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“You never know what doors are going to open up and why they are going to open up. You’ve got to be ready to walk through them.” —Lester...

The muse that floats my boat strikes once each July from a Maine cabin where I spend time with good friends, and its view of the Casco...

Mondrian in Mexico by Jann Alexander ©2015 Show me a little symmetry , a vivid color or two, some kind of pattern, bright light and hard...

This is what it is to be enveloped by Big Bend National Park in springtime: Big Bend Sky by Jann Alexander ©2015 Start with the sky at...

Alive in The Bend by Jann Alexander ©2015 Dying in The Bend by Jann Alexander ©2015 Dead in The Bend by Jann Alexander ©2015 What...

Koi in Motion  iPhoneography © 2103 by Jann Alexander “Life is in infinite motion; at the same time it is motionless.” ―Debasish Mridha...

Bird Stalking by Jann Alexander ©2014 Last-Ditch Attempt by Jann Alexander ©2014 Is there ever any better dog than your own? Is there...

Pampas Grass in Motion by Jann Alexander ©2014 It sways, it shimmers, it makes a magnetic shape-shifting tableau against a darkening...

Dreamy Dawn by Jann Alexander ©2014 A Dreamy Dawn on The Sea of Cortez Early morning light has its devotees, though I am not one of...

Lily Pads Afloat by Jann Alexander ©2015 Lily pads mysteriously afloat Their long tendrils an unseen connection to Nutrients and life...

Supermoon by Jann Alexander ©2014 Not every photograph can be a masterpiece. Sometimes marking the memory is enough.   When the supermoon...

iDallas: Magic in a Blur   |   iPhonegraphy by Jann Alexander ©2015 Set your speed at 65 mph and take aim with your iPhone. Professional...

iCactus, Background Blur   |   iPhoneography by Jann Alexander © 2015 iCactus, Foreground Blur  |   iPhoneography by Jann Alexander ©...

Ephemeral iFish | iPhoneography by Jann Alexander © 2015 “What you see with your eyes is transient and ephemeral, what you see through...

Fresh Dagger   iPhoneography by Jann Alexander © 2015 Fresh?  These photo challenges are becoming easier than taking candy from a baby,...

Rusty Hadacol by Jann Alexander ©2014 “Hadacol is a Dietary Supplement . . . formulated as an Aid to Nature in rebuilding the Pep,...

—— I really need a reward. I’ve been immersed in Quickbooks all day (when I wasn’t minding my Twitter feed ) and yesterday (when I...

The Reward Inside by Jann Alexander ©2015 As if being there isn’t  reward  enough, capturing a private moment for a more introspective...

Seaglass | iPhoneography by Jann Alexander © 2015 “If I’d observed all the rules, I’d never have got anywhere.” — Marilyn Monroe...

. . . with your words. Pull out your favorite pen, and write a note. Let this picture show you the way on Wordless Wednesday: Surprise...