Star Gazing
February 22, 2023
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Gazing at the Stars
Lying in the cool grass on a hot summer night, I stared up at the dark sky, full of dots of light of varying sizes. The ground embraced my hot young 5-year-old body, like a mother’s hug. “Star light, star bright, first star I see tonight, wish I may wish I might, have the wish I wish tonight” I sang out to no one in particula...
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For the Love of Birds
May 19, 2021
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“Sometimes I think that the point of birdwatching is not the actual seeing of the birds, but the cultivation of patience. Of course, each time we set out, there's a certain amount of expectation we'll see something, maybe even a species we've never seen before, and that it will fill us with light. But even if we don't see anything remarkable - and...
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Bosque del Apache
December 17, 2020
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My breath vaporizes in the air in front of my face. My toes are numb from the cold. Yet I must stand still and ready. In the dark, I begin to hear aviary sounds. As the night fades to light and the beginning hints of orange and blue emerge, my eyes strain to see the bodies that go with these sounds. Hundreds of birds sit on the ice, their legs heav...
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HANDS
October 27, 2020
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All photographs in this blog are copyrighted.
This photo was in a competition and was on digital view at the Louve
Often, after looking someone in the eye, I next notice their hands. Maybe it comes from being trained as a physical therapist as I do much of my work with my hands. I question and notice, are they smooth, wrinkled, soft, leathered,...
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DOGS OR CATS?
August 31, 2020
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DOGS OR CATS? WHICH MAKES THE BETTER PET?
“ Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are God. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they conclude that they are gods.” – Christopher...
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Music Moves Me
August 16, 2020
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“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” ― Plato
In this time of the pandemic, live concerts and performances have been canceled. Music-halls, theatres, and concert venues lie in silence, like ghost towns. What I miss more than going out to eat or baseball games or festivals i...
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SOCIAL DISTANCING
August 08, 2020
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" Social distancing is temporary; love is permanent," Unknown
Recently, my friends, Paul and Ann commissioned me to do a socially distanced photo for their 50th wedding anniversary. They have lived an abundant life and have even traveled and rode camels through the desert! Yet as I looked at their eyes peering forth from masks behind the securit...
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Moments of Connection
July 30, 2020
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Moments of Connection
"When people go within and connect with themselves, they realize they are connected to the universe and they are connected to all living things." Armand DiMele
One of my favorite songs is from the Broadway play Rent. The lyrics read, “how do you measure a year in the life?... In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife…h...
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Burrowing Owl Antics
July 22, 2020
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Photography, for me, has always been about emotions and connections. What I put in the viewfinder creates an emotion in me, calling me to photograph it. An image should envoke an emotion in the viewer.
Photography has allowed me to connect to people, animals, events, and to observe and respond to the interactions between people and the natural w...
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