As I worked on trumpeter swan photos that I made this past week it struck me that many of the photos did not show off the grace that one expects from swans. In fact I began to wonder if the phrase Graceful as a Swan might be a bit of Read more…
Yesterday I had an hour session with the physical therapist I’ve been working with for almost a year. She has been magic-ing my body out of old old pain patterns and helping me to move with more ease. I’ve made more progress working with her than I imagined possible. Yesterday Read more…
As I walk through the woods this fall seeking to take in the colors and sensations of the season I find myself thinking about The Beauty in Imperfection. The more I photograph the world around me the more I realize that there is beauty in all seasons of life. And Read more…
The seasons keep turning no matter how much I cling to the wish for summer to last longer. Today I realized that I’ve been feeling sad and that my sad feelings are based in my imagining and dreading what the coming winter will be like. Instead of appreciating the present Read more…
I’m on day eighteen of my self-imposed 30-day project of photographing the river birch tree every day for 30 days. And today I resorted to playing around with my new camera’s creative modes to photograph the tree. It was a kind of Play With Purpose. In this case the purpose Read more…