If you read my post, Mirrorless vs DSLR, dated January 30, 2025, you’re aware that I traded my Canon EOS Rebel T6i for a mirrorless Canon EOS RP. I’m very happy with my purchase. However, this month, I started looking through my lenses and decided it was time to do some trading…

Is a superb magazine published by Cornell Lab and can be yours with a small $35 yearly donation. We’ve been receiving copies for the last several years, and it quickly became my go-to source for birding.

The magazine and online site offer a great array of images. Macaulay Library’s Best Bird Photos 2025 – featuring birders around the world who have contributed more than 67 million photos to the Macaulay Library archive.

Since I’m an author, my heart goes out to Tom, whose publisher went into foreclosure, leaving him and all his books in limbo. So, here I am, trying my best to assist a fellow writer in getting the word out regarding how to purchase any of the books in his collection. As you will see in the video, he’s currently surrounded by approximately 4000 hardcovers and paperbacks (poor kitty)! I’m sure he’d like to get his house back in order, so maybe, just maybe, you can help him out of his dilemma, while treating yourself to some new reading material.

It’s still unfathomable that this occurred so long ago. However, I remember it just like it happened years ago…

A typical day at Plymouth-Salem High School, until Barb walked down the hall, near the gym with an album in her hands. That album? Yes, featuring Jon Anderson on lead vocals. Extraordinary album and there was no other singer like him. It left an indelible impression and in fact, I ran out, bought the album and it still has a place in my house. So, thank you Barb and thank you, Jon.

I’m a patient woman, giving things more than their fair shake. However, today was the day I snapped. “That’s it. You’re outta here,” I declared, and I pulled the plug as the patient lie comatose. Yup, this was the day the Epson was euthanized. So let me tell you the story…