full post »
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SEPTEMBER 10, 2009 6:56PM

Cute Puppy Photograph

Pet Me Now

She means it. Pet her tummy and nobody gets hurt.

 

 

 

 

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AUGUST 20, 2009 6:30PM

The Rose Made Flesh

Roses are delicate and fragrant, light and gentle. Except when I get my hands on them.

rose no longer delicate

 The many different tools for editing digital photographs can lead to endless hours of time wasting for someone like me. "Hmmm, wonder what this would look like if I added a lot of purple?"… Read full post »

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JUNE 28, 2009 12:44PM

Pinwheel (Reposted)

Star Jasmine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By the way... if you don't want the ad glaring at you while you post a comment, and you don't want to get an ad blocker for your browser, click on "post comment" then scroll up until the ad disappears and the comment… Read full post »

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MARCH 30, 2009 2:56AM

Spring Wrenches Free of Winter's Grasp

March has not been a very spring-like month in many ways. It began with snow--in Mississippi.

What Is This White Stuff??!

We are not accustomed to the white stuff, so it is always both a shock and a delight.

Even though the snow tried to smother it, spring was waking from its cold hibernation.

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MARCH 24, 2009 11:57AM

Telling It Like It Is

If you are not already reading The Consumerist you should go give it a look.

consumerist

They are beholding to no one as they are an arm of the Consumer's Union, the same organization that publishes Consumer Reports. The screen shot above shows their take on the recent Facebook controversy.… Read full post »

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NOVEMBER 16, 2008 11:35AM

OS on Salon: Unintended Consequences

Bailey Wo's post on that kooky old Alan Keyes was one of three OS posts featured in the emailed daily Salon Newsletter.
 
I thought I'd see what Keyes is mucking up now. Ah, challenging Obama's birth certificate. ("He's a Kenyan! He's black! He can't be President!") I'm sure I'm not
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OCTOBER 9, 2008 1:26AM

How I found out I had cancer

Since I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I’ve fielded a lot of questions about it. One of the most frequent is, “How was your cancer found? Did you have a lump?”

I understand why people ask. They are hoping for an answer that will reassure them. She found a lump.… Read full post »

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