I often enjoy seeing the patterns in the natural world. These are not always uniform or predictable. What sometimes amazes me most, when looking through the viewfinder of my camera,…
The beaches of Lake Michigan, especially farther north, are spectacular. Liz and I have walked several this week, enjoying the water, sand, light, stones and, of course, the company. I…
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…
Luckily the days here are long—basically it doesn’t get dark at this time of year—because there is so darned much to see! Up early and going all day into the…
In Vermont we often come across stones and boulders left “high & dry” by the glacier. I enjoy imagining these under two-mile thick ice but, frankly, it is impossible to…
Seeing shapes, colors, shadows, textures. Rocks and stones on which lichen live and grow. Imagine the rocks as liquids deep in the Earth millions of years ago. Imagine them tossed and ground…
Still Learning To See 