Musings
Queen of the Bosque
In which the Great Dame of the Desert reminds me of the beauty and wonder of all living things…
Raven Leaps Into a Golden Morning
And what is transformation but a passing away and a quality of rebirth….
Swimming with Horses
Rabbit Antenna
When was the last time you were fully in harmony with a warm and wild creature? What was it like for you, and what did you learn?
New moons tell ancient stories
What hushed wonderment reveals itself when cleverness is traded in for astonishment?
Pronghorn Leaps Away or Into
How can I know which side of the fence I’m on? Is the pronghorn jumping into a prison, or clearing an obstruction?
Dolphin Breaching with the Sun
I’ll never forget heading out in a zodiac boat before sunrise, skimming across the Sea of Cortez in preparation for taking this shot…
Egret Strikes Through
After weeks of silence, this musing takes a stab at describing the pain, fear, and brutality of racial injustice during our time of upheaval
Solitary Ibis
I have a choice, always, of how to frame my beautiful life. If I see myself as being lonely, then the emotions of loneliness are sure to follow…
The Enchanted Runway
A playful investigation into our belief in the importance of narrative and time…
Courage Over Comfort
Some reflections on the need for courage in the midst of the pandemic, and compassion, in this musing.
Red Tail on the Hunt
See a sequence of photographs of a red tail hawk as she flew toward my camera…
Magical Beast also known as the Roseate Spoonbill
This a photo of what I can only describe as a Magical Beast. Roseate Spoonbills present like chimera’s – part lizard, part flamingo, with a dash of White Rabbit…
How this heart melts for all of us
Caledonia is a metaphor for whatever wakes you up. Can you hear the birdsong that brings you more alive? This is the heart of what it means to be a creative – to answer the call and the willingness to follow it.
Surprised by Snow
During the winters of my childhood I devoured the weather reports hoping beyond hope that school would be cancelled by snowfall. With the highest of expectations I stood like a meteorological sentry, watching…
Sand Dunes with Melting Snow
Clearly, I need the camera to tell these stories. How these words stumble out of my mind and clack into this screen incompletely….
Paying Homage to the Wounds Within
As broken as the world most certainly is, we must commit our hearts and minds to finding ways to turn our wounds into spaces of true refuge…
Long Exposures and Longing to Be True to Oneself
To reveal oneself–to be true to oneself– requires more time and more risk than the span of 1/1000 of a second…
We Have Been Wrong and We Can Do Better
“We have lived by the assumption that what was good for us would be good for the world. And this has been based on the even flimsier…”
Black Church
In my mind’s eye I’d imagined this scene countless times, each with a blanket of snow with Búðakirkja standing…
Everything is Waiting for You
A poem for the new year from David Whyte – let’s leap into this new decade with gusto!
Christmas Blessing
May dawn find you awake and alert, approaching your new day with dreams, possibilities and promises…
Enchanted Pond
Revelation suddenly appears as if unbidden. But the heart is always summoning opportunities for our hearts to awaken.
The Freedom in Truth
How does the world suffer when your heart is boundaried?
Standing Still Before Dawn
There was no wind and no crickets on this mid-December morning. No packs of coyotes howling. Maybe this is…
Projections of the collective consciousness
We can and will learn to do things differently when the need is urgent enough. One thought becomes two thoughts, becomes millions of synapses firing in a new direction…
Movement and Chaos
“There is one thing your teacher must be,” she said, “It doesn’t matter what discipline he or she adheres to. What matters is that your teacher is…
Nature is Watching
Some thoughts on nature staring us down and taking appropriate, urgent action
Clearing
Do not try to save
the whole world
or do anything grandiose.
Instead…
You miss the shots you don’t take
Yay! This shot won an award. But oddly enough, what began as a meditation on success turned into a contemplation on the true nature of failure.
The Deer Who Smiled at Me in Yosemite
It’s a risky move, publishing this post. You might figure out just how silly I really am. How silly?
When Everyone’s Included
What is one to do when the weight of the world and the anxiety it can provoke begins to take a toll on you?
Apricots in the Rain
The taste and the aroma of my tree’s generous offerings will come back to comfort me in the days to come, reminding me of the love that is…
Love Made Visible
Early into this waltz of fruit my heart leapt at the discovery of the sweet impression left by a soggy-bottomed apricot I picked off the kitchen…
A note about FREEDOM
As much as my mind would like to turn away and push these thoughts and images through a trap door, I’m setting an intention to bear witness to both…
The Gift of Bearing Witness
How can a photograph understand the woman who is looking? Listen to my very first PODCAST where I share my creative process, which is also a practice of paying attention…
Moon Songs
How do we place ourselves, and keep ourselves, in these wandering streams of beauty?
Happy Lucky Idiot
Because I was rushing. Because I was being a tad lazy. Because I was intent upon getting to the Star Party on time…
Taking My Lizard for a Walk
Find out how taking your Lizard Brain for a walk in the sun could be the key to feeling a sense of peace and wonder…
Anasazi Ghosts
Because our best-laid plans do not tumble into the world the way we imagine, we have a choice….
Seekers and Finders
In a world that is so rigged to addict us, it’s no wonder that we seek external solutions for inner muddles…
New Moon
As I watched the tiny sliver of a new moon make a rapid descent through a narrow veil of clouds last night I was reminded of just…
Making a Ruckus!
I arrived in Del Norte, Colorado a day early before what I’m sure will be a wonderful San Luis Valley photo tour led by the talented wildlife photographer, Ed MacKerrow. This afternoon I visited the Monte Vista…
How to Choose the Right Camera System from a Flock of Choices
This article begins with low-light shooting requirements that often arise while photographing wildlife and eases into a detailed review of my decision to commit to the Fuji XT system…
Heron Dance
Discover how I took a lackluster but promising image and turned into a photograph I love with a little bit of faith and a lot of emotional labor.
The Faces of Deer
When for too long I don’t go deep enough into the woods to see them, they begin to enter my dreams. Yes, there they are, in the pinewoods of my inner life. I want to live a life full of modesty and…
No Small Things
Discover how a distinctive white-crowned sparrow made all the difference on a photo safari filled with several unexpected disappointments…
Nom Nom Holiday for Icelandic Horses
Without a doubt, the most enchanting part of my trip to Iceland was meeting these Icelandic horses. Upon my return from…
Perfect in Every Way
Saying goodbye to a beloved pet, even when that pet isn’t yours, is one of the most painful things I know…
Big-Leaf Maple Head
I was gobsmacked by the size of the maple leaves in Yosemite and soon went on a quest to find someone who knew the specific name of the magnificent trees towering over my tent…