March 30, 2013
I take an egg All shiny white And then I dip It out of sight. I leave it there Within the cup Then after a minute I pick it up. And oh! It’s… Read More
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March 29, 2012
Aren’t the clouds beautiful? They look like big balls of cotton… I could just lie here all day, and watch them drift by… – Charles M. Shultz Focus: Cloudscape The clouds this evening… Read More
March 28, 2013
{He} flashes an impish grin, the kind that turns up slightly on one side as he tilts his head. The action that produces dimples and makes me swoon. – Elle Strauss Focus: … Read More
March 27, 2013
One day’s exposure to mountains is better than cartloads of books. See how willingly Nature poses herself upon photographers’ plates. No earthly chemicals are so sensitive as those of the human soul. -… Read More
March 26, 2013
The snow is melting into music. – John Muir Focus: Travel While skiing today I was struck by the sheer beauty of the snow covered slopes as they succumb day-by-day to the… Read More
March 25, 2013
Our favorite amusement during that winter was tobogganing… Down these steep slopes we used to coast. We would get on our toboggan, a boy would give us a shove, and off we went!… Read More
March 24, 2013
The mountain has left me feeling renewed, more content and positive than I’ve been for weeks, as if something has been given back after a long absence, as if my eyes have opened… Read More
March 23, 2013
There is no bad cycling weather if you know how to dress for it. – Bob Korfhage Focus: Still Life (Black &White) Well the snow that started last night continued all through today,… Read More
March 22, 2013
I leaned out one last time and caught a snowflake on my tongue. They tasted so good, so pure and so divine, like nothing I had ever tasted from the sky. –… Read More
March 21, 2013
The manner of giving is worth more than the gift. ~ Pierre Corneille FOCUS: Digital Art As part of the Kizuna Project that my daughter is participating in (see post on March 2),… Read More
March 20, 2013
The festival of the spring equinox speaks of freshness and youth, of excitement and endless possibilities. Nature begins to quicken and early flowers open to the warmth of the strengthening sun, bringing the… Read More
March 19, 2013
Every day I discover more and more beautiful things. It’s enough to drive one mad. I have such a desire to do everything, my head is bursting with it. – Claude Monet … Read More
March 18, 2013
Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon. – Doug Larson Focus: Food I have yet to meet anyone who doesn’t like bacon. It… Read More
March 17, 2013
A Traditional Irish 7-Course Meal: A potato and a six pack. – Anonymous FOCUS: Still Life A 10-mile run followed by an hour of hot yoga – Yep, I’d say I earned… Read More
March 16, 2013
A portrait is not made in the camera but on either side of it. – Edward Steichen FOCUS: Portrait I just love the quote above by Edward Steichen. It is true that… Read More
March 15, 2013
Beware the ides of March. – William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar FOCUS: Still Life Today is March 15th – the ‘Ides of March’ – a day made notorious by the assassination of… Read More
March 14, 2013
For me art and chess are closely related, both are forms in which the self finds beauty and expression. – Vladimir Kramnik Focus: Still Life I found my chess set today. It was… Read More
March 13, 2013
Bridges become frames for looking at the world around us. – Bruce Jackson FOCUS: Landscape (Black & White) Today, I happened upon the Carson Nature Center, which backs up to open space… Read More
March 12, 2013
Oil and water don’t mix. – Science 101 FOCUS: Macro It is interesting to me that when you take something out of context it can resemble something completely different. For instance, this… Read More
March 11, 2013
Even the smallest act of caring for another person is like a drop of water – it will make ripples throughout the entire pond… ― Jessy and Bryan Matteo FOCUS: Digital Art… Read More
March 10, 2013
How did it get so late so soon? – Dr. Suess Focus: Digital Art Today marks the beginning of Daylight Savings Time, when we set our clocks forward one hour in an… Read More
March 9, 2013
One day you stepped in snow, the next in mud, water soaked in your boots and froze them at night, …it was weather that wouldn’t let you settle. – E.L. Doctorow Focus: Still… Read More
March 8, 2013
WARNING: Reflections in this mirror may be distorted by socially constructed ideas of beauty. FOCUS: Photojournalism They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But is it really? Isn’t so… Read More
March 7, 2013
Creativity is a lot like looking at the world through a kaleidoscope. You look at a set of elements, the same ones everyone else sees, but then reassemble those floating bits and pieces… Read More
March 6, 2013
Spring is sooner recognized by plants than by men. ~Chinese Proverb Focus: Macro Eight inches of snow one day. Springlike temperatures the next. During the month of March, there is an… Read More
March 5, 2013
If you can’t find something worthy to photograph within forty feet of where you stand, you aren’t seeing. – Ruth Bernhard Focus: Everyday Object In a photography class I took several years… Read More
March 4, 2013
Snow flurries began to fall and they swirled around people’s legs like house cats. It was magical, this snow globe world. – Sarah Addison Allen, The Sugar Queen Focus: Landscape It’s snowing again… Read More
March 3, 2013
It’s crazy I’m thinking Just knowing that the world is round, And here I’m dancing on the ground. Am I right side up or upside down, And is this real or am I… Read More
March 2, 2013
The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page. – Saint Augustine Focus: Travel At only eighteen, my daughter, Hannah, has already become quite a world… Read More
March 1, 2013
The essence of climbing is not limited to those out there making a name for themselves. – Lois LaRock Focus: Sport My son, Rollin, took up the sport of rock climbing earlier this… Read More
February 28, 2013
The world is full of poetry… The waves dance to the music of its melodies and sparkle in its brightness. – James Gates Percival Focus: Abstract I recall seeing an exhibit at… Read More
February 27, 2013
It takes a lot of imagination to be a good photographer. You need less imagination to be a painter because you can invent things. In photography everything is so ordinary; it takes a… Read More
February 26, 2013
At sunrise everything is luminous but not clear. – Norman Maclean Focus: Still Life (Out of Focus) Anyone who knows me well, knows that I don’t function all that well in the… Read More
February 25, 2013
The snow is sparkling like a million suns. – Lama Willa Miller Focus: Abstract Today is bright and beautiful. The sky is a deep blue cyan, the sun a bright white glory. Everything… Read More
February 24, 2013
Live life like somebody left the gate open. Focus: Life Unscripted Another fabulous snow day! Today is the ‘real deal’ – it started snowing last night and it just keeps on coming. In… Read More
February 23, 2013
An empty theater is a promise unfulfilled. – Seth Grahame-Smith Focus: Still Life I think this photo is a good example of ‘less is more’. This photo is very dark and almost… Read More
February 22, 2013
I like this place and could willingly waste my time in it. – William Shakespeare Focus: Landscape / Abstract I have probably spent more time at Red Rocks Park attending music concerts… Read More
February 21, 2013
…That awful moment when you don’t see your school’s name scrolling across the bottom of the news after a snow storm. Focus: Still Life So it didn’t snow quite enough to cancel… Read More
February 20, 2013
Life is like a prism. What you see depends on how you turn the glass. – Johnathan Kellerman Focus: Abstract Once again I’m photographing the ‘ordinary’ trying to make it appear ‘extraordinary’. I… Read More
February 19, 2013
Don’t chew on ice. – My Dentist Focus: Macro Oh, boy do I love to chew on ice. Crushed is my usual habit, but my ultimate favorite is the little ‘rabbit pellet’… Read More
February 18, 2013
The problem with winter sports is that, follow me closely here, they generally take place in winter. -Dave Barry Focus: Travel We decided to forgo skiing today so that we could hit… Read More
February 17, 2013
Do these skis make my ass look fast? – Bumper Sticker Focus: Travel Wow is it fun to watch Jeff on the slopes! Whether he is attacking the moguls, or carving… Read More
February 16, 2013
When it comes to skiing there is a difference between what you think it’s going to be like, What’s it’s really like, And what you tell your friends it was like. Focus: … Read More
February 15, 2013
Exactly one day in your life your kids will ski as good as you do. The next day, they’ll ski better than you. – Warren Miller Focus: Travel Ski weekend! We spent… Read More
February 14, 2013
And they stood beneath the tree of hearts And they watched their feelings grow And they swore they’d never be apart. True love left its mark on the tree of hearts -Bryan White,… Read More
February 13, 2013
Oh, my love’s like a red, red rose That’s newly sprung in June; Oh, my love’s like the melody That’s sweetly played in tune. -Robert Burns Focus: Still Life Second only… Read More
February 12, 2013
Coffee, Tea or Me? Focus: Still Life Have you ever noticed that the handle of most coffee mugs is formed like half a heart? I find it interesting that the human hand fits… Read More
February 11, 2013
L is for the way you look at me O is for the only one I see V is very, very extraordinary E is even more than anyone that you adore… -Nat King… Read More
February 10, 2013
Your’e looking good, just like a snake in the grass. – Electric Light Orchestra, Don’t Bring Me Down Focus: Just for Fun (Macro) Happy Chinese New Year! 2013 is the Year of the… Read More
February 9, 2013
When snow falls, nature listens. – Antoinette VanKleeff Focus: Still Life A winter storm is blowing in this afternoon. When I was out on a run earlier today, I watched the clouds slowly… Read More
