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

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Feb 12, 20151 min read


Try This One Weird Trick to Improve Your Friends’ Photography
One Weird Trick t o get one decent shot ©2015 Have you ever handed your iPhone to your friend to photograph you when you’re outdoors...

Jann Alexander
Feb 11, 20153 min read


When There’s Only One Way Out
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...

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Feb 5, 20151 min read


Into the Depths and Beyond
IkKil’s Sacred Blue Ceynote by Jann Alexander ©2014 Deep underground in the luxuriant tropical rainforest that is Mexico’s Ik Kil...

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Jan 30, 20152 min read


Why Your First Novel Will Always Be Your Favorite
Click to Tweet This Your first novel will always be your favorite, because of your innocence when you wrote it, though it is unlikely to...

Jann Alexander
Jan 28, 20153 min read


The Unlikely Duo for Self-Expression
Silent Waterfall | iPhoneography © 2105 by Jann Alexander Nature and technology make two unlikely bedfellows, yet when it comes to...

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Jan 26, 20152 min read


Does Weather Influence Your Creativity?
The Rain on the Plains by Jann Alexander ©2015 On an especially rainy, chill day (where the view from my window echoes the one...

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Jan 22, 20151 min read


Growth Behind the Scenes
Cascade by Jann Alexander ©2015 “Nature never hurries. Atom by atom, little by little she achieves her work.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson One...

Jann Alexander
Jan 22, 20151 min read


What’s Everyone Got Against Adverbs?
16 Dreaded Adverbs , According to the Hemingway Editor Adverbs are terribly out of favor , and I frankly cannot understand why. I...

Jann Alexander
Jan 17, 20153 min read


A Serene Scene at the Shoreline
Moonrise Over Port A by Jann Alexander ©2014 Serenity takes many forms. But for me, there is no scene more serene than the quiet one...

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Jan 16, 20151 min read


Does Texas Have More Wildflowers Than Fences?
Don’t Fence Me In by Jann Alexander ©2014 Existential Question: Does Texas have more wildflowers than fences? Answer: Maybe....

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Jan 14, 20151 min read


Cheap Tricks with Pattern and Light
Blinded by the Light iPhoneography with iPhone 4s by Jann Alexander ©2015 Don’t you just hate Venetian blinds? When they’re open,...

Jann Alexander
Jan 11, 20151 min read


Ice Panic in Austin
Ice Storm by Jann Alexander ©2015 The town’s in a panic since an ice storm is on the way. (Mob the grocery stores! Load up on milk and...

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Jan 9, 20151 min read


A Year to Measure by the Numbers
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...

Jann Alexander
Dec 31, 20142 min read


Feeling the Chill?
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...

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Dec 28, 20141 min read


Yes, Austin, Funk and Swank Can Coexist
Mean Cat Meets Condo by Jann Alexander © 2010 As Austin, Texas marks its 175th birthday, and as we head into another boom year for...

Jann Alexander
Dec 27, 20142 min read


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

Jann Alexander
Dec 21, 20141 min read


Are You Tired of Red and Green Yet?
Sick of seasonal colors? Here’s some yellow. For eyes that can’t bear to look upon any more red and green, or blue and silver, until...

Jann Alexander
Dec 20, 20141 min read


What You’re Most Expecting Doesn’t Happen Until You’re Least Expecting It
Holiday Expectations by Jann Alexander ©2013 I was so certain I’d have those cowgirl boots under the Christmas tree that year. After...

Jann Alexander
Dec 16, 20144 min read


’Tis the Season to Twinkle
iTwinkle iphoneography by Jann Alexander ©2014 ’Tis the season to trim the tree, turn on the lights and embrace your inner twinkle....

Jann Alexander
Dec 15, 20141 min read
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