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Broken is from a 1980 road trip I made across the U.S., and gives me a chance to pair my photo with my favorite quote from literature.

When a sudden virus kept me sidelined on Mother’s Day and for a few days thereafter, I turned to the only antidote that relieved my...

Bird Stalking by Jann Alexander ©2014 Last-Ditch Attempt by Jann Alexander ©2014 Is there ever any better dog than your own? Is there...

What I like best about photography is that there’s always another photo. Since I can shoot with the camera that's always in my pocket.

Supermoon by Jann Alexander ©2014 Not every photograph can be a masterpiece. Sometimes marking the memory is enough.   When the supermoon...

You can express yourself much more elegantly, and much less violently, with some alternatives to a common idiom of murky origins. How...

Ephemeral iFish | iPhoneography by Jann Alexander © 2015 “What you see with your eyes is transient and ephemeral, what you see through...

Rusty Hadacol by Jann Alexander ©2014 “Hadacol is a Dietary Supplement . . . formulated as an Aid to Nature in rebuilding the Pep,...

. . . with your words. Pull out your favorite pen, and write a note. Let this picture show you the way on Wordless Wednesday: Surprise...

1000 Voices Speak for compassion today, thanks to Yvonne Spence – Credit: #1000Speak Small acts of compassion can make a difference....

Chevy Symmetry by Jann Alexander ©2015 One Word for Wordless Wednesday: Symmetry How can you resist an old Chevy truck, one that’s...

You won’t often find perfect symmetry in nature, in human faces or in the cosmos. But wherever you find the architectural touch of man,...

Green in Maine by Jann Alexander © 2014 Happy Flowers by Jann Alexander ©2014 Done In Maine by Jann Alexander ©2013 “A life is lived,...

Only One Way Out: Down  by Jann Alexander © 2105 Sometimes, life throws a lot of choices your way. But in the end, there’s only one way...

Beachgoers by Jann Alexander ©2014 When I look back upon a year , I look at it in terms of numbers. Numbers of photographs, that is. And...

Ready to Lounge by Jann Alexander © 2013 Ready to chill after all of the holiday madness? Settle back without a care in the world, and...

May your holiday celebrations be just as sweet and satisfying as a batch of Jam Thumbprints. Subscribe to Popular Pairings :: Your Free...

Holiday Expectations by Jann Alexander ©2013 I was so certain I’d have those cowgirl boots under the Christmas tree that year. After...

All Lives Matter by Jann Alexander © 2014 In New Orleans, a vibrant city that’s  so lively and so full of life, two signs in Jackson...

Inspiration and creativity are some pretty crazy bedfellows. Plenty of more philosophical and scientific minds than mine have devoted...