Court noun: An extent of open ground partially or completely enclosed by walls or buildings; a courtyard.

In back of my morning coffee shop…

Who knew all those round stones we brought back from the beach would be useful one day? Gravlax press!

Getting my Gravlax on! 36 hours and counting!

My photography is built on daily walks and chance encounters. Sometimes themes emerge and then I am more intentional.

Management of our local movie theater recently changed. They used to put up the movies playing on the marquee. Now it’s this. I depended on the Marquee. It feels like they’ve lost interest in me, the customer. They can’t be bothered, so I don’t bother.

This isn’t a store I ever remember going in, virtually or physically, yet somehow we are on a first name basis and they want to help me celebrate my birthday…

This is interesting: hyperallergic.com/809531/ra…

The physiognotrace was popular up until the invention of the photographic camera in 1816 because it democratized the portrait and could create scientifically exact images. …because the profiles were so inexpensive — newspaper ads digitized on the microsite show four portraits costing 25 cents (approximately $5 today) — a greater range of individuals and families in different classes could afford to buy these images as keepsakes…

Since I make my challenge photos fresh everyday I had some worries about finding an insect in the middle of winter. I found this weird mutant in a shop window…

Miniature, as in tiny… the tiny book on the little bed is the miniature dollhouse classic, Tale of Two Bad Mice, soon to be a tiny motion picture coming to a miniature theater near you!

Pork chop smothered in mushrooms tossed in a mushroom vinaigrette sauce. Shiitake were called for, I used chestnut mushrooms.

cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1…

A store where I can buy myself a houseplant

Spent all day installing this water filter. A plumber could have done it in minutes. Me, two trips to the hardware store, two trips to Lowes, much grunting, groaning and cursing. But finally installed.

Yah, sometimes I go analog.

And the verdict? My wife says she likes pickle soup! Thank you NYT!

Time to make the chicken stock…

The portico of the VFW building is getting a face lift…

From this morning’s walk…

Early in the morning you can stand in the middle of the street and make a picture…

Tomahawk steaks…

Designated place to cross the road .

Official spring is a week away. It will take patience to get to actual spring.

Kimchi soup was a definite decongestant. Perfect for a cold winter day!

cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1…

Fiona!

Michael Bogdanffy-Kriegh - 15 Days By The Sea

Since it is snowing and the horizon is obscured I will share a horizon study from my portfolio website:

Meatless Monday…broccoli and cauliflower casserole.

www.thepioneerwoman.com/food-cook…