In a fiction book that I was reading this week, one of the characters in the book, referred to as the “old lady” was said to be 66 years old. The author portrayed the character as sometimes using a cane and taking morning naps in the garden. Though in the Read more…
This morning when I looked out my kitchen window I saw Three Crows and a Squirrel across the street. By the time I had located my camera and my long lens, put on the long lens, discovered that my camera’s battery was dead, and replaced the battery, they had all Read more…
I go to the woods to worship and to pray. I have always had My Way of Praying and it is best surrounded by trees with sunlight and dappled shade, towering trees, and bird song. The woods are my cathedral and my place of solace. Mostly my prayers are a Read more…
Here are some of the photographs I made yesterday on my walk in the prairie meadow at French Regional Park. At first glance the wild tangle of plants didn’t look very photogenic to me. But then I began noticing things that drew my eye. Blooming Prairie The tall common mullien Read more…
It’s the time of year that has me Dreaming Flowers Ah, it’s the time of snap dragons, zinnias, coneflowers, black-eyed susans, bee balm and more! Lush mid-summer bouquets of flowers, sweet corn, fresh green beans, cucumbers, fresh herbs, new potatoes—all of these things and more were bountifully heaped at the Read more…