I’m not sorry, but I love that the blog, photos, and stories are free. I believe in providing this content to you without any cost. However, I understand that the world is moving in a different direction.

It’s time to ask for blog support again; I do it bi-monthly. Your support has been instrumental in elevating the blog to new heights, offering more than it ever did for free. However, the cost of maintaining this quality is increasing. I’ve been faced with compromising photo quality to reduce storage costs or paying a $300 monthly fee for additional storage.

And I’m doing more than ever. If you love the flower photos, please help.

I can’t afford $300 monthly, so I may have to permit some compression. The Leica camera takes up a lot more space than most cameras.

My longtime website, Mannix Marketing, is excellent to work with, and we will try to work this out. I’m sure we will. I might have to delete many older photos or allow for smaller images or some other tech solution.

But it reminds me again that everything the blog offers is free, and I am determined to keep it that way with your continued support. It’s a nice mix of photos, spiritual stuff, dogs, donkeys, chickens, hens,  sheep,  occasional insight and wisdom, and, of course, Zip, an energy bomb that is lighting up the farm.

I need to get paid for the work I do.  I won’t do substack because I’m not going to ask people to pay for my best photos or writing. If you can, please donate what you can. You can figure out how to do this by visiting the blog support page.

You can donate once weekly, monthly, or annually. You can donate any amount for as long or as short as you wish—or just for once.

You can get the details here:  blog support.

You can donate via Venmo or PayPal. At Paypal, I’m [email protected]; at Venmo, I’m Jon Katz@Jon-Katz-13. If you prefer to avoid paying online, e-mail support to Jon Katz, Blog Support, Box 205, Cambridge, N.Y., 12816. Small donations are as important as large ones, and those are important, too.

If you don’t have the money, follow the blog without hesitation or guilt.

Please help to keep the blog growing and healthy. The animals need food, my cameras need upkeep, my flowers cost money, and my writing is free. If you like any of that, please help, and we can keep it as it is, a good and safe place long and long.

I’m in this for the long haul.

In the coming years, we will need each other; I need you as much as you need me. Together, we will do well. I’m full of hope. I appreciate any help you can give me. I have the best readers any writer, blogger, or photographer could want.