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.

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

Inexorable Sunset

Inexorable Sunset

As we grow older we must learn to accept our “steady diminishment.”

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?

SURGICAL LESSONS — PLAY!

SURGICAL LESSONS — PLAY!

When chronic pain hits, brain fog descends. What do you do when you can’t concentrate?