We all make choices, both as individuals and, collectively, as countries. The choices the United States and Cuba have made have had clear consequences for many, and most of them…
He welcomed us with a smile, fresh-squeezed juice and snacks. Before I really fully comprehended who this remarkable man, Dr. Fernando Funes Monzote, was, I noticed the stack of bee supers. Shortly…
…in further photographs of Cuba. Other things, closer ones, need to be here now. The Witch Hazel is in full, glorious bloom and the Forsythia I brought in last weekend…
All but one of the ten mornings we awoke in Cuba—including our time in Havana—roosters were our alarm clocks. Occasionally they started at 3:00am, clearly not having gotten the message…
It is easy to just think “old cars.” They are cool even if they are a painful sign of the damage caused by our embargo, none being newer than 1959. It…
Luckily, I don’t have to pick only one photograph, so I’ll settle for two. Above a wall and door in Trinidad, Cuba: vibrant, full of soul and texture, a bit worn…
I’m back from our travels in Cuba and have begun the process of sorting though 2300 photographs and millions of impressions I brought back. While I’d love to post the…
It has been a dismal winter for those of us who love winter. Not much snow, lots of gray and damp. I dug through photographs from previous winters and came…
Bitter cold these past few days. Last winter we had so much of this—27 days below 0F—that we nearly got used to is but this short stretch, probably the last…
Many thanks to the Valentine Phantom(s) for getting the job done last night even if the weather was bitter cold—minus 15F and strong winds. The tape may not have stuck…
Still Learning To See 