To be remembered!  It is an all-too human desire.  We create memorials of all kinds.  Some are made of granite and marble while others are made of ideas and memories.  We want to believe that we have made a difference in our world and believe that we will be remembered for it.  We want… Continue Reading

We do not need to save the world.  We really need to just stop making a mess of it and allow it to heal. “But, it is so delicate and perhaps we have pushed it too far.  We have all kinds of technology…” Do we have any technology that can create a delicate flower like this?… Continue Reading

Sabbath is an old word.  In its original form in Hebrew the word meant Seventh Day and referred to the Seventh Day of Creation when God rested from creating.  The earliest layers of Hebrew Law established the seventh day of the week, Friday night until Saturday at sundown, as the seventh or Sabbath day.  It… Continue Reading

WELCOME TO LAS VEGAS!  The Real Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NM.  This is a small town in rural New Mexico with a long history.  It sits in the pristine beauty of the Sangre Del Cristo Mountains and boasts a State and  International University.  This picture was taken just outside of town on a creek that… Continue Reading

This picture was taken at the Old Railroad Tunnel outside of Fredericksburg, Texas.  It was cut through the hard granite of the Hill Country many years ago and has been abandoned for decades.  Abandoned by humans!  Mexican Bats still migrate into the Hill Country each year and many have made this their Northern Home during… Continue Reading

Marlene and I recently enjoyed an afternoon of hospitality at Windy Winery outside of Independence, Texas.  The owner, Augie, invited us to stroll through the vineyard.  While there I stopped to take this photograph.  This tiny cluster of immature grapes began to whisper to me.   “I may not look like much now, but have… Continue Reading

Walking among thorns can be a very dangerous business.  It is not just the thorns themelves that can lead to calamity.  When we find ourself surrounded by thorns, our internal dialogue is often changed.  Under usual circumstances our mind, body and soul carry on a conversation that sounds something like this. The Body may say, “My… Continue Reading

  WE ARE THANKFUL FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU! MAY YOU ENJOY A DAY FILLED WITH GRATITUDE AND LOVE!   HAPPY THANKSGIVING! BOB AND  MARLENE

I never thought much about the color of light. Light was light.  You had light and then you had darkness.  Light was better than darkness.  All light was good.  My world of light was simple and straight forward.  And then a good friend introduced me to photography! I started paying attention to the quality of… Continue Reading

Several years ago, Marlene and I hiked quite a few of the trails in Rocky Mountain National Park.  It was early Summer and the trails were all still a bit soggy from the snow melt and Spring rains.  On one particular hike, we did a trail with a lot of altitude.  This meant multiple sets of switchbacks… Continue Reading