As a photographer I’ve long marveled at the small differences in light and composition that make a photograph either dynamic or a cliché. In my career as an educator who spent…
If there is any upside to the debacle of the 2016 election, it may be that we can more easily see what is important, really important. Here are a people…
For all the mess we are making of the world, She still blesses us with grace every day and that is what sustains me in these dark times.
I’m challenged every day to post something that thoughtfully speaks to what looks like very dangerous water ahead. And then I feel I need to illustrate whatever I say with photographs!…
When you consider stored carbon—oil, coal, natural gas—is a bank account that has been filled by the sun and the Earth for millions of years, I think it is important…
Our daughter lives in Oakland. She is still reeling from the recent, unimaginably horrible fire at Ghost Ship. Like many of the thirty-six who died, she is an artist who…
At forty-five degrees north here in Vermont, we know dark days. Earlier this week the overcast day had edged into darkness by mid-afternoon. But we also have days, like this one, beginning with the…
My sister-in-law’s grandson asked me “Can I hold my baby cousin?” and then to assure me continued “I know how to make babies happy!” Clearly he does know how to make babies happy—it…
We once lived in an old house with no running water. Every drop of water we used came into the house in a bucket, drawn from the nearby small steam.…
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