This idea has been rolling around in my head for some time. Months maybe, certainly weeks. I like the idea of it even though my back does not. Have you heard the term before? I think I must have picked it up somewhere since I'm not the type to go around coining phrases. It has... Continue Reading →
Let me count the ways - It's been truly wonderful this season. More to come.
While the season is by no means over, the peak color is draining rapidly. A storm came through yesterday that probably knocked a lot of leaves off the trees and so I was even more glad to have gotten out in the days before. Because of my health issue, my fall season was in jeopardy... Continue Reading →
Even though I'm still mourning my boy, I have been out shooting. Partly it takes my mind off him (which I stupidly feel guilt over), but mostly I'm glad I can. The health crisis I came though only had one stage of cure/recovery, but could have had two, the second of which would have totally... Continue Reading →
The Era of Chuck. Aka Monkey. Aka The Orange Menace. Aka The Boy. Aka The Old Man. And he was old. 18 years. Amazing really, but not enough. This is the last photo I took of him. Again, not enough. My heart is broken and my life is surely poorer without him. For 18 years... Continue Reading →
Part 10 of the lifecycle of the Lily of the Valley study - berries go from luscious and ripe to fallen and decaying.
Fruit ripens and an unexpected visitor drops by.
Sidelined again.
A weekend drive in Vermont in high summer.
After some weeks of relative sameness, the plants are beginning a new phase - the die back. I love the contrast between the still verdant leaves and the dying leaves. The textures are still terrific. And of course I couldn't resist a monochrome conversion. The shapes and light variation in the early morning is perfect... Continue Reading →
The strenuous, but beautiful hike to Mts. Jackson and Webster in the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire.
Evil salad ingredients in the backyard.
My visit to the historic Saratoga Battlefield - an important battle in the American Revolutionary War.
A tiny gem of a cemetery in upstate New York
Sidelined by life here are some cats I've known and loved.
The long walk through Seattle.
Clever spider and her hunting blind.
Don't you wish we could bottle joy?
Hey - these guys make fruit!
Back to California we go. This time Big Sur. I've been through Big Sur before on the famous US1 highway that hugs the Pacific coastline. We even stayed at the impossibly posh Post Ranch Inn a few years ago and got to take one of the hotel Lexus convertibles out. Very cool. But it was... Continue Reading →
Please don't let it be the agony of defeat.
From Monterey to Soledad and Paso Robles, California wine country is more than just Napa.
Man v. Nature isn't always just a Jack London book report topic.
Hidden history on the NH coast.
A spooky coincidence and discovery on a dirt road.
