10 likes, 2 comments - thedogladysden on September 28, 2026: "This week's #SundayStills prompt is #Hometowns. #dogladysden #photoessay Well, I've lived in 7 places on two continents. This is a sunrise capture from my current town in suburban Toronto. See all: https://thedogladysden.com/hometowns-sundaystills-photography/ 📷📷📷📷📷 #ontheblog #readmyblog #linkinbio #Germany #Switzerland #Canada #USA".

10 likes, 2 comments - thedogladysden on September 26, 2026: "Looking back at #1969 for #ThrowbackThursday. #dogladysden #memoir I was boarding a plane in Düsseldorf Germany for a trip to Berlin and London. It was a pivotal year! See more photos and music on the blog: https://thedogladysden.com/looking-back-at-1969/ 📷🎶📷🎶📷 #ontheblog #readmyblog #linkinbio #TBT #Switzerland #Germany #England #Canada".

9 likes, 0 comments - thedogladysden on September 21, 2026: "Talking about VACATIONS for this week's #CFFC photo challenge! #dogladysden #travelphotography This was our cruise ship, Holland America's Oosterdam, docked at Kotor, Montenegro. See more: https://thedogladysden.com/vacation-cffc-photography/ ✈️🛳️🚌🚙 #ontheblog #readmyblog #linkinbio #travelogues, #travelblogs #travelphotos #cruising #roadtripping #vacations".

9 likes, 2 comments - thedogladysden on September 16, 2026: "It's all about shopping this week for the #CFFC photo prompt. #dogladysden #shopping This is Seaport Village in San Diego, California, a charming outdoor mall with unique shops and restaurants. See more local and international shops on the blog: https://thedogladysden.com/shopping-cffc-photography/ 🛍️🛒🛍️🛒🛍️ #ontheblog #readmyblog #linkinbio #photoessay".

11 likes, 0 comments - thedogladysden on September 10, 2026: "Sharing a #memoir on the blog for #ThrowbackThursday. #dogladysden #nostalgia Where were you in #1968? I was in Germany, Switzerland and the Italian Riviera, with my poodle, Gigi. Read all about it, plus listen to the hits of the day, on the blog: https://thedogladysden.com/looking-back-at-1968/ 👀🔙👀🔙👀 #ontheblog #readmyblog #linksinbio #MemoriesOf1968 #TBT #LivinginEurope #EuropeanTravel".

16 likes, 5 comments - thedogladysden on September 5, 2026: "Photo essay on the blog, featuring Lake Ontario. #dogladysden #LakeOntario #photography This image was created using ChatGPT, incorporating a real photo. See more (all real photos): https://thedogladysden.com/beautiful-lake-ontario-photography/ 📷🚤📷🚤📷 #ontheblog #readmyblog #linkinbio #photoessay #BeautifulLakeOntario #LakeOntarioForever".

September is here, which means Fall will be here before we know it!  Here is a checklist of things to do this month, to welcome in Fall!  ...

8 likes, 0 comments - thedogladysden on August 1, 2026: "A floral elephant (from a CNE display) for the most recent #CFFC photo prompt: Pairs of Crayola 8 colours. #dogladysden #photoessay See more on the blog: https://thedogladysden.com/colour-pairings-cffc-photography/ 🔴🟡🟢🔵🟤⚫🟠🟣 #ontheblog #readmyblog #linkinbio #CrayolaColours #floralsculptures #concertphotos #myzoeypics and more! 🌈".

3 likes, 0 comments - thedogladysden on July 26, 2026: "Midnight foliage reflections, for this multi-media presentation of photography and music. #dogladysden #reflections See more: https://thedogladysden.com/reflections-photography-music/ 🪞📷🎶📷🪞 #ontheblog #readmyblog #linkinbio #SundayStills #photography #reflectionphotos #MusicMonday #music #reflectionsongs".

This week I managed to finish (well, abandon) a couple of pieces I’ve been working on. First was this chunk of plum tree: Which is now home to this sad-looking wood spirit: I’m a little…

To call Gregg Araki’s work “important” would be an understatement, borderline insulting even. His Teen Apocalypse trilogy—Totally F***ed Up (1993), The

There are some nights when dinner feels like one more thing on an already endless list. You’re hungry, your family is hungry, but the tho...

4 likes, 1 comments - thedogladysden on July 20, 2026: "This week's #CFFC photo challenge is PURPLE. #dogladysden #photoessay This hand-crafted rock was a gift from a friend. See more: https://thedogladysden.com/purple-cffc-photography/ 💜🪻🟣🪻💜 #ontheblog #readmyblog #linkinbio #purple #concertphotos #flowers #rockart".

7 likes, 0 comments - thedogladysden on July 18, 2026: "It's all about FOXES, for this week's edition of #SundayStills #photography on the blog! #dogladysden #naturephotography See more: https://thedogladysden.com/foxes-sundaystills-photography/ 🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊 #ontheblog #readmyblog #linkinbio #foxes #foxphotos #photoessay #naturephotos #wildlife".

Well, not so much of an “update” as an attempt to avoid coming across as irritatingly self-satisfied. But here in the James household this summer, the smugness alarms have been ringing …