Belong to the World.

You never intended to be in this world.

But you’re in it all the same.

So why not get started immediately.

I mean, belonging to it.

There is so much to admire, to weep over.

~ Mary Oliver ~

 

Dogs

 



Dudley





Dogs are such agreeable friends;

they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms

 

~ George Eliot ~

 

For Kamryn

Kamryn
 Photo:  Grammy

 I Hope You Dance.

On Writing

Tennessee Williams

I asked Tennessee for advice on writing. He said keep everything very simple and straightforward; be honest to yourself. Although he didn't speak very much, Tennessee noticed everything and felt everything. I think that's what I learned from him: how to be an observer.

~ Michael Garady ~

Shoot them now, while they're happy.

 

If you have any young friends

who aspire to become writers,

the second greatest favor you can do

them is to present them with copies

of The Elements of Style.

  The first greatest, of course,

 is to shoot them now,

while they’re happy. 

 

~ Dorothy Parker ~

 

Paducah In The Fall

(Photo:  Paducah Life Magazine)

Reprinted from LA Times Travel:

Paducah, Kentucky: About 175 miles southeast of St. Louis is the enclave of Paducah, founded in 1827 by William Clark (of Lewis and Clark). Paducah's proximity to the Ohio and Tennessee rivers makes it an ideal place for leaf peeping. The best drives in this area are along U.S. 60/62 which leads directly out of town, then intersects with U.S. 68. A country road of rising and falling farmlands punctuated by forest leads to the Land Between the Lakes, a national recreation area. Another gorgeous drive, the 43-mile Woodlands Trace Scenic Byway, is a ridge of land between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley. The surrounding forest provides 3,000-plus miles of leaf-filled hiking.

Happy Birthday, Kentucky!

Kentucky turns 222 years old tomorrow.