Spark and Spitfire

When A Great Tree Falls

When A Great Tree Falls

To passersby it no doubt was not a great tree, but for me, it was a great signpost, perhaps even a lodestar.

What Do You Care About?

What Do You Care About?

To create your art — in its myriad manifestations — start with the question, “What do you care about?”

Sunrise Tornado Watch

Sunrise Tornado Watch

Risk and grief fueled the story behind my first place sunrise photo.

Sunrise Animal Speak

Sunrise Animal Speak

The natural world and animals speak to us every day, but yesterday at sunrise I “heard” something very rare.

Don’t Wait to Become Enchanted

Don’t Wait to Become Enchanted

“If we wait passively to become enchanted, we could wait a long time.” — from Enchantment by Katherine May

Nature is Party to All

Nature is Party to All

I thought all of the fields in my beloved farmland were barren. Then I discovered one that was not.

Used Up and Spent?

Used Up and Spent?

After 10 weeks away, I returned to my beloved farmland. It wasn’t the same. But what wasn’t I seeing?

Winter Wander Land

Winter Wander Land

Nature always listens, but in winter it seems to listen more deeply.

My America the Beautiful

My America the Beautiful

My America is not the America represented by today’s bitter cold inauguration