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On photography and things like that

Where thoughts and pictures become words.

A Walk In The Mist

A misty and foggy day to start the new year, 2023. Enjoying nature, some photography, and quiet end to a new years winter day.

Site News, January 2023

Over the past 10 plus years, to be honest, I have always struggled to write blog posts. I get it stuck in my mind a post needs to have some kind of magical insight and laid out perfectly into the world of photography, creativity, even philosophy, before made public.

It’s Time

Time never stands still As I set here I have not looked at the date of my last blog post. At this point, it does not matter. All I know is that it was [...]

It’s Always The Small Things

A Falling Leaf ~ by Malcome Guite This morning I took a Sunday walk with George and Zara, the two retired greyhounds whos job it is to teach me returning and rest.   We ambled through bright autumn [...]

Push Back – Something Better

And so it goes, we are born, live, and die. Sounds convenient. At least simple. But we know that is isn't. Struggles are a part of living. And that is after the whole "being born" part. Thank goodness [...]

A Force For Good

"Ultimately, our photography is a reflection of how we see the world and the things that we really care about. Thinking about what we love and why, might make the process of making the images that translate [...]

The One

"There is no more time to waste. Hours and days evaporate like creeks in the desert. That’s why it’s okay to be cruel to yourself as long as you realize you’re doing it to [...]

The Long & Short Of It – #shorts

For many years I have gathered sayings, quotes, random passages, that I find interesting. Most have been about life, living, the human condition, and creativity. Some years ago I started actually writing these down. I now have a [...]

Lessons Learned From Photography

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions. -Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. I've been thinking... What is it that I have learned over the years that I have been an active participant in [...]

Interacting With Nature

This above all: to thine own self be true. – William Shakespeare Do you know how you interact with nature?  For the past 10 plus years, there has always been a decrease in photographs made during the summer [...]

SEO White Rabbit Hole 

Computers are like Old Testament gods; lots of rules and no mercy. ― Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth Running and maintaining a website is a constant challenge. If doing so on a serious level it requires consistent and diligent [...]

A Reluctant Enthusiast 

Be as I am—a reluctant enthusiast... a part-time crusader, a half-hearted fanatic. Save the other half of yourselves and your lives for pleasure and adventure. It is not enough to fight for the land; it is even more [...]

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them – that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.

~Lao Tzu

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