Every mid-November I drive by Medicine Lake regularly waiting to see the Trumpeter Swans on the Lake Medicine Lake has been one of the stops on their migration south for the past few years. And mid to late November is the time I usually see these magnificent birds on the Read more…
Sunday morning for the first time since we’ve lived here, I noticed a pair of northern shoveler ducks in the pond behind our house. I had to look them up in my bird book to identify them. This morning when I woke up there were a dozen northern shovelers in Read more…
Yesterday I spent time contemplating the beauty of Small Things like the curl at the edge of a perfect white iris petal and the perfect tiny pleats of the petal itself. And I realized that one should never underestimate the value of small things and tiny moments of grace that Read more…
This week we are having a series of warmer than usual, sunny bright Blue Sky Days I am treasuring this short respite from winter we have been blessed with. November is typically the cloudiest month of the year here. So any time I see a blue sky day in November Read more…
This week I played with Photographing Light “What makes photography a strange invention is that its primary raw materials are light and time.” – John Berger I remember someone once saying that photography was the art of painting with light. It’s true. Paying attention to and understanding light are key Read more…