Is she Amanda Palmer?
Dear Friends I shot this video on my cell phone in October of 2012 at the SC State Fair in Columbia, SC...The young lady posing as a statue did a wonderful job...I recently came across a video of...
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LA VITA'E BELLA a poem by Uncle Ron
LA VITA'E BELLA LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL... IT CAN MAKE YOU LAUGH...
View ArticleThe Hummingbirds are back...
I have always enjoyed my hummingbird feeder...It welcomes those little guys back to my deck every year...This the male Ruby throated guy... This is the female...She's a little more hungry than her...
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Picture of the Day...Capital Dome...
This was a grab shot I took driving over the railroad tracks in downtown Columbia some months ago...I'm surprised at the composition of the picture
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John McCormick does Millers Beer Ads...
Scratchboard art is a thing of the past...Not anymore ...it's coming back strong...In 1954 when I was apprenticing at a large art and photography studio (Kling Studios) in the city where I grew up,...
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Mom and Dad 1920 and 1957
Here two photos of my parents taken thirty years apart...I'm delighted I can post these on my blog...Dad worked for the railroad for many years...He became an engineer about the time I started grammar...
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Karate and me or "I'd rather fight than eat!"
My friend in Vancouver wrote a recent blog about our government shutting down and titled it "Id rather fight than eat!"I have a little story about myself...It has nothing to do with the our government...
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PRT and Me...
PRT stands for Parks, Recreation and Tourism...It is a department of the South Carolina government...Every year it puts out a new brochure on the finer points of our state and why people from around...
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Favorite Photos
Here is one of my favorite photos...I think I took it of a pier one morning at Folly Beach...I love the shadows of the girl and her dog...
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Glackens versus Cruise Waiter...
Here is a photo of Linda and I when we were on a cruise to the Bahamas...I thought it reminded me of a famous painting be William Glackens who was a member of the Ash Can School of Art ...What do you...
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Photo of the Day
Here's a shot I took of the little beaver pond on my road I pass every day...The sun was going down and streaking through the trees...
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Pool Room Shot of the day...
Here is a favorite pool room shot of mine...All four players are friends of mine...
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Kaziah Hancock and Project Compassion...
Back in June of 2010 I posted a story about a wonderful artist who lives in Utah on her goat farm...She decided one day back then to ease the pain of the families of the soldiers who have fallen in...
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December 7th...Nancy's Birthday
Happy Birthday NancyNancy went into the hospital on Dec. 7th, 1995 and seven days later she returned to Jesus...December 7th was Nancy's birthday...She told me on a few occasions that she wished God...
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Picture f the Day
This is Cocoa (the dog from Hell) Sometimes I think that...Sometimes I don't... She's resting now...but what is she thinking? I believe this dog understands every word I say... Shhhhh...let's...
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I'm BAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!!!
I'm finally getting back to my blog...Dear friends...I'm home again! I've been in the hospital and recoup center for over 5 weeks...I feel great...My bodily functions are back to norm...I've been...
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Great nephew Jake Marrys Katie...
Saturday turned out to be a fine day ....a sunny day...a day of joy...a day my great nephew Jake Chapiesky married Katie Semon at the gardens of the oldest house in Columbia, S.C. called the Seibel's...
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Chip's Annual Fishing Tournament and Fish Fry
My nephew Chip likes to put on a Fishing tournament (with trophies) and a fish fry for his fellow workers every year...Here's a few pix which will help document this event taken by yours truly on my...
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Johnny turns 91...
My dear little big brother John turns 91 years old tomorrow on June 14th, 2014....Flag Day!!!WOW!!!That's a looooooooooong time...I hope I look as good when my time comes...HeheEarly 80'sHe's holding...
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Three Faces of Jesus (artwork)
Here are three portraits of Jesus I produced over the last 60 years...The first is a scratchboard ...the second is a watercolor and the third is a pastel...This is the first time I have exhibited them...
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Saturday Afternoon Snooker Games
My friend Phil..Some folks think he's my son...Believe that? Saturday afternoon is snooker time...My friends who I have played with over the years love to meet and play snooker every Saturday...Snooker...
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Happy Birthday Mark...
Today is my son Mark's birthday...I'm figuring he's 53...I'm not very good on birthdays...He lives on South Kilborne and he is still one of the best carpenters in Columbia...My house would not be the...
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Uncle Ron meets Terry and Sandra's Granddaughter, Mia...
My visit with my good friends Terry and Sandra made my day...Their beautiful 2 year old granddaughter was asleep on their den floor when I arrived and so Terry sat me in his chair and we began to...
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