by jamesbondly | Apr 10, 2022 | About Life, About Photography, About Writing, Uncategorized
Simplicity is the highest level of Sophistication. Less is More I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it. – Thomas Jefferson It takes less time to do a thing right than it does to explain why you did it wrong....
by jamesbondly | Mar 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
Stairway to Heaven In my eleven years living in Hawaii, I have hiked many miles into Oahu’s mountains and distant shores. Most locations are tourist traps as well-traveled as Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, but a few are remnants of what the pristine paradise must...
by jamesbondly | Dec 30, 2021 | About Photography, Uncategorized
It is 30 degrees below zero, but we are warm in the house. My gaze from the window caught a sparrow digging in the snow below the feeder. I hated the idea of getting dressed in boots, gloves, Insulated Bib Overalls, and my Russian Winters hat to fill the bird feeders....
by jamesbondly | Nov 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
A GRATEFUL NATION TAKES ROOT “Lastly and chiefly, the way to prosper and achieve good success is to make yourselves all of one mind for the good of your country and your own, and to serve and fear God the giver of all goodness.” The charter of the Virginia...
by jamesbondly | Oct 23, 2021 | About Life, Storytelling-Tall Tales, Uncategorized
THE HILLBILLY HELLO Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way, you will fulfill the law of Christ. ~ Galatians 6:2 When I worked at the Airport in those days, the terminal was tiny with one airline counter and a bar that could support a dozen sloshy souls. The...
by jamesbondly | Aug 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
A STORY FINDS YOU You don’t find stories Perseverance is defined: continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition. I am convinced that a good story finds you, not the other way around. We typically travel and seek out...
