Once in a while, someone asks if I still take pictures. I’m never quite sure what to say. As I move through the world, I still notice things I’d like to photograph. I imagine how I would frame this or marvel at how the light is catching that, but I’ve pretty much given up trying […]
Smith Rock
Twice I’ve driven by Smith Rock. Once I could barely able to make it out in the fog. The other time it was crawling with triathletes. It seemed… OK. Perhaps I should explain. I’m not really a rock person. I don’t love the red rock and desert landscapes of the southwest. Arid landscapes make my […]
Textured Season
This is my third autumn in the Pacific Northwest, and I still am dazzled by the season. After spending most of my life in the Midwest, where the landscape is either dead or covered with snow from October to April, fall and winter in Oregon is a revelation. First, there is the moss, vivid and […]
Randomgrams – Fall 2017
A selection of what captured my attention, lately. I haven’t been traveling as much, but that gave me an opportunity to explore my corner of the world… a place I can’t get enough of. (Oh, and there are flowers. Because this is me after all.) The Oregon Coast – not shot in black and white, […]
When You Stop To Look
Yesterday I spent a long but enjoyable day exploring some out of the way places in the Pacific Northwest with my eldest nephew. This boy – this young man, really – is growing up so fast. I’m humbled that he still wants to spend time with me, amused at all the ways that he’s still […]