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Happy International Womens Day March, 8, 2024 Look closely! The expressions on these players and refs faces say it all, watching #15, the first female on this soccer team go for a head ball. Her look of sheer determination reminds me of all the women - and men who never stopped pursuing their true passion or denied themselves their dreams. I'm so grateful for the choices and opportunities we have today  because those who came before us refused to be content with or to be bullied into accepting the status quo. Just for fun, I wished a few friends, "happy Womens Day" and was surprised at the fountain of stories of trials, perseverance, and victories that flooded back to me.  One story was from a University of Virginia alumnus who just learned that the school recently released a cap with the simple logo, "1974" across the front. She's in her early 40s but was shocked. What was so surprising she said, was that it was to celebrate the first coed class at this pre

This is How Courtin' is Done in The South Dragonflies have survived here for millions of years and they are the stuff of romance in their enthralling lore and captivating superstitions to many. Many perceive and adopt them as their "spirit animal" for this very reason. Their mating ritual however is anything but romantic, definitely not enjoyable for the female, and I wondered how the species has survived for so long.  Read on.  It was mid September in the south so I was on a hike and a mission to see what the last blast of summer would offer me.  At first I could only see a hint of what I thought may be a dragonfly. Dragonflies frequently mate mid air and the scientific term for their ritual is, "tandem linkage," for obvious reasons. What are the chances they would be in the precise time and destined place in their mating ritual that I could not only see them,but have enough time to complete this shot.  I think painting this would be very enjoyable, both in acr