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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…
What are you?
How do the answers change when the question shifts from who to what?
Chaco Petroglyphs
Whatever they once said to their authors, they scream their message of no message across..
Sunrays Through Pueblo Bonito
This is the first of several shots I’ll be sharing from my short trip to Chaco Canyon, the prehistoric home of the Anasazi Indians…
The Precious Life You’ve Been Given
Life is not supposed to overwhelm you at all times. Life isn’t meant to be merely survived…
Subtlety
Quiet today.
Two Suns
Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: What! You too? I thought I was the only one. – C.S. Lewis
Red Wing
I took a ton of shots of this little red wing blackbird without any expectations for a good shot. I was pretty far away…
Red Wing Ruffle
Men do change, and change comes like a little wind that ruffles the curtains at dawn, and it comes like…
How Dare You?
How dare you settle for less when the world has made it so easy for you to be remarkable? – Seth Godin
Sheep Heaven
I’m pretty sure the luckiest sheep on the planet reside in the San Luis Valley of southern Colorado. Lucky…
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…
Frosty Belt of Venus
The Belt of Venus – not to be confused with Anais Nin’s Delta of Venus – is a delicate, rosy band of light that appears on the opposing horizon just before sunrise and just after…
Sandhills Surveying La Garita
There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind. – C.S. Lewis
See How Passionate You Are
The energy born of love is creative – it makes everything it touches new. To see how passionate you are, look…
Chilly Monte Vista Sunrise
This is the first photograph I’m posting from the photo workshop in the San Luis Valley led by the masterful wildlife and landscape photographer…
The Darker Side
We are all like the bright moon, we still have our darker side…
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…
Janus Geese
Janus Geese“We all have two lives. the second one starts when we realize we only have one.” – Tom...
Goose Bombs
As an introvert with some seriously shy tendencies in certain situations, I can say the reason I crawl is I’d rather NOT come across like a goose…
Let’s Go!
There’s nothing like standing along the edge of a pond and witnessing thousands of snow geese take flight all at once!
When something wonderful has touched us
Oh, to love what is lovely, and will not last! What a task to ask of anything, or anyone, yet it is ours…
For everything that is YES!
Today is my birthday and if there is anything that I’ve learned in my 54 years on this planet it is YES! YES! YES, damnit, YES!
Puddle-Wonderful
The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful. – e. e. cummings
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…
Landing Together
No bird can fly without opening its wings, and no one can love without exposing their hearts.– Mark Nepo
Flying, Running, Standing
You were born with wings
why prefer to crawl through life? – Rumi
Wolf Moon or Goose Moon?
So what if it’s handheld and so what if the geese are a bit soft? I love this image because it captures the feeling I was experiencing while watching…
Sunset Snow Geese Over Cottonwood
If you visit the Bosque del Apache and linger a bit after sunset you will witness a stream of sandhill cranes and snow geese flying toward…
Flying at Night
Five billion miles away, a galaxy dies like a snowflake falling on water. Below us…
How to Understand Everything Better
“Look deep into nature and then you will understand everything better.” – Albert Einstein
Battles Worth Fighting
o be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else – means to fight…
Twilight Flight
After sunset, you can stand on the edge of one of the cornfields in the Bosque del Apache and witness thousands of sandhill cranes take flight in small family groups, soaring over….
Moving Through the World
My prayer for this generation is to wake up and recognize the presence and the vanishing of beauty. We aren’t as different as we are inclined to…
Slow Shutter Snow Geese
Slow Shutter Snow GeeseI love this shot and will share more from this particular set at some...
Golden Hour Party
Shooting straight into the afternoon sun poses significant challenges and this shot is no exception. I knew this series would be tough when…
Fields of Gold
You’ll remember me when the west wind moves upon the fields of barley
You’ll forget the sun in his jealous sky as we walk in fields of gold…
Sandhill Landing
One of the things I love about wildlife photography is the unpredictability inherent in every image. More often than not…
Wolf Moon
Perhaps it was simply my sense of anticipation about this “wolf moon,” but there was an eerie quiet that seemed to spread across…
Great Horned Owl
As I rounded a corner on the northern loop of the Bosque del Apache last month, I spotted the unmistakable silhouette of a
Sandhill Cranes at Sunset
Greetings from the Bosque del Apache, home to thousands of migratory birds during the winter season. Visiting this place has become…
Happy V Day
Happy V DayIt might be Valentine's Day everywhere else in the world but I think it's way more...
Fly away home!
Fly away home! Alas! Today is the day I fly away home to chilly New Mexico. This snowbird has had...
Great Blue Sentry
I’m convinced birds can read a photographer’s mind, waiting for the moment we turn our backs or pull our cameras away from our faces to finally do something. This guy, however…
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.
Wingman
As the sun begins its final descent into the horizon flocks of ibis, heron, and egret are easily spotted flying somewhere to roost in a northwesterly direction. It’s quite a site to see…
The River of Imagination
Another homage to the late poet, Mary Oliver.
King Egret
Ever since my trip to Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge a few days ago the shadows of tropical birds have etched their outlines in my mind. Every time I close my eyes…
Skimming Heron
I took this photograph just after sunrise on my first morning here and decided to try my hand at a technique called panning. In nutshell, panning involves…
