https://annemcclane.com/2026/01/31/bullet-journal-january-2026/2026-01-31T22:28:56+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2025/12/31/2025-the-year-of-hagalaz/2025-12-31T19:35:40+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/08/14/the-count-of-monte-cristo-100/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/count-of-monte-cristo-960x1440.jpgCount-of-Monte-Cristo-960x1440I've never seen the 2002 movie version, a deficit I plan to correct soon2025-10-29T11:44:47+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2024/05/08/two-eclipses-part-three-you-only-live-twice/2024-05-08T23:34:06+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2024/04/05/two-eclipses-part-two/2024-04-05T11:04:11+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2024/04/02/two-eclipses-part-one/2024-04-02T11:37:23+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2023/02/15/finishing-the-tcs-new-york-city-marathon/2023-02-17T00:29:43+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2021/12/31/a-far-far-better-thing/2022-01-01T00:26:45+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2021/10/11/the-ida-odyssey/2021-10-11T13:53:06+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2021/07/06/the-iliad-100/2021-07-07T00:15:10+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2021/06/05/mrs-dalloway-100/2021-06-05T19:17:31+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2021/05/01/the-irregulars/2021-05-01T22:10:31+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2021/03/31/quarter-report-2021/2021-03-31T10:49:27+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2021/02/25/don-quixote-65/2021-02-25T11:53:44+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2021/01/29/the-amazing-swan/2021-02-04T00:39:31+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2020/12/30/2020-dream-is-collapsing/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/trail-zilla.jpgTrail ZillaThe view from Trail Zilla2020-12-31T16:56:52+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2020/11/29/an-american-in-paris/2020-11-29T20:15:34+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2020/10/23/retreat/2020-10-24T02:36:10+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2020/09/09/so-long-for-now/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sunset-2020.jpgSunset 2020The sun sets on this stage of the blog.2020-09-09T18:58:05+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2020/09/02/c-s-lewis/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/c.s.-lewis.jpgC.S. Lewis2020-09-02T10:43:03+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2020/08/26/vigilance-and-stevie-wonder/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/pre-storms-2020.jpgPre-storms 2020From Sunday's walk. I believe those were clouds related to the first storm. 2020-08-26T10:29:49+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2020/08/19/the-celtic-twilight-100/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/dublin-twilight-2019.jpgDublin Twilight 2019View from my Dublin hotel room, at the end of May 2019. It was nearly 10pm, a much later twilight than I am accustomed to in Southern latitudes.2020-08-19T17:30:08+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2020/08/12/if-the-path-be-beautiful/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/april-13-2020.jpgApril 13, 2020April 13, 2020https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/april-24-2020.jpgApril 24, 2020April 24, 2020https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/june-2-2020.jpgJune 2, 2020June 2, 2020https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/july-4-2020.jpgJuly 4, 2020July 4, 2020https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/anatole-france.jpgAnatole France2020-08-12T10:40:25+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2020/08/05/comet-neowise/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/comet_watching.jpgComet_Watching2020-08-05T10:02:30+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2020/07/29/how-can-i-keep-from-singing/2020-07-29T12:44:45+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2020/07/22/chaucer-and-virginia-woolf/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/hugo-sousa-1z7qdzqt2qq-unsplash.jpghugo-sousa-1Z7QDZqT2QQ-unsplashLondon was one thing they had in common. <span>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@hmiguelsousa?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Hugo Sousa</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/s/photos/london?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a></span>2020-07-22T10:06:39+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2020/07/15/marathon-update/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/wisner1.jpgWisner1Sunday's first "hill."https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/laborde2.jpgLaborde2My second hill -- Laborde "mountain" in the Couturie Forest. https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/wisner2.jpgWisner2The view from the top (of the Wisner overpass).https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/froggie.jpgFroggieA nice benefit to not being fixated on time or distance is noticing nearly hidden things (look right below the bright green leaf).https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/infantilized.jpgInfantilizedThe very next day, on a recovery walk, I got judged.2020-07-15T14:57:31+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2020/07/08/the-canterbury-tales-82/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/serial_canterbury-1.jpegSerial_Canterbury2020-07-08T10:31:26+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2020/07/01/long-may-you-run/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/warren-wong-fh2ubnvjynu-unsplash.jpgwarren-wong-FH2UbNvjyNU-unsplash<span>Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@wflwong?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Warren Wong</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/s/photos/car-driving?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a></span>2020-07-01T10:31:32+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2020/06/24/the-canterbury-tales-50/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/canterbury-tales.jpgCanterbury Tales2020-06-24T14:59:22+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2020/06/17/interpretations/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/please-be-brave.jpgPlease Be Bravehttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/church-lady.jpgChurch Ladyhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/freedom-for-all.jpgFreedom for All2020-06-17T10:13:33+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2020/06/10/in-fountain-court/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/dawn_june2.jpgDawn_June2Dawn on June 2, 2020. "The flickering green of leaves that keep / The light of June"2022-05-21T19:39:05+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2020/06/03/fearful-symmetry/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/watchmen.jpgWatchmenhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/marc-ignacio-7p4_9jxgcdc-unsplash.jpgmarc-ignacio-7P4_9JxGcDc-unsplashPhoto by Marc Ignacio on Unsplash2020-06-03T10:29:25+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2020/05/27/the-very-next-day/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/may-21-6-03.jpgMay 21 6-03Thursday, May 21, 6:03 amhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/may-21-6-04.jpgMay 21 6-04Thursday, May 21, 6:04 am.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/may-21-6-30.jpgMay 21 6-30Thursday, May 21, 6:30 am.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/may-21-6-11.jpgMay 21 6-11Thursday, May 21, 6:11 am. I almost captured the full orb of the sun without tweaking the camera.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/may-21-6-34.jpgMay 21 6-34Thursday, May 21, 6:34 am.2020-05-27T15:33:53+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2020/05/20/within-a-week/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/mon-5-18-727.jpgMon 5-18 727Monday, May 18, 7:27 am. Had to head to a different part of town for an early morning appointment. Got a view of the Mississippi River.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/tues-5-12-609.jpgTues 5-12 609Tuesday, May 12, 6:09 am. Sunrise over Bayou St. John.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/tues-5-12-622.jpgTues 5-12 622Tuesday, May 12, 6:22 am. Left the sunrise behind and headed home.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/tues-5-12-613.jpgTues 5-12 613Tuesday, May 12, 6:13 am. Still sunrise, still Bayou St. John, looking toward St. Louis #3 Cemetery.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/sat-5-16-556.jpgSat 5-16 556Saturday, May 16, 5:56 am. View of City Park's Peristyle from across Bayou Metairie.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/mon-5-11-150.jpgMon 5-11 150Monday, May 11, 1:50 pm. An uninvited visitor found his way to my home office.2020-05-20T10:21:23+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2020/05/13/macbeth-100/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/macbeth.jpgMacbeth2020-05-13T12:52:20+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2020/05/06/war-and-peace-100/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/war-and-peace-hard-copy.jpgWar and Peace hard copyhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/new-orleans-sky.jpgNew Orleans sky2020-05-06T10:21:01+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2020/04/29/the-universe-in-verse/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/universe-in-verse-1.jpguniverse in verse2020-04-29T16:11:39+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2020/04/22/alternate-timelines/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/datebook-interior.jpgdatebook interiorhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/datebook-exterior.jpgDatebook exteriorhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/wookiee.jpgwookieeSouvenir from the Wookieeverse2020-04-22T22:36:36+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2020/04/15/206-years-ago/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/misty-sunrise-april-2020.jpgMisty Sunrise April 2020Sunrise, April 13, 2020.2020-04-15T17:51:24+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2020/04/08/nearsight/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/gray-tree.jpgGray treeNoticed this tree for the first time yesterday, even though I'm sure I've passed it dozens of times.2020-04-08T10:32:48+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2020/04/01/one-sunrise-three-ways/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sunrise_7075.jpgSunrise_7075https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sunrise_7076.jpgSunrise_7076https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sunrise_7077.jpgSunrise_70772020-04-01T11:29:10+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2020/03/25/duck-life/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/cp_gate.jpgCP_Gatehttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/to-cdm.jpgTo-CdMhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/duck-couple1.jpgDuck Couple1https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/duck-couple2.jpgDuck Couple22020-03-25T10:57:38+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2020/03/18/in-times-of-war-disaster-epidemic-and-illness/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/batture.jpgBatturehttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/batture2.jpgBatture2More photos from the river levee walk.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/abandoned.jpgAbandonedSpotted during a "socially distant" walk along the Mississippi River levee.2020-03-18T10:34:07+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2020/03/11/2020-tcs-new-york-city-marathon/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/9-miler.jpg9-miler2020-03-11T19:03:02+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2020/03/04/war-and-peace-54/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/william-krause-ikyuzpneqws-unsplash.jpgwilliam-krause-IkYuzPneQWs-unsplashN for Napoleon? Photo by William Krause on Unsplash.2020-03-05T10:59:14+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2020/02/26/mardi-gras-and-lent/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/endymion2020.jpgEndymion2020Every Saturday before Mardi Gras, the Endymion parade turns our neighborhood into one big block party. Stared at this float while waiting for the parade to start.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/maple-elm.jpgMaple-ElmTouring the neighborhood Saturday, captured this gorgeous tree in bloom. Not sure if it's a Japanese Maple, Elm or other.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/clydesdale.jpgClydesdalehttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/clydesdale2.jpgClydesdale2https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/mardi-gras-door.jpgMardi Gras DoorMarking the season at our door.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/clydesdale3.jpgClydesdale32020-02-26T11:16:43+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2020/02/19/horse-soldier-horse-soldier/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/trevor-kay-mdvqozlzyeo-unsplash.jpgtrevor-kay-mdVqozLzyeo-unsplashPhoto by Trevor Kay on Unsplash2020-02-19T11:14:18+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2020/02/12/tit-r%c9%99x/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/possumend.jpgPossumEndThe tail-end of the parade.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/stroch.jpgStRochKeeping with upside-down things (the Schwa), I watched the parade on St. Roch Avenue. Coincidentally, the street where my Dad grew up.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/microcomic.jpgMicroComicThe 'tit R micro-comic (my watch for scale).https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/softrock.jpgSoftRockhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/paradetheme.jpgParadeThemeThe parade theme was "That's a Little Much."https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/nancy-parker.jpgNancy ParkerThe lead float was a memorial to Nancy Parker, a local journalist who died in a plane crash last August.2020-02-12T17:41:23+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2020/02/05/chewbacchus-2020/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/knitties.jpegKnittiesThis year's crop of parade throws (giveaways) from Sister Elizabeth. The Baby Yodas were all claimed well before parade day.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/themed-drinks.jpgThemed drinksThemed drinks were prevalent.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/la-vida.jpgLa VidaNiece Nicole participated as a Redshirt (parade escort) this year!https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/steampunk-yoda-day.jpgSteampunk yoda daySteampunk Yoda by day...https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/tauntaun.jpgTauntaunAn impressive tauntaun costume.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/steampunk-yoda-night.jpgSteampunk Yoda night...and by night (photo courtesy of Niece Nicole)https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/saber-drill.jpgSaber DrillLightsaber Drill2020-03-08T11:53:10+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2020/01/29/spring-festival/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ambrose-2020.jpgAmbrose 2020https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/lunar-new-year.jpgLunar New Year2020-01-29T16:09:42+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2020/01/22/war-and-peace-19/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/filip-bunkens-r5srmzpoo40-unsplash.jpgfilip-bunkens-R5SrmZPoO40-unsplashPhoto by Filip Bunkens on Unsplash2020-01-22T20:26:59+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2020/01/15/great-expectations-100/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/hard-rock.jpgHard RockThe collapsed Hard Rock hotel in New Orleans, January 11, 2020. 2020-01-22T19:00:49+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2020/01/08/checking-in-sci-fi/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cara_dune.jpgCara_Dunehttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cary_elwes_curtain.jpgCary_Elwes_curtainhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/comic_con_2020.jpgComic_Con_2020Niece Cece was Kayley from Quest for Camelot, and Niece Nicole was an absolutely brilliant Twister. 2020-01-08T11:39:14+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2020/01/01/happy-2020/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/dec31-2019.jpgDec31-2019New Orleans City Park. The last sunrise of 2019.2020-01-01T20:57:19+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/12/25/merry-christmas/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/celebration_oaks1.jpgCelebration_Oaks1City Park's Celebration in the Oaks, December 23, 2019https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/celebration_oaks2.jpgCelebration_Oaks2City Park's Celebration in the Oaks, December 23, 20192019-12-26T14:49:40+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/12/18/the-holidays-in-new-orleans/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/gct.jpgGCTJust seeing if you're paying attention. This is not New Orleans, but New York. Got this picture 2 weeks ago, and I liked the wreath on Grand Central's window.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/mr-bingle.jpgMr BingleThis is Mr. Bingle. He's been a part of New Orleans holidays since 1947. He started as a holiday mascot for the department store Maison Blanche, with whom he shares his initials. Maison Blanche is long gone, but Mr. Bingle lives on!https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/lakelights2.jpgLakeLights2https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/lakelights4.jpgLakeLights4https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/lakelights3.jpgLakeLights3https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/lakelights1.jpgLakeLights12019-12-18T22:21:52+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/12/11/hadestown/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/hadestown.jpgHadestown2020-07-28T14:38:08+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/12/04/the-man-who-invented-christmas/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/man-invented-christmas.jpegman invented Christmas2019-12-04T11:21:31+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/11/27/great-expectations-thanksgiving-edition/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/thanksgiving-2019.jpgThanksgiving 20192019-11-27T11:02:05+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/11/20/bald-eagles-in-city-park/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/couturie_eagle2.jpgCouturie_Eagle2https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/couturie_eagle1.jpgCouturie_Eagle1I saw the large bird of prey just minutes after snapping this photo.2019-11-20T13:55:51+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/11/13/a-day-of-firsts/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/pre-race.jpgPre-Racehttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/post-race.jpgPost-Race2019-11-14T04:29:13+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/11/06/checking-in-on-the-bright-side/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/city-park-autumn.jpgCity Park AutumnA fall-ish scene in City Park.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/scout-island.jpgScout IslandThe remaining attractions from Scout Island Scream Park are visible across the bayou.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/childrens-museum.jpgChildrens MuseumI've always loved butterflies. The optimism of rebirth and renewal.2019-11-10T19:43:40+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/10/30/the-fourth-age/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/jeff-finley-bk8wlaq7naa-unsplash.jpgjeff-finley-bK8Wlaq7NaA-unsplashPhoto by Jeff Finley on Unsplash2019-10-31T10:59:42+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/10/23/great-expectations-4/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/little-window.jpgLittle Window2019-10-23T10:24:00+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/10/16/stolen-time/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/public-shore.jpgPublic Shorehttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/sunrise-burlingame.jpgSunrise BurlingameSunrise, Burlingame, California. 7:14 AMhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/shorebird-sanctuary.jpgShorebird Sanctuaryhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/low-tide.jpgLow TideIt was low tide, and the rising sun caught the edge of it.2019-10-16T10:28:37+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/10/09/three-years-later/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/spent-suit.jpgSpent SuitMy swimsuit decided to call it quits (part of the lining busted). I think it had a good last run.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/competitors.jpgCompetitorsA group of competitors. That's me and my teammates on the left.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/frisky-dolphin.jpgFrisky DolphinAfter the race, Tim and I watched the LSU game at the Frisky Dolphin.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/the-next-day.jpgThe next dayThe morning after the race. https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/number-2.jpgnumber 22019-10-09T13:26:32+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/10/02/happy-birthday-ghost-in-the-machine/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ghost-in-machine-2.jpgGhost in Machine 2Vinyl. One of roughly a dozen I've hung onto through the years, even though I no longer own a record player.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ghost-in-machine-1.jpgGhost in Machine 1The original (Christmas?) gift. Note the Invisible Sun in the upper right.2019-10-02T10:31:09+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/09/25/summer-2019-wrap-up/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/august-31.jpgAugust 31August 31, 6:xx a.m. Lake Pontchartrain.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/august-3-7am.jpgAugust 3 7amAugust 3, 7:18 a.m. Taken during the second workout I logged using the "Map My Run" app.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/july-16-5-55am.jpgJuly 16 5-55amJuly 16, 5:55 a.m. Bayou St. John (right across the street from City Park). This spot became one of my favorites for sunrise viewings.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/july-20-8-26.jpgJuly 20 8-26July 20, 8:26 am. I happened across a STEM event getting set up in Scout Island.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/july-11.jpgJuly 11July 11, 6xx a.m. Most mornings, I'd find this congregation just past the Peristyle. I dubbed them "The Duck Council."https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/july-3.jpgJuly 3July 3, 6:07 a.m. 2019 not only marked my 50th birthday, but the Apollo 11 mission's, as well. Folks practicing yoga at the Peristyle, beneath a banner which reads "The Eagle has Landed. City Park salutes the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission."https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/june-28.jpgJune 28June 28, 6:02 a.m. Close to the earliest sunrise I'd see this year.2019-09-25T10:00:26+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/09/18/the-book-of-tea-100/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/tea_part_2.jpgTea_part_22019-09-18T10:09:58+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/09/11/the-book-of-tea-44/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/teapot.jpgTeapotMy beautiful, underused, teapot. A gift from my mom.2019-09-11T16:45:24+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/09/04/on-turning-50-misty-mountain-hop/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/lake_sunrise.jpgLake_SunriseLake Pontchartrain at sunrise, just about the halfway point of the run.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/tavolino.jpgTavolinoOur table at Tavolino Pizza.2019-09-06T13:55:47+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/08/28/marconi-in-new-orleans/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/marconi.jpgMarconi2024-06-26T02:27:44+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/08/21/48-hours-in-baltimore/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/hanover-md-water-tower.jpgHanover MD Water tower2019-08-21T11:59:45+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/08/07/little-murders/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/little-murders-playbill.jpegLittle Murders Playbill2019-08-07T10:31:44+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/07/31/silver-blue-and-gold/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/rainbow.jpgRainbowThe color of the sky, I'm told2019-07-31T18:32:53+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/07/24/nutria-r-o-u-s/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/nutria1.jpgNutria1Two juvenile nutria near the Big Lake in New Orleans City Park, July 20, 2019https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/nutria2.jpgNutria2They appeared to be eating when I happened upon them. . .2019-07-24T10:21:36+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/07/17/the-writing-on-the-wall/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/knights_tale.jpgKnight's_Tale2019-07-17T19:00:03+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/07/10/the-creepiness-of-summer/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/grasshopper-cigarette.jpgGrasshopper cigarettehttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/balloon_fence.jpgBalloon_Fence2019-07-10T10:18:38+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/07/03/quarter-report-2019/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/cypress_9-months.jpgCypress_9 months2019-07-04T05:40:27+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/06/26/back-to-work/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/train-trestle.jpgTrain TrestleMonday morning, June 24, 5:49 a.m.2019-06-26T10:12:37+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/06/19/the-count-of-monte-cristo-62/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/the-count-of-monte-cristo.jpgThe Count of Monte CristoThe unabridged, Robin Buss translation. Not sure this picture adequately conveys the massiveness of this volume. At xxxx pages, this thing's a doorstop.2019-06-19T10:41:20+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/06/12/galway-and-the-west/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/glenlo-abbey-golf-course.jpgGlenlo Abbey golf courseView from the golf course at Glenlo Abbey.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/glenlo-abbey-lobby.jpgGlenlo Abbey LobbyLobby of the Glenlo Abbey Hotel in Galway. I've never watched Downton Abbey, but I imagined it's just like this.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/bunratty.jpgBunratty CastleBunratty Castle in County Clare. We saw numerous "tower houses" in varying states of decay during the drive, but we actually stopped and climbed to the top of this one.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/pot-stills-kilbeggan.jpgPot stills KilbegganThe wall surrounding the pot stills at Kilbeggan had these beautiful purple flowers in bloom.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/water-wheel-kilbeggan.jpgWater wheel KilbegganWater wheel at Kilbeggan Distillery.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/cliffs-of-moher.jpgCliffs of MoherWe stopped at the Cliffs of Moher after leaving Galway.2019-06-12T10:40:31+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/06/05/dublin/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/christchurch.jpgChristChurchWe walked past Christ Church Cathedral on our way to our next stop, which was. . .https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/jameson.jpgJameson. . .the Jameson Distillery on Bow Street. I learned and became a fan of the Jameson family motto, "sine metu," It means "without fear."https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/james-joyce.jpgJames JoyceNot sure if James Joyce actually ever visited The Temple Bar, but his statue resides there permanently.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/matt_the_thresher.jpgMatt_the_ThresherOur first meal in Dublin turned out to be one of our favorites. Tim had shepherd's pie and I had the fish pie at Matt the Thresher.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/long_room.jpgLong_RoomIn the Long Room of the old library at Trinity College.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/guinness.jpgGuinnessTour of the Guinness Storehouse.2019-06-05T21:32:51+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/05/22/lux-et-veritas/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/yale-clock-tower.jpgYale Clock Towerhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/woolsey-statue.jpgWoolsey statueStatue of former Yale president Theodore Dwight Woolsey. His foot has been burnished gold from people rubbing it for good luck.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/lux_et_veritas.jpglux_et_veritas2019-05-22T12:13:19+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/05/15/double-cardinal-sighting/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/abbey_cemetery2.jpgAbbey_Cemetery2The cemetery at St. Joseph Abbey, May 11, 2019.2019-05-15T09:40:24+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2015/08/19/when-i-realized-i-was-the-alternate-universe-picard/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_0156.jpgAnne McClane_ComicConClosest image I could find of me reporting to Worf2019-05-10T11:33:20+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/05/08/take-the-long-way-home/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/john-towner-117317-unsplash.jpgjohn-towner-117317-unsplashPhoto by JOHN TOWNER on Unsplash2025-08-13T18:09:49+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/05/01/the-count-of-monte-cristo-22/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/paul-hermann-613048-unsplash.jpgpaul-hermann-613048-unsplashFrioul archipelago, Marseille, France. Photo by Paul Hermann on Unsplash.2019-05-01T13:16:40+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/04/24/notre-dame/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/notre_dame1jpg.jpgNotre_Dame1JPGhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/notre_dame2.jpgNotre_Dame2https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/notre_dame3.jpgNotre_Dame32019-04-24T10:21:00+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/04/17/in-the-past-month/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/peggy_martin.jpgPeggy_MartinPeggy Martin, my climbing rose bush, is one of the things that has burst forth in the past month.2019-04-17T09:59:35+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/04/10/behind-the-photo-garden-district/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/garden-district.jpgGarden DistrictApril 6, 2019, 2:38 pm2019-04-10T10:16:38+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/04/03/while-you-see-a-chance/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/april_2019.jpgApril_2019April's quote: "Whenever you find yourself doubting how far you can go, just remember how far you have come."2019-04-04T10:21:20+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/03/27/nine-years-in/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/clark-young-135152-unsplash.jpgclark-young-135152-unsplash2019-03-27T15:20:50+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/03/20/moby-dick-99/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/moby-dick-title.jpgMoby Dick Titlehttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/moby-dick-cover.jpgMoby Dick Cover2019-03-20T13:42:19+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/03/13/cardinal-sighting/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cardinal-collage.jpgCardinal CollageCardinal photo credit: Ryk Naves on Unsplash. Japanese Magnolia credit: Me!2019-03-13T10:23:13+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/03/06/whirly-word-milestones/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/whirlyword.pngWhirlyWordHow long does it take to get to one million on Whirly Word?2024-06-11T01:26:37+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/02/27/field-trip/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/littlefreelibrary.jpgLittleFreeLibraryThere were some stunning visuals on my drive to Thibodaux, but I couldn't take any pictures (since I was driving). So here's a pic of the Little Free Library just outside the Couturie Forest in City Park.2019-02-27T10:59:46+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/02/20/moby-dick-64/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/jennett-bremer-53234-unsplash.jpgjennett-bremer-53234-unsplashPhoto by Jennett Bremer on Unsplash2019-02-20T18:12:26+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/02/13/space-farce/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/allen-boudreaux-leijorettes.jpgAllen Boudreaux-Leijoretteshttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/saints_star-wars.jpgSaints_Star Warshttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/leijorettes.jpgLeijoretteshttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/panda-drummer.jpgPanda Drummerhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/banner.jpgBannerhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/space-farce.jpgSpace Farce2019-02-13T19:32:49+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/02/06/laborde-mountain/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/the-climb.jpgThe ClimbThe Climbhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/oyster-shells.jpgOyster ShellsThe visible riprap: oyster shellshttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/the-summit.jpgThe SummitThe Summithttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/the-view.jpgThe viewThe View from the Top2019-02-06T20:08:11+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/01/30/starbuck/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/starbuck.jpgstarbuck2020-07-27T23:42:00+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/01/23/lucky-13/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/zoltan-tasi-733629-unsplash.jpgzoltan-tasi-733629-unsplashPhoto by Zoltan Tasi on Unsplash2019-01-23T11:31:42+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/01/16/moby-dick-18/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/tim-marshall-138655-unsplash.jpgtim-marshall-138655-unsplashPhoto by Tim Marshall on Unsplash2019-01-16T15:34:48+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/01/09/the-epiphany/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/forest_path.jpgforest_pathhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sunrise_kingsday.jpgsunrise_kingsdaySunrise on January 6, 2019. Three kings in the foreground?2019-01-09T11:23:56+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2019/01/02/oracle-of-the-new-year/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Book-of-Runes.jpgBook of Runes2019-01-02T22:55:05+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2018/12/19/before-the-solstice/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Superdome.jpgSuperdomehttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Red-Foliage.jpgRed Foliagehttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Black_and_Gold.jpgBlack_and_GoldBlack and Gold carpet in the Couturie Forest, December 1https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Popp-Trees.jpgPopp TreesNear Popp Fountain, December 16https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Everblooming-Azaleas.jpgEverblooming AzaleasEverblooming Azaleas, December 12https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Red-Tree.jpgRed TreeSunrise in City Park, December 12https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Sunrise-Couturie.jpgSunrise CouturieSunrise in the Couturie Forest, November 18, 20182018-12-19T19:06:44+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2018/12/12/community-book-center-read-a-thon/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/community_book_center.jpgCommunity_Book_Center2019-02-14T23:34:25+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2018/12/05/going-to-the-space-station/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/nasa-63032-unsplash.jpgnasa-63032-unsplashPhoto by NASA on Unsplash2018-12-05T11:23:01+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2018/11/28/you-are-a-tourist/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/batz.jpgBatzMore photos from the Roosevelthttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/celebrationoaks.jpgCelebrationOaksCelebration in the Oaks, New Orleans City Parkhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/mystery_lady.jpgMystery_Ladyhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/roosevelt.jpgRoosevelt2018-11-28T11:15:17+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2018/11/21/gratitude/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/books_11-20.jpgBooks_11-20https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/signing.jpgSigning2018-11-21T17:54:19+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2018/11/14/garden-district-book-shop-and-chapter-1-part-2/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/gd_2018.jpgGD_20182018-11-14T11:30:50+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2018/11/07/first-chapter-on-soundcloud-and-here-too/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/soundcloud-screen-shot.pngSoundCloud Screen Shot2018-11-07T11:20:14+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/455-2/about-the-book/2018-11-04T12:26:52+00:00weekly0.6https://annemcclane.com/about/2019-10-15T02:01:46+00:00weekly0.6https://annemcclane.com/2018/10/31/october-surprise/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/toho_kindle.jpgTOHO_Kindle2018-10-31T21:01:14+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2018/10/24/amsterdam/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sunset1.jpgSunset1Sunset in Vondelpark, Part 1https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sunset2.jpgSunset2Sunset in Vondelpark, Part 2https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sunset3.jpgSunset3Sunset in Vondelpark, Part 3https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/van_gogh.jpgVan_Goghhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/bitterballen.jpgBitterballenAfternoon cocktails and bitterballenhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cocktail-selfie.jpgCocktail Selfiehttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/kattenkabinet.jpgKattenKabinetWe started Sunday with a visit to the KattenKabinet, a museum with works of art depicting all manners of felines.2018-10-24T07:04:36+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2018/10/17/uncertainty/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/nasa_iss.jpgNASA_ISSPhoto by NASA. iss057e035382 (Oct. 7, 2018) --- The International Space Station was orbiting about 256 miles above South Australia when a camera on board the orbital complex captured this celestial view of Earth's atmospheric glow and the Milky Way.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/nasa-43566-unsplash.jpgnasa-43566-unsplashPhoto by NASA on Unsplash2018-10-17T10:06:30+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2018/10/10/anne-mcclane-and-the-1000-likes/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1000-likes.jpg1000 likes2018-10-10T22:12:44+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2018/10/03/figure-of-speech/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/wrbh.jpgWRBH2018-10-06T21:39:25+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2018/09/26/the-writing-fall/2018-09-26T11:26:27+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2018/09/19/cover-reveal-2/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/th1-cover-091518-2500h_1250.jpegThe Trouble on Highway One2018-09-19T09:54:31+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2018/09/12/writers-roundup/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/heather_graham.jpgHeather_GrahamAll the authors had the opportunity to participate in a book signing. Heather Graham signed her books in front of my banner for a spell!2018-09-12T10:17:14+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2018/09/05/we-now-interrupt/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/american-public-power-association-423200-unsplash.jpgamerican-public-power-association-423200-unsplashPhoto by American Public Power Association on Unsplash2018-09-05T10:35:23+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2018/08/29/anticipating-my-birthday/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/national-airlines.jpgNational AirlinesSo on June 15, 1969 we left via National Airlines for San Francisco! Ger rode the jump seat & Ida was in the other end of the plane. Had one stop in Houston...https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/carmel-note.jpgCarmel NoteCarmel's epilogue: Welcome Home, I had a grand time. Hope you did too. I apologize for Stephen. Very pink back. He didn't seem to care, but I was guilt ridden. Except for dinner time which became hazardous for hearing, we had an uneventful interlude.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/coldest-winter.jpgColdest winterhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/trip-planning.jpgtrip planningThe trip began to materialize in May, when Ger asked Carmel if she would stay with the children -- and she agreed! This was to be a surprise, but Carmel convinced Ger he should tell Ida enough in advance to give her time to think about what she should take. (Dear Carmel!)https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/joel-grey.jpgJoel Greyhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/hi-there.jpghi therehttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cable-car.jpgCable Carhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/herberts.jpgHerberts...then landed smoggily in San Francisco. 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Coincidence?2018-08-10T04:28:42+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2018/08/01/distant-worlds/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/distantworldsgiveawaygraphic800.jpgDistantWorldsGiveawayGraphic8002018-08-01T10:17:51+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2018/07/25/yojimbo/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/yojimbo.jpgYojimbo2018-07-25T11:31:48+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2018/07/18/hall-of-mirrors/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/hallofmirrors.jpgHallofMirrorsThe view when I look left from my writing desk2018-07-18T10:14:53+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2018/07/11/an-auditory-detour/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/hawk.jpgHawkNatural camouflage, indeedhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/woodpecker.jpgWoodpeckerI heard a woodpecker somewhere in those trees2018-07-11T10:09:42+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2018/07/04/glorious-summer/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/july-1-2018.jpgJuly 1 2018July 1, 2018https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/steinbeck.jpgSteinbeckI wish I could say with certainty that I did not write on the cover of this book, but I can't. I don't remember doing it, at any rate. Though I did have a thing for Donald Sutherland back in the day...2018-07-05T11:30:13+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2018/06/27/ala-annual-conference/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mo3.jpgMO3https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/libraries-transform.jpgLibraries Transformhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/loc.jpgLOCLibrary of Congress booth was pretty cool. This was during set-up, it was the only time I didn't see it packed full of people.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/mo1.jpgMO1https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/badges.jpgBadgesIBPA is headquartered in California2018-06-27T10:25:56+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2018/06/20/city-park-pictorial-part-3-the-couturie-forest/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/couturie-bench.jpgcouturie benchhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/laborde.jpgLabordeLaborde Mountain, the highest point in New Orleans. A map of the city marks the spot.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/knowla.jpgKnowlaEach visit reveals some new detailhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/knowla2.jpgKnowla2Each visit reveals some new detailhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/before1.jpgBefore1The view from the bridgehttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/before2.jpgBefore2https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/lovely_dark_deep.jpglovely_dark_deep2018-06-25T10:06:36+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2018/06/13/lake-charles-louisiana/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/paddleboat.jpgPaddleboathttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/crazy_high2.jpgCrazy_High2https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/family_signing.jpgFamily_Signinghttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/boudin.jpgBoudinOn our way home, we stopped for boudin balls in Iowa, Louisiana. Trust me, they're delicious!https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/arrival.jpgArrivalNicole observed that the carpet looked like the Cephalopods' language in the movie "Arrival." 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Moormanhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/new-witch-wars-cover.jpgNew Witch Wars Cover2017-09-12T15:23:20+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2017/09/06/cover-reveal/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/incidentundertheoverpass.jpegIncidentUnderTheOverpass2017-09-06T10:35:18+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2017/08/30/birthdays-and-hurricanes/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/houston_aug17.jpgHouston_Aug17A cow that escaped it's trailer in my sister's neighborhood2017-08-31T10:00:48+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2017/08/23/the-great-american-eclipse-one-minute-in-murfreesboro/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/eclipse_2.jpgEclipse_2https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/eclipse_1.jpgEclipse_11:28 pm versus 1:29 pm. That's Venus on the right.2017-08-23T19:53:28+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2017/08/16/total-eclipse-of-the-80s/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ladyhawke.jpgLadyhawkehttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dark_side_of_the_moon.pngDark_Side_of_the_Moon2017-08-17T10:05:44+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2017/08/09/transformation-yoga-vodou-and-mass/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/anne_mcclaneaug9.jpgAnne_McClaneAug9Some elements from my writing desk, including the new Ametrine stone2017-08-09T10:30:13+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2017/08/02/a-good-writing-day/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/anne_mcclane_writing2.jpgAnne_McClane_Writing2Sunset, the day before my good writing day2017-08-03T10:49:03+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2017/07/26/resistance/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/bruno-nascimento-149663.jpgbruno-nascimento-149663Photo by Bruno Nascimento on Unsplash2017-07-26T10:05:56+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2017/07/19/new-smyrna-part-2/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/new-smyrna3.jpgNew Smyrna32017-07-19T10:12:00+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2017/07/12/new-smyrna-part-1/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/new-smyrna-1b.jpgNew Smyrna 1bhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/new-smyrna-1a.jpgNew Smyrna 1ahttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/new-smyrna-1.jpgNew Smyrna 1Sunrise on July 11https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/new-smyrna-2.jpgNew Smyrna 22017-07-13T00:00:42+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2017/07/05/the-writers-almanac/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/pontchartrain2.jpgPontchartrain2https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/pontchartrain1.jpgPontchartrain1From Friday's walkhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/pontchartrain4.jpgPontchartrain4https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/pontchartrain3.jpgPontchartrain32017-07-05T10:09:10+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2017/06/28/am-i-a-plotser/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/pantser.jpgPantserMy favorite jeans, that I can no longer wear outside the house. Because of a hole in...the seat of the pants.2017-06-28T10:21:14+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2017/06/21/solstice-and-solnit/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/slo-3.jpgSLO-3Sunrise / Moonset in San Luis Obispo. Pretty close to last year's autumnal equinox, actually.2017-06-21T10:35:57+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2017/06/14/my-100th-post/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/armageddon.jpgArmageddonhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/die_hard_xlg.jpgdie_hard_xlghttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/100-drawn-with-a-sparkler-76185334-577539615f9b5858756a145a.jpg100-drawn-with-a-sparkler-76185334-577539615f9b5858756a145a2017-06-20T01:25:38+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2017/06/07/june-in-new-orleans/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/july92015.jpgJuly92015https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/june22017.jpgJune22017https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/june102016.jpgJune102016https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/june62017.jpgJune62017https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/june6_2_2017.jpgVersion 2https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/july142016.jpgJuly142016https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/july122013.jpgJuly1220132017-06-07T14:40:14+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2017/05/31/the-spider-queen/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/nola-project.jpgNOLA Projecthttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/kb_logo.pngK&B_logohttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/spider-queen.jpgSpider Queenhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ogres.jpgOgreshttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sculpture-garden-2013.jpgsculpture garden 20132017-05-31T10:56:49+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2017/05/24/writing-prompts/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/writingprompts.jpgwritingpromptsI don't use the pen name in my writing group2017-05-24T10:22:48+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2017/05/17/untethered/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/hannibal_79.jpgHannibal_79Yes, I referred to myself in the third person in the caption on the back. I think I was afraid I might forget who I was.2017-05-17T10:36:31+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2017/05/10/paris/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/paris1.jpgParis1Me, Kris and Tamara at les jardins des Moulin Jaunehttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/paris2.jpgParis2On the Petite Ceinture. C.H.U.D. might be lurking.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/paris3.jpgParis3Amazing roses in the Maraishttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/st-eustache.jpgSt-EustacheThe organ at St. Eustachehttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/paris-5.jpgParis 5Les jardins des Moulin Jaunehttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/paris6.jpgParis6https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/paris5a.jpgParis5aThe gypsy wagon. And yes, that is a white rabbit in the background.2017-05-10T06:00:33+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2017/05/03/dusseldorf/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dusseldorf_2.jpgDusseldorf_2https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dusseldorf_1.jpgDusseldorf_1https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dusseldorf_3.jpgDusseldorf_3https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dusseldorf_4.jpgDusseldorf_42017-05-03T06:03:31+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2017/04/26/finished-but-not-abandoned/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/slo-2.jpgSLO-2The Tremors on the PCH?2017-04-26T10:32:41+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2017/04/19/do-you-think-that-by-robert-creeley/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/robert_creeley.jpgRobert_Creeley2017-04-19T10:20:55+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2017/04/12/29-hours-in-chicago-part-2/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/golden-throats.jpgGolden Throatshttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/chicagopt2.jpgChicagopt22017-04-12T10:11:29+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2017/04/05/29-hours-in-chicago-part-1/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/chicagopt1.jpgChicagopt12017-04-06T12:43:52+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2017/03/29/crawfish-break/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/zatarains2.jpegzatarains2https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/crawfish_season_2.jpgcrawfish_season_22017-03-29T19:00:52+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2017/03/22/amwriting/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/anne_mcclane_writing.jpgAnne_McClane_Writing2017-08-13T17:04:43+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2017/03/15/ralph-waldo-emerson-and-elo/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/rwe_elo.jpgRWE_ELO2017-03-16T11:40:22+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2017/03/08/logan-and-john-wick/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/logan-john-wick.pngLogan John Wick2017-04-03T10:32:05+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2017/03/01/ash-wednesday/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/robert-murray-118030.jpgrobert-murray-118030I lived in this desert (well, in an apartment in that desert, mostly) for nine years2017-03-01T11:00:43+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2017/02/22/chewbacchus/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/chewbacchus_route_2017.jpgchewbacchus_route_2017https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/chewbacchus1.jpgchewbacchus1https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/chewbacchus3.jpgchewbacchus3https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/chewbacchus2.jpgchewbacchus22017-03-15T19:56:10+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2017/02/15/king-cakes/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/king-cake4.pngking-cake4https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/bywater.jpgbywater bakery2017-02-15T11:23:55+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2017/02/08/year-of-the-rooster/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/chinese-zodiac-placemat-chinese-new-year-animals.jpgchinese-zodiac-placemat-chinese-new-year-animalshttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/nicole_rooster.jpgnicole_roosterPhoto from Harbin, China, courtesy of niece Nicole. 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have some nice skies in Las Vegas2016-10-12T10:25:07+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/10/05/quarter-report/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/anne_mcclane-oct5.pnganne_mcclane-oct52016-10-05T12:42:22+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/09/28/the-five-stages-of-becoming-an-author/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/network-meme.jpgnetwork-meme2016-09-28T10:25:01+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/09/21/back-to-school-part-2/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/anne_mcclane-lsu2.jpganne_mcclane-lsu2Photo credit: Cecelia Morise2016-09-21T10:10:08+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/09/14/back-to-school-part-1/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/anne_mcclane-lsu1.jpganne_mcclane-lsu1LSU library. Photo credit: Cecelia Morise2016-09-14T10:10:25+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/09/07/chapter-1-part-2/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/anne-mcclane_cover_conceptblog.jpgAnne-McClane_Cover_Conceptblog2016-09-07T10:02:39+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/08/31/chapter-1-part-1/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/woman_columns_v3_blog-post.jpgWoman_Columns_v3_Blog post2016-08-31T17:17:59+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/08/29/another-year-on-twenty-years-prescience/2016-08-29T11:53:11+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/08/24/how-i-write/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/ambrose.jpgAmbrose2016-08-24T13:53:30+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/08/17/the-overpass-players/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/lacey_catalog.jpgLacey_catalogAn image of Lacey Becnel from my "vision board." The novel is set in a New Orleans summer, so the clothes are ALL wrong.2016-08-17T09:32:52+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/blog/2016-08-15T09:43:48+00:00weekly0.6https://annemcclane.com/2016/08/10/setting/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/anne-mcclane_neutral-ground.jpgAnne McClane_neutral groundThe neutral ground on Harrison Avenue. Some pivotal moments in the story happen on this street.2016-08-21T14:22:32+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/08/03/when-you-were-young-and-your-heart-was-an-open-book/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/anne-mcclane_tarot.jpgAnne McClane_TarotThe Internet tells me the movie used a deck designed by Fergus Hall. This one is by Mary Hanson-Roberts.2016-08-27T19:09:37+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/07/27/launching-points/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/anne-mcclane_inspiration.jpgAnne McClane_InspirationThe wine bottle is just decoration2016-07-27T10:27:43+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/07/20/the-countdown-not-final/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/anne-mcclane_overpass_cover.jpgAnne McClane_Overpass_Cover2016-07-20T14:08:53+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/07/13/vacation/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/anne-mcclane-fort-pickens2.jpgAnne McClane - Fort Pickens2I stayed off the cannonhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/anne-mcclane-fort-pickens1.jpgAnne McClane - Fort Pickens1Fort Pickens, Florida2016-07-16T06:03:13+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/07/06/social-media-and-me-part-2/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/jamm.jpgJaMMA triumph of Twitter2016-07-07T01:16:25+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/06/29/clay/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/anne-mcclane-clay2.jpgAnne McClane -Clay2Dislodging this was what my father would have called a "triple x job"https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/anne-mcclane-clay.jpgAnne McClane -ClayA little fox my mother made for me, and its terra cotta study2016-06-29T20:06:48+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/06/22/brazil-and-book-launches/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/anne-mcclane-feijoada.jpgAnne McClane -feijoadaFeijoada at Zé Gomes2016-06-22T10:20:49+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/06/15/dispatch-from-brazil/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/anne-mcclane-bandeiras.jpgAnne McClane -BandeirasMonumento às Bandeiras, as seen from a carhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/anne-mcclane-figueira.jpgAnne McClane -FigueiraFigueira Rubaiyathttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/anne-mcclane-caipirinha.jpgAnne McClane -CaipirinhaI was not too embarrassed to take a picture of my caipirinha Saturday night2016-06-15T15:04:11+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/06/08/anne-francis-stars-in-forbidden-planet/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/anne-mcclane-forbidden_planet.jpgAnne McClane -Forbidden_PlanetLeslie Nielsen and Anne Francis2016-06-08T10:07:17+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/06/03/cover-reveal-the-incident-under-the-overpass/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/anne-mcclane_cover_conceptb.jpgAnne-McClane_Cover_ConceptBCover Bhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/anne-mcclane_cover_concepta.jpgAnne-McClane_Cover_ConceptACover A2016-07-21T23:35:09+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/06/01/the-godfather/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/anne-mcclane-godfather.jpgAnne McClane -GodfatherNo, this is not the baptism scene from The Godfather. It's my own Godfather's Golden Jubilee.2016-06-01T16:19:55+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/05/25/beach-night/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/unsplash-roller-coaster.jpgUnsplash-roller coaster2016-05-25T10:17:20+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/05/18/forty-eight-hours-in-geneva-part-2-synchrocyclotrons-and-esperanto/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/anne_mcclane-synchrocyclotron.jpgAnne_McClane-synchrocyclotronI might have passed through an intrinsic field, but no special powers resultedhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/anne_mcclane-geneva.jpgAnne_McClane-GenevaNot too far from the Esperanto sign2016-05-19T19:50:29+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/05/11/forty-eight-hours-in-geneva-part-1-frankfurt/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/anne_mcclane-frankfurt.jpgAnne_McClane-FrankfurtInformed friends on the Ebbelwei-Express.2016-05-11T13:58:19+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/05/04/a-thrilling-romance-or-lessons-from-top-gun/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/anne_mcclane-top-gun.jpgAnne_McClane-Top GunMe and Kristen on a trip to Miramar. A long, long, time ago.2016-09-09T02:14:19+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/04/27/life-wont-be-so-bad-in-paisley-park/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/unsplash-purple-flower.jpgUnsplash-purple flower2016-04-27T10:18:27+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/04/20/letting-go-or-the-times-satellite-radio-brought-me-to-tears/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/anne_mcclane-1983.jpgAnne_McClane-19831983. Year of the Worst. Haircut. Ever.2016-04-20T10:14:55+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/04/13/brand-building-gradually/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/anne_mcclane-slc2.jpgAnne_McClane-SLC2I was slow to realize that the hanging sculpture in the atrium depicted a facehttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/anne_mcclane-slc.jpgAnne_McClane-SLCThe amazing Salt Lake City Public Library2016-04-13T10:14:18+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/04/06/sisters-part-2-the-dragon-measure-or-a-song-of-ice-and-fire/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/anne_mcclane-sisters2.jpgAnne_McClane-Sisters2Unwittingly, we're in the same order as the picture from last week (with the addition of Mom in the middle).2016-04-06T16:43:40+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/03/30/sisters-part-1-the-movie-measure/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/anne_mcclane-sisters.jpgAnne_McClane-sistersSusan, Elizabeth (Debby), me, Julie2016-03-30T21:02:17+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/03/23/springtime-in-nola/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/springtime2-anne_mcclane.jpgSpringtime2-Anne_McClaneNiece Kate with a hapless crustaceanhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/springtime1-anne_mcclane.jpgSpringtime1-Anne_McClaneThe bounty from this past weekend2016-03-23T10:01:29+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/03/16/to-believe-in-belief/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_11264-e1458088331416.jpgFrancis_Thompson-Anne_McClaneThe poem was more portable than the poster2016-04-23T00:28:27+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/03/09/a-kind-act-in-a-weary-world/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_11231.jpgIMG_1123A Polaroid of Mom and me, taken probably about six months before Willy Wonka was released2016-04-29T19:15:22+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/03/02/writing-and-running/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/jazzhalf2012_1.jpgAnne_McClane_JazzHalf2012_1Jazz Half Marathon, October 20122016-03-02T23:01:53+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/02/24/brothers-a-gungan-pollutes-the-wild/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_1108.jpgAnne_McClane_SierraNevadaBudge, me, Jerryhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_1110.jpgIMG_1110Jerry, Matt, Budge, and David2016-02-24T11:16:54+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/02/17/finished-or-abandoned/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_1095.jpgIMG_1095My version of a vision board, I suppose2016-02-17T11:15:50+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/02/10/forty-days/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_1090.jpgIMG_1090White Sands, New Mexico, August 1987. I only spent one day there. That shadow is either Mom or Dad (not the devil).2016-02-10T11:26:40+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/02/03/my-kind-of-mardi-gras/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_1074.jpgIMG_1074A 2016 Woozieehttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_1072.jpgIMG_1072Niece Colie outfitted me with some fab pom-poms this yearhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_1071.jpgAnne_McClane_LeijoretteBefore the 2016 parade2016-02-11T01:19:20+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/01/27/wordsworth-vs-the-baby-monkey/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_1059.jpgIMG_1059Ida being a dutiful Mom in 2002https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_1056.jpgIMG_1056Maybe that pig could finally shake the monkey off his back amongst the columns of Tintern Abbey2016-02-03T16:50:31+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/01/20/notching-a-decade/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_0729.jpgAnne_McClane_withTimLundi Gras, fourteen years later2016-01-20T16:37:24+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/01/15/you-were-exceptional-alan-rickman/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_1031.jpgIMG_1031I took this screen shot just this past Christmas2016-01-15T18:36:12+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/01/13/comic-con-nola/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_0688.jpgAnne_McClane_ComicCon2I was wearing an R2-D2 tophttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_1049.jpgAnne_McClane_ComicCon3Niece Katie, Hayley Atwell, me2016-01-13T10:48:54+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2016/01/06/the-times-damon-linker-made-me-defensive/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/unsplash-magazine.jpgUnsplash-magazine2016-01-09T12:52:10+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2015/12/30/my-nice-good-brother-and-the-blustery-day/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_0776.jpgAnne_McClane_withStephenMe and Stephen, circa 19812016-01-11T00:37:13+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2015/12/23/the-return-of-the-force-awakens/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_1018.jpgIMG_1018Three hours to show timehttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_0981.jpgIMG_0981Shara Bey2015-12-23T10:47:40+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2015/12/16/holiday-bob-part-3/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/unsplash-sunset-chile.jpgUnsplash-Sunset-Chile2015-12-16T11:00:47+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2015/12/09/holiday-bob-part-2/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_10071.jpgIMG_1007https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/img_10061.jpgIMG_10062015-12-09T10:54:34+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2015/12/02/holiday-bob-part-1/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/980x320-elephants.jpg980x320-elephants2016-01-02T18:29:12+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2015/11/25/im-thankful-for-godzilla/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0989.jpgIMG_0989I need reminders at my sad Picard jobhttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0692.pngIMG_06922015-11-25T11:24:52+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2015/10/28/uncanny-x-men-magneto-vs-steve-jobs/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/michael-fassbender-as-steve-jobs.jpgmichael-fassbender-as-steve-jobshttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/magneto.jpgmagnetoWho would prevail?2015-11-21T11:51:41+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2015/11/18/running-down-dreams/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0983.jpgAnne_McClane_1970sMinus three siblings, plus one cousin2015-12-14T02:26:51+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2015/11/11/writing-workshops-part-2/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0973.jpgIMG_0973New favorite baby2015-11-21T03:28:05+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2015/11/04/writing-workshops-part-1/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/treo.jpgTreoThursday nights: writing not optional2015-11-21T03:27:57+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2015/10/21/frogs-lizards-and-the-ghost-in-the-machine/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img_0956.jpgIMG_0956Froggy was tiny2015-11-21T03:27:24+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2015/10/14/new-zealand/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/tumblr_m7ewhfpzcx1qhi3g4o1_500.jpgtumblr_m7ewhfpzcX1qhi3g4o1_500My dream job2015-11-21T03:27:14+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2015/10/07/anne-furiosa-anne-usagi/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/usagi_link.jpgUsagi_linkMy ears aren't as long, and I prefer a pony tail to a top knot2015-11-21T03:26:49+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2015/09/30/ode-to-the-starbucks-on-upstream/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_09551.jpgIMG_0955When I first encountered Starbucks in the 1980s, I dug it because it made me think of Battlestar Galactica2020-07-28T16:13:36+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2015/09/23/i-miss-tvs-frank/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_09451.jpgIMG_0945Thank you, Mary, for being a good sport and filling in for Barkevious.https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_09431.jpgAnne_McClane_with MaryIt stinks!2015-11-21T03:26:24+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2015/09/16/social-media-and-me/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ted-striker.jpgTed StrikerThis, as much as anything else, led to my drinking problem2015-11-21T03:26:05+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2015/09/09/a-scarlet-carson-summer/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_0922.jpgAnne_McClane_LondonMom and me in Kensington Gardenshttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_0920.jpgIMG_0920Summer's end2015-11-21T03:25:53+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2015/09/02/why-this-pen-name/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_0912.jpgIMG_0912The prized possession, in its current location2015-11-21T03:24:01+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.com/2015/08/26/twenty-years-prescience/https://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/signature.jpgSignaturehttps://annemcclane.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_0909.jpgIMG_0909Dad, circa 19502015-11-21T03:23:40+00:00monthlyhttps://annemcclane.comdaily1.02026-01-31T22:28:56+00:00