Inside Job the Movie

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I watched the movie "Inside Job" over this past weekend. I recommend it to everyone. It is very well done. A bit long but extremely informative. It's about America's recent financial collapse. Written and directed by Charles Ferguson and narrated by Matt Damon, it moves along swiftly. You will clearly understand what happened after watching this documentary. I came away pretty upset. The most upsetting thing is the lack of accountability. Why has no one gone to jail? There was so much corruption on so many levels. Does money really buy everything? If you have enough can you really get away with anything? It's sad where we are. We have a Wall Street government and have had for some time.

A Feeling for Florida

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For all those mystery buffs out there. Author Randy Wayne White is a fun read. I think all or most of his books take place in Florida. The Doc Ford series are the one's I like best, although I haven't read any of the others. The main character is a marine biologist who lives on the gulf coast of Florida near Sanibel Island. His description of life on the gulf coast is  very entertaining. If you'd like to have a fun read and a feeling for Florida I recommend his books.

Day Dreaming Pond

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© 2011 Constance Hobbs. All rights reserved.

Bailey Arboretum, Locust Valley, NY

Summertime Pleasures

 

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Garden Delights

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© 2011 Constance Hobbs. All rights reserved.

 © 2011 Constance Hobbs. All rights reserved.

© 2011 Constance Hobbs. All rights reserved.

 © 2011 Constance Hobbs. All rights reserved.

  © 2011 Constance Hobbs. All rights reserved.

 © 2011 Constance Hobbs. All rights reserved.

There is nothing more pleasurable for me than on a summers morning or afternoon selecting flowers from my garden to bring indoors. I really enjoy combining flowers, trees and plants for interesting arrangements. The selections above consisting of cosmos, zinnias, coreopsis, hydrangea, peonies, lilacs and roses are from my New York garden and I will not have these here in Florida. I have to  wrap my head around a totally new gardening experience. I have this weird impression that if I dig into the earth here all kinds of weird insects and lizards will emerge. Crazy, I know. I will venture forth in the fall. It's so hot here now that few flowers survive the heat. Btw, garden plant suggestions for Florida are welcome.

Another Sarasota trip

We took a drive across the state from the east coast of Florida to the west coast this past weekend. We drove up to the town of Okeechobee and then went west. It's the rainy season so we did encounter some rain showers, pretty heavy at times. By the time we reached Sarasota it had all cleared. My daughter suggested that we have dinner at the Salty Dog on Longboat Key. The setting was lovely but the food was wanting. All our drinks were served in plastic cups, not my favorite. But you can't beat that Florida kicked back life style. As I have said before, I can't believe how much I love living here. I really enjoyed living in New York and Europe but I love living in Florida. Who would have thought!

© 2011 Constance Hobbs. All rights reserved.

© 2011 Constance Hobbs. All rights reserved.

© 2011 Constance Hobbs. All rights reserved.

© 2011 Constance Hobbs. All rights reserved.

© 2011 Constance Hobbs. All rights reserved.

© 2011 Constance Hobbs. All rights reserved.

© 2011 Constance Hobbs. All rights reserved.

© 2011 Constance Hobbs. All rights reserved.

© 2011 Constance Hobbs. All rights reserved.

Abstract Photography

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© 2011 Constance Hobbs. All rights reserved.

© 2011 Constance Hobbs. All rights reserved.

© 2011 Constance Hobbs. All rights reserved.

© 2011 Constance Hobbs. All rights reserved.

I"m a big fan of abstract photography. I know purists argue that it's too much like painting and not "real" photography or realistic depiction. The camera is a tool, just like a paint brush or any other tool that the artist uses to express himself or herself. It's the human being behind the creation that's important, not the choice of tools used.

Following Alice

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Last night I dreamt I was following Alice.

I forgot to renew my domain names last week so my website and email were down since last Friday, July 29th. Thank goodness it happened over a summer weekend so I am assuming I didn't miss too many important emails. The unfortunate thing was that after I paid, the DNS setting went pointing somewhere else. I only realized this today. So, all my emails went astray from Friday am until now Monday 11am. What a hassle. I have now put domain renewal on automatic. So if you were trying to reach me please send again. Thanks so much.

Water reflections

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I'm drawn to reflections on water. They are so beautifully abstract. I may post a few more this week.