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Jann Alexander
Aug 21, 20141 min read
A Monochrome Moment on a Gray Day
A Monochrome Moment in Maine by Jann Alexander ©2014 “In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary.” — Aaron Rose...
Jann Alexander
Aug 20, 20141 min read
Nature Is Imagination Itself
Teton Aspens by Jann Alexander ©2014 “The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands...
Jann Alexander
Aug 17, 20141 min read
Always On the Outside, Looking In?
Silhouetted by Jann Alexander ©2014 He (she?) is there most nights, performing a circular dance on the frosted glass of the front door,...
Jann Alexander
Aug 13, 20141 min read
City Reflections, Upsidedown and Wet
Austin, Upsidedown by Jann Alexander ©2014 “Mirrors should reflect a little before throwing back images.” —Jean Cocteau Cocteau was...
Jann Alexander
Aug 10, 20141 min read
Mirror Images
“Life is a mirror and will reflect back to the thinker what he thinks into it.” —Ernest Holmes Mirrored, No. 1 by Jann Alexander ©2014...
Jann Alexander
Aug 8, 20141 min read
Where You Can Become Immersed in Texture
Mexico Textures by Jann Alexander ©2014 There’s no shortage of texture in Mexico’s Yucatàn. From crumbling walls to stone monasteries...
Jann Alexander
Aug 7, 20141 min read
Color Gone Wild in Maine
Summer’s gone wild in coastal Maine. It’s a short season for anything that blooms there, so the wildflowers make the most of it. ♣ See...
Jann Alexander
Aug 6, 20142 min read
Where There’s a Sunset Party Every Night
Sunset Party on Mt. Bonnell , iPhoneography by Jann Alexander © 2014 Key West has got nuthin’ on Austin. There’s a sunset party every...
Jann Alexander
Aug 4, 20142 min read
How to Develop the Fine Art of Listening
Fine Art of Listening, Diffused by Jann Alexander © 2014 “Listening is such a simple act. It requires us to be present, and that takes...
Jann Alexander
Aug 1, 20142 min read
When Time Stopped in Izamal
Izamal ZigZag by Jann Alexander © 2014 You zig here, zag there on your way up to the massive convento that sits atop a former Mayan...
Jann Alexander
Jul 30, 20141 min read
Just One Word on Wordless Wednesday
Yellow by Jann Alexander ©2014 Yellow. That’s it. Just one word. Though it pains me greatly to say no more, if it’s Wednesday, it must...
Jann Alexander
Jul 29, 20141 min read
Shimmering in the Late Sun
Shimmering River Birches by Jann Alexander ©2014 The late afternoon sun was heading towards sundown, and a cool coastal breeze added to...
Jann Alexander
Jul 25, 20141 min read
Bring On The Heat, Austin!
Made in the Shade by Jann Alexander © 2014 It’s summer in Texas, so you make for the shade to find your favorite hammock, and let...
Jann Alexander
Jul 23, 20141 min read
Remnants of the Pretty People
Remnants at Zach Scott | iPhoneography by Jann Alexander ©2014 Leftovers, after all of the pretty people have gone . ♣ Wordless...
Jann Alexander
Jul 20, 20141 min read
Make My Tequila Reposado, With a Shot of Snapseed
Not Contained for Long by Jann Alexander ©2014 How do you shoot tequila? Chances are, whatever your preferences, it won’t stay ...
Jann Alexander
Jul 19, 20142 min read
You Say You Want an Evolution?
Austin, Texas, Congress Avenue, 2004 — Where once was the Avenue Cafe , there came Las Manitas. Owned by two sisters, it was revered for...
Jann Alexander
Jul 18, 20141 min read
Confined and Defined by Daily Rituals
How do daily rituals confine us? And define us? Consider the intertwined rituals of lobstermen in their pursuit of lobsters, and the...
Jann Alexander
Jul 16, 20141 min read
If It’s Wednesday, It Must Be Wordless
Blessings for Johnny Cash by Jann Alexander © 2013 If it’s Wednesday, it’s wordless . Those are the rules. God Bless Johnny Cash, who...
Jann Alexander
Jul 14, 20141 min read
Stumbling Into Past and Present
I stumbled upon Jacob Bailey, aged 59 years and five months when he died in 1879, buried at land’s end in a tiny coastal Maine...
Jann Alexander
Jul 14, 20142 min read
When the iPhone Camera Yields a Surprise (or Two) Inside
Surprise Inside by Jann Alexander ©2014 Looking closely through the camera lens, I discovered a surprise inside. The shiny red bromeliad...
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