Green Heron

Green Heron

Green Heron .:. © 2026 Ludwig Keck

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Umbrellas

Umbrellas down the alley - Conyers, GA

Umbrellas down the alley – Conyers, GA

Vase of Flowers

Odilon Redon - Vase of Flowers - c. 1905 -CMA

Painting by Odilon Redon Odilon Redon – Vase of Flowers – c. 1905 -CMA This work is in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. It is described thus: Rapturous flower still lifes like this dominated the last decade and a half of Odilon Redon’s career and provided his greatest commercial success. His interest…… Continue reading Vase of Flowers

Pencils

Soft Drawing Pencils Got a set of soft pencils – HB to 8B. Haven’t used 8B before. It makes a wonderful drawing tool. Here is a quick sketch using only the 8B.

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In Ice

Ice Storm

The ice storm enveloped everything in a coat of ice. All will be gone in another day.

Yearing

Yearning, nostalgia, or the love of minimalism? When I saw the Lens-Artists Challenge with the topic “minimalism” I immediately thought of my photo that I used to wish everyone a happy new year. It shows a contrail in a cloudy sky. Contrails have been a favorite photo subject of mine for many years. They always…… Continue reading Yearing

Impermanence

Bread Pudding

WordPress Patterns – A tale of fading glory When I asked Google about the meaning of the word impermanence I got: DictionaryDefinitions from Oxford Languagesim·per·ma·nence/imˈpərmənən(t)s/nounthe state or fact of lasting for only a limited period of time.” “Lasting for only a limited period of time” – So what brings me to this? The year is…… Continue reading Impermanence

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Happy New Year!

Streaking toward the New Year

May the New Year be happy, healthy, and prosperous.

Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas! May your holiday season be filled with cheer and happiness and may the new year be happy, prosperous and healthy!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving - Justin

Happy Thanksgiving – Justin Thanksgiving art by Justin Thanksgiving Diner

At the “Bird Cafe”

Brown thrasher at the empty feeder

“How could it be empty? An hour ago there was plenty in it.” Brown thrasher at the empty feeder

More selfies

Ludwig - selfie

A few days ago I was in my cardiologist’s office for some periodic tests. Her hobby is art, and she is quite good at it. Her place is gorgeously decorated with art, most of it hers. I have been photographing those items, and my first post is Gallery Visit. In one small waiting area one…… Continue reading More selfies

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Thief

Thief

… thief! That’s our feeder! That’s what the brown thrasher seems to be saying. Pardon my poor photos, but those critters are hard to capture.

Happy Mothers’ Day!

Enjoy!

To all the mothers and their families! Hope you all had a wonderful Mothers’ Day – and meal! Enjoy!