I love the fact that my dear wife knows her way around London! One of her favorite spots, and now mine, is the Victoria & Albert Museum or as it…
One of the great joys of my life are trees. In part I love them because they often live beyond the life span of a single human being and, thus,…
There are many places of worship—for many different religions—that have been in use for hundreds or even thousands of years. Although I don’t consider myself to be actively religious, in…
To those of you who celebrate Christmas, I send my best wishes for a special day with family. Amidst all that has come to be piled on top of the…
Along the margins of the woods, the trees reach out to the sun. On a winter day it is the perfect place for snow to lay.
Thanks to Writer’s Almanac for reminding us that today marks the anniversary of the day in 1972 when astronauts in the spacecraft Apollo 17 made the images of the planet,…
Just two more weeks to the Solstice. It’s been snowing all day long, making for a very gray day. Not all are like this, of course, even if it may feel…
A bit of slowly moving water, a branch bare of leaves and I’m lost, mesmerized by the reflections.
As our part of the earth looks away from the sun—a month to the Solstice—we really know it here in Vermont. Even if today is dark and rainy and feels more…
Last summer I had a show entitled “I nearly walked by…” Thirty-two photographs showed moments I nearly missed because I was somewhere other than in the present moment. One of the…
Still Learning To See 