California Gold in Oregon

The extent of the catastrophe that threatens gives the measure of the transformation that will be necessary in order to master it.

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Lewis Mumford (1895-1990) The Conduct of Life, 4.6, 1951

Plain

"The highest beauty should be plain set"

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Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 -1882)

Honor's Folds

"How cunningly nature hides every wrinkle of her inconceivable antiquity under roses and violets and morning dew!"

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Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882) "Progress of Culture", Letters and Social Aims, 1876

Looking

The pain of the loss is still there. At times I can still feel the horror of losing pictures that I spent hours trying to get just right...they almost became close friends. And to lose them in an instant is painful. Hours and hours of tweaks and adjustments that have long been forgotten so I'm still struggling with that aspect of the crash. Who knows if I'll ever have it back to the way it was. I know that I don't have nearly as much junk on the hard drive as I had when it came out of the factory. THAT part is nice. Hopefully new posts will become more regular as I start to fill the MyPictures folder of my computer with new images.

Eagle's Eye

Just to let everyone know...my main computer is STILL down, but Dell says that a new motherboard is on the way. Yes...NEW motherboard for a brand new Dell. It seems that the SATA controller decided to go down, but this MIGHT be good news for my old hard drive. I hate the thought of inputting all that financial information. Not to mention losing all my pictures. I'll keep in touch.

D.