Julia Margaret Cameron

Julia Margaret Cameron

The Mother of Photography Today is the birthday of Julia Margaret Cameron, the mother of photography, who was born on this day, in Calcutta, in 1815.     In 1863, Cameron was given a camera by her daughter and son-in-law and made her first photograph at the age of 49.   Her niece, Virginia Woolf…

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June 11, 2019 Garden Journal, National Corn on the Cob Day, John Constable, Julia Margaret Cameron, Henry David Thoreau, Thomas Love Peacock, The A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants by Christopher Brickell, Chamomile, and ET

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Here’s another idea for your garden journal: Flip to the back and save two pages. On one page, write “Successes,” and on the other “Failures.” In the garden, we learn equally from both.       Brevities #OTD Today is National Corn on the Cob Day – June 11th. Corn is part of the grass…

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