I came upon this delightful ball of little mushrooms on October 19, 2012, here in Lafayette, Louisiana:

Here is a photo of the mushrooms five days later, on October 24:

July 2012

June 2012 -

A light bulb in the kitchen fixture exploded. My father handed me the needle-nosed pliers and I got the ladder and worked the remains of the bulb out of the socket.

This morning, I was charmed to discover that the retired bulb could be so bright and personable.

Lafayette, Louisiana 10-12

there was more reality
than met the eye -
why not take a glimpse?
and he scaled the high walls
of his labyrinth

Lafayette, LA
Oct 2012