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.

Gathering My Thoughts

Gathering My Thoughts

Meet Laura Ellen Bacon, an artist who uses natural materials to create astonishing cocoons and spaces that integrate with their surroundings.

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 Ascent

Sunrise Ascent

The story behind one of my award-winning sunrise photographs.

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.