Monthly Archives: August 2010

Spotted!

I love preying mantises, and was delighted to spot this one in the wild (at the Lichterman Nature Center in Memphis). Usually I have only spotted them when there are many, or they are on unnatural surfaces (doors, windows, cars, … Continue reading

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Gus’ Fried Chicken

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Exploring Memphis

It’s always fun to show someone else around Memphis, as we inevitably find new things about familiar places. We are keeping busy as tour guides this week, and learning more about our adopted hometown. We didn’t take the trolley today, … Continue reading

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Preying for Inspiration

So far, this is the best use of my Project Sketchbook sketchbook…

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Art to Grow (Dixon Munch & Learn)

This week’s Munch & Learn was about the Dixon’s outreach program to bring the arts to children in an era of increasing arts cutbacks. I wasn’t sure what to expect (anything with “pedagogy” in the title tends to induce hesitation … Continue reading

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