Dec 29, 2014 | photography
While I had my head down, busy in a pile of work, winter flew in. The dogwood tree in the front yard (right outside my desk window) was still full of red berries this morning. This afternoon the birds discovered them. It’s picked clean now — only the bare...
Oct 1, 2014 | photography
Well, I hesitate to say “finally,” because I know the glorious autumn leaves will be gone in four weeks. They never last to my birthday in mid-November. They flame up quickly and then fade away leaving nothing but a couple of long weekends of raking and...
Aug 28, 2014 | photography, Real Life, Storytelling
What difference does place make to a person? Does the setting of our lives, shape the story of our lives? For me, yes. This first week back to school has been hectic and busy and that busy-ness has led to looser routines. Loose routines always spell trouble. Stuff...
Aug 27, 2014 | photography
Still life photography can be a challenge. Sometimes you stumble across a scene, and with very little fussing you can create something beautiful. This orchid was just a such a shot — it was sitting so nicely in front of all those leading lines just waiting for...
Aug 12, 2014 | flash, photography
An Excuse to Bake We had made plans last week to spend the day in Hershey Park. But then we looked at the weather and the forecast was for up to one inch of rain. Several summers ago we ignored the weather and went anyway — we learned our lesson. With the trip...
