A Taste for Aunts

A Taste for Aunts

In the spirit of Dylan Thomas’ line, “There are always Uncles at Christmas,” this Thanksgiving season, I’m speaking up for Aunts. Specifically, my two Aunt Betty’s and my Aunt Ellen Braithwaite, who have been on my mind as I’ve lived the days leading to this...

Reporting In

Hello, and thanks for stopping by. Just wanted to let you know that my blog will continue, also that this website will undergo some changes in the new year. Www.sallybuffington.com is growing up. If you’re already a faithful reader who wonders why blog posts have...
The Story of a Photo

The Story of a Photo

Here’s my photo “Gifts of the Rain,” awarded Third Prize, Color Waterscapes, in the Exhibition of Photography at the San Diego County Fair in Del Mar. But there’s more to it than this single image, beyond my pleasure at having won a prize.   You see the exhibit print...
Dangers, Toils and Snares

Dangers, Toils and Snares

The detours life hands you. My photographic file for the month of May moves happily from scenes of church, to the beach, to blooming flowers in my neighborhood—and then to images like the one above. Then: a hospital room, albeit with a view; I spent two stays in...
Driving to Borrego

Driving to Borrego

I’m driving one of my favorite roads, the drive to Borrego Springs, and now I’m starting the stretch running seven miles from the mountain town of Julian through the hamlet of Banner, “the Banner Road.” Whoo boy! Lots of curves-–what great driving! This is not a road...

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