One of the great delights of seeing flowers and leaves is the fact that light can be both reflected by their surfaces while also being transmitted through them. The balance…
Flowers and plants are such gifts. Years ago I swore I’d stop mowing a lawn. Now the entire yard is filled with flowers and wild areas where whatever wants to…
It is easy, when I’m absorbed in the day-to-day details of life, to walk along looking at the ground, actually not seeing much of anything at all. Yesterday the blue…
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…
Having time in the dunes along Lake Michigan is always a delight, especially seeing what the wind and light do with the sand and what lives (and dies) in the…
The light this time of year is fantastic! And, yes, I know I probably say that at others times of the year too. The early morning light comes in soft…
After a long winter: sun, rain, warm days, countless shades of green.
Greenbank’s Hollow is a lovely spot in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, full of history and the timelessness of water running over rock. On a summer day the middle of…
I’ve shared many photographs this week of the sand art I enjoyed seeing in sand dunes of Ludington State Park, and include just a few more here—made after rain dappled…
The dunes are full of roots—grasses and sedges as well as trees and shrubs. As sand shifts with the wind, these plants are often covered or their roots uncovered.…
