I regularly post photographs on a website that has weekly themes. It occurred to me yesterday that I could also share them here! Of late I’ve just not been adding…
When you consider stored carbon—oil, coal, natural gas—is a bank account that has been filled by the sun and the Earth for millions of years, I think it is important…
On this morning—our first snow on the way—I’m unsure about some things and more certain than ever about others. I’m unsure how strongly to politicize this blog, so let me simply write…
Some wonder about my sanity. “Why are you photographing rocks when all the beauty of Alaska is before you?” they ask. My response varies from “Because they are beautiful!” to…
Perhaps not actually “timeless,” but when I saw this stone sculpture in the Anchorage Museum, it was not difficult to imagine the “prehistoric” time during which it was carved. Aside…
One of my great delights being in Alaska was a trip to a beach on the south end of Kodiak with a large, fine deposit of fossils, mostly shells. I’ve…
Many people wondered why I brought back 25# of rocks in my suitcase from Alaska. There were two reasons. First, I’d dropped off about that many pounds of maple syrup…
One of the most special animals we saw in Alaska was a Canadian Lynx (Lynx canadensis). Special because, unlike the Grizzly Bears, I had not expected to see it. Special…
In any of my travels, whether near or far, I’m often stopped in wonder. It is not just the bears and whales or ice calving from the front of a…
Still Learning To See 