I find I’m often stuck in a small part of the real world I think I can somehow control or, perhaps, fully encompass. This beautiful snow coming down this morning,…
In this crazy world where total insanity so often seems to loom, I find great delight, comfort, and inspiration in the small wonders that abound. Perhaps the world is, in…
…enjoying the amazing agave plants that grow in Oakland. Many are huge—8 feet tall or more—and some threaten to devour pedestrians much as Audry II did in Little Shop! But…
A stop in Salt Lake City provided some stunning views of the mountains—so different from the rural surroundings and hills of Joseph Smith’s birthplace in Vermont. The ice on Utah Lake,…
I don’t fly as often as I used to, thankfully, and yet, whenever possible, I still choose a window seat on the shady side of the plane with a clear,…
I am still learning to see and most days I also feel like a giant failure! Seeing the natural world involves peeling back layer on layer and the time to…
Thank you again to Mary Oliver for her poem, “Don’t Hesitate,” a beautiful reminder of the abundance of joy in life. Seeing the world through my camera gives me both…
Though I do my best to see as much of this amazing world as possible, I know much of it goes unseen, every day. Even an hour in a gray,…
I love winter for being able to see the “bones” of trees—their branches and shapes. Trees similar to the two old fencerow Sugar Maples shown above, one clearly much…
Seeing ice form is one of the great delights of my life. Not only understanding why and where it forms on a small stream this time of year but also…
