This picture was taken in Colorado in 2005. The one on the left was developed right after it was taken using the tools and skills I had at the time. The one of the right is the same picture that was developed 13 years later with new tools and skills. There is always a gap… Continue Reading
My camera has become an Important tool for my spiritual journey. It teaches me many things. It opens my soul to the beauty of the sunset and the radiance in a seashell. My camera allows time to linger in the presence of a fleeting image of a glorious bird and become transfixed by a… Continue Reading
Not long ago I had an exchange with a friend who had become quite frustrated by the complexity of our 21st Century lives. He felt like God was playing games with us. “If God wants us to know something, why doesn’t God just come out and say it like in the old days with the… Continue Reading
I love the desert. I experience a solitude and grandeur in the mountain deserts of the Southwest. They never fail to whisper the sacred presence into my life. One of the places that spoke to me in our last trip to Big Bend was Sotol Vista. This is a pull-off from the main road… Continue Reading
Fulton Harbor February 2008 It happens every day! It slips into our lives and offers us so many gifts. Many days we sleep through it. Other days it happens without our even noticing. Some days we shrug it off. But on the occasional day that we see it, it brings our world to a… Continue Reading
I love taking pictures of flowers, especially if there is a bee hanging around. Have you ever wondered how a bee finds a particular flower? After a bit of online research, I discovered that flowers use two methods for attracting bees. First, the put out a scent that lets the bee know that… Continue Reading
This is a picture of part of the Petroglyph Trail at Mesa Verde National Park. Looks like a rock face, right? Well it is as well as part of the trail. I learned a new question when I reached this spot. You may know that I am not a fan heights. I am especially… Continue Reading
Marlene and I met this little follow on a long hike through the mountains of Rocky Mountain National Park back in 2008. It had been a very long walk as we followed a stream up into the mountains. It was a warm day and I was growing a little weary. It would have been very… Continue Reading
We all find ourselves confronting the shadows of life. We have those places that are obscured by uncertainty and void of understanding or control. We may have come to terms with the veil that hides the distant future, but when that veil hides significant pieces of our present or immediate future, we become anxious… Continue Reading
On a recent walk with a friend along Armand Bayou, the fog took away the pictures I really wanted to take. It kept me from shooting pictures of majestic Herons in flight. It made the brilliant colors of the sky, water, and trees dull and lackluster. My ego wanted big and colorful. I was disappointed until… Continue Reading