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December 18, 2024 – The drones of new Jersey.

In October, Heather & I would view what we thought were drones over-head every night. So, I thought I should make a photo-art piece about drones.  I stated with a photo of my NJ horse because I like the shot of him.  The photo shows the pure look of inocence.

JEB 12 18 2024

AS YOU SWING THROUGH LIFE – If you want a second hobby to complement your photography, learn PhotoShop, take photos with people and animals showing you their emotion, then make photo art using PhotoShop.

December 15, 2024 – In less than 2 weeks it will be Christmas!

This time of year, my mind returns to my youth.  It seems that Christmas was a part of every December moment.   The cows and horses did not really have halos.  But, in my memory they are part of the manger scene when  I close my eyes and recall  feeding them  and carrying  water to them on those cold Pennsylvania nights befor Christmas.

Now that I live in TGO Florida, I wanted to bring my animals of  Christmas up-to-date with this photo-painting:

JEB 12 14 2024

AS YOU SWING THROUGH LIFE: – You choose the time, place, and way  to honor your deity.

December 10, 2024 – Birds are a large part of everyones view in the country and the city. Read on…

While researching  birds, I found this in a dictionary:

Birds and Ecosystem Health:

Birds help keep ecosystems in balance by eating pests, pollinating plants, and dispersing seeds. They also scavenge carcasses and garbage, which reduces the spread of disease:

JEB 2024

The waiting line is a social opportunity for humans. Wonder if birds socialize while waiting?

Dave wrote: Hi Jim, Here are some pictures for the blog.   A Northern Shrike appeared in our yard a few days ago. We get Shrikes in some winters. Haven’t seen one in a few years. The Northern Shrike is a northern bird that comes south in some winters. Shrikes are a predatory song bird that prey on insects, mice and smaller birds. Florida gets the Migrant Shrike but that is a completely different species.   Dave

Dave Cesari 12 10 2024

Dave Cesari 12 10 2024

Dave Cesari 12 10 2024

AS YOU SWING THROUGH LIFE: -enjoy the birds you see evey time you open your eyes outside!

Nov 4, 2024 – Dave Fox Sparrows – My tribute to New Jersey – Test if I can post??

Dave wrote:Hi Jim, Here are some pictures for the blog. A Fox Sparrow at my feeder set up. We get Fox Sparrows as they pass thru on migration in the spring and fall. We  are always glad to see them when they show up.  Dave

11 04 2024 Dave Cesari

11 04 2024 Dave Cesari

11 04 2024 Dave Cesari

I WROTE:  I created this photo-art piece to praise New Jersey.  New Jersey’s “Loantaka Preserve”, pictured here, emulates, for thousands of people within 30 miles of   Manhattan, what my family uniquely experienced while camping in far off Newfoundland 60 years ago.  NJ has done a great job at maintaining natural areas for its residents during this time of extreme housing development.

JEB 11 04 2024

AS YOU SWING THROUGH LIFE: Look for ways to help the developers desing better living environments for their residents.

October 24, 2024 – David’s photos of two beautiful birds, but two very different birds. – Plus my dream.

David wrote:  Hi Jim, Here are some pictures for the blog. A Ring-necked Pheasant that showed up in our yard one day last week.  Plus a shot of a Chickadee at our feeder set up. I  have shot many Chickadees but they  are hard  to resist.    Dave

10 24 2024 David Cesari

10 24 2024 David Cesari

10 24 2024 David Cesari

I wrote: This morning I dreamt of a wildlife drama outside my summer office. Thanks Heather for that beautiful office window.

JEB 10 24 2024

AS YOU SWING THROUGH LIFE: the view out your window can reduce your need for a travel brochure – and your window view is there every morning, day, and night.

October 21, 2024 -Symbolic art is everywhere in our life.

I often worked in Basingstoke, UK near Stonehenge. Some say it is symbolic art representing “peace and unity” when Neolithic people were experiencing cultural unification 4,000 years ago.  I could go there, after a hard day at work, and feel the quiet, spiritual symbolism of Stonehenge.  Our arch does not have the same depth of ethereal connection but I made this photo-painting to remind us to appreciate it’s symbolic call to “home” after we have been gone for the summer, on a cruise, or to Publix.

JEB 10 21 2024

AS YOU SWING THROUGH LIFE: Identify something or someone that gives your mind a symbolic message.

 

October 18, 2024 – Just for fun I did this satire photo painting.

At the end of my 8 mile bike ride I cam upon this sign. The rest is history!

JEB 10 18 2024

AS YOU SWING THROUGH LIFE: bike or hike every day – just so you can find that Ice Cream Plaza in your life.

October 14, 2024 – One of my fall memories, & Dave photographed robins gathering & splashing in the fall – as I have seen them do in Florida in the spring.

DAVE WROTE:  Hi Jim, A cold rainy day here in the Rome area. Temperature only 40 degrees F. A small flock of Robins moved thru. Bathing and fighting in a puddle.

10 14 2024 Dace Cesari

10 14 2024 Dace Cesari

10 14 2024 Dace Cesari

10 14 2024 Dace Cesari

10 14 2024 Dace Cesari

I WROTE:  The world on top the northern Allegheny Mountains, where I was born and raised, are the most beautiful memories in my mind. I painted one such memory of the country lane thru the Brubaker farm that is in my mind.

JEB 10 14 2024

AS YOU SWING THROUGH LIFE: Enjoy those seasons and/or the memories of them.

 

October 12, 2024 – Dave’s birds and my image of Milton things!

Dave Wrote:  Hi Jim, Here are some pictures for the blog. These were all taken at my feeder set  up. A male and female Towhee, a Red-bellied Woodpecker and a Grackle. We are starting to get some colder weather here in upstate NY.  Temperature was 40 degree F. for the last two mornings at 7.00 AM.  Dave

08 12 2024 Dave Cesari

08 12 2024 Dave Cesari

08 12 2024 Dave Cesari

08 12 2024 Dave Cesari

08 12 2024 Dave Cesari

TV, Internet, &  iPhone filled my mind with images of Milton things – I  made a paintingof many of them .

10 12 2024

AS YOU SWING THROUGH LIFE: Enjoy days that are different but be glad to return to normal

October 9, 2024 – It is Hurricane Milton time in Titusville and all of central Florida:

Can’t go out but I can play on computer – I pray that we will all be safe during this nature’s happening. I made this abtract  while waiting for Milton to come and exit.  It represents “Hurricane  spookiness”.

JEB 10 09 2024 “Hurricane Spookiness”

AS YOU SWING THROUGH LIFE: Prepare for whatever spooky hurricanes are headed your way!

 

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