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Glimpse of solace: the light in August, etc

08/10/2015 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Glimpse of solace: the light in August, etc

Hey there-- Summer's on its way out. Back-to-school ads seem appropriate now. Here are some images  of August that I captured in my neighborhood. Peace, love, and solace   … [Read more...]

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Poetry prompt: I don’t know jack

06/08/2015 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Poetry prompt: I don’t know jack

This weekend I went to my chain supermarket (Jewel) and spent a good deal of time in the produce department staring at something. I didn’t know what it was but I got out my phone to take pictures. It was the size of a watermelon and its rind was fantastic. My mind flashed to that handsome actor Kevin McCarthy in Invasion of the Body Snatchers, that wonderful and campy 1956 movie about pod people. I tracked down the produce guy and asked what this crazy thing was. It’s … [Read more...]

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Glimpse of Solace: Dandelion wishes and other pics

05/28/2014 By Ellen Beals 1 Comment

Glimpse of Solace: Dandelion wishes and other pics

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Glimpse of Solace: More snowflakes

03/05/2014 By Ellen Beals 2 Comments

Glimpse of Solace: More snowflakes

    Playground © Ellen Wade Beals, 2014 … [Read more...]

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Pix from Vegas

05/21/2013 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Pix from Vegas

Tragedy is in the news and we're all hoping Oklahoma is okay once again. Here's a distraction for you: my photographs from Vegas. I didn't take many photographs because the tables beckoned but here are some. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Caesar's Palace, Ellen Wade Beals, Gambling, gods, Las Vegas, luck, lucky, Luxor, Mandalay Bay, photographs, Photography, Poetry, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, The Mirage, Vegas, Vegas Strip, Weighed Words

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