Art Archives - LIF STRAND

It’s December 21

By lifstrand | December 21, 2024 - 7:06 pm |December 21, 2024 Art, Dark Green, Photography

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And you know what that means! Days are going to start getting longer and I say HURRAY to that! And even better, the sequel to Dark Green, will be published soon! Big announcement when that happens, for sure! Happy New Year!

What’s up?

By lifstrand | November 4, 2024 - 6:56 pm |November 4, 2024 Art, Dark Green, Education, Fabric art, Photography

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I don’t know about you, but the past months have been stressful. And yet I’m excited in a positive way. What’s up with that? What’s up is my feelings of excitement about things to come, and those feelings are based on things I’ve been doing. Such as: Art: Fabric, paints,… Continue reading →

Aurora, Reserve NM Oct 10 2024

By lifstrand | October 11, 2024 - 5:10 pm |October 11, 2024 Photography, Weather

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The photo on the left was taken from Reserve NM at 33.7131° N latitude (taken outside the house). I’m stunned that there was so much of it this far south! Note that this wasn’t visible to the naked eyeball, though around that time I could just see a kind of… Continue reading →

One of the perps

By lifstrand | September 21, 2024 - 11:57 pm |September 21, 2024 Critters, Photography

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Here we have a mug shot photo of one of the perps, taken on the second day of it and its partner’s deadly attack on the goldfish in my horse trough. Definite bad attitude. Zero remorse. Repeat offender. But the court will be lenient because some fish survived. Possibly all,… Continue reading →

Land of Enchantment

By lifstrand | August 31, 2024 - 12:06 am |August 31, 2024 Fabric art, Photography

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Have I mentioned before how much I love living in New Mexico? To me it totally lives up to its claim to be the Land of Enchantment. The place, especially the high country where I live, enchants me fully. It is never the same but it’s always magnificent. I took… Continue reading →

Of valerian and other out-of-control issues

By lifstrand | June 28, 2024 - 1:10 am |June 28, 2024 Art, Critters, Dark Green, Homesteading, Writing Business

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Before I say anything else, I want to mention that the flowers in the photo at left are pink valerian and orange marigold. When I found the valerian plant at a local nursery I got excited. I’ve discovered that valerian helps me get to sleep and I thought it would… Continue reading →

The value of education

By lifstrand | April 28, 2024 - 9:11 pm |April 28, 2024 Art, Education, Writing Business

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“College is not about grades. No one cares what grades you got in college. College is about exploring. Just try stuff.” That’s what Kevin Kelly says in his book, Excellent Advice for Living. I agree! After learning the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic, I believe the value of any… Continue reading →

Writing update

By lifstrand | April 17, 2024 - 12:24 am |April 17, 2024 Art, Dark Green, Writing Business

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I’ve been meaning to post a writing update but it’s been crazy whacko here, what with a huge push to get my manuscript out to my beta readers so it can then go to my editor, plus some veterinary emergencies, plus some travel commitments, plus counting down to the 2024… Continue reading →