This story has been bouncing around in my brain since September. I’ve written briefly about the subject before, but I felt that it deserved an article of its own. At least two reasons contributed to my procrastination: I didn’t really want it to be true, and I really did want you, as you read this, to understand what it means to me.
Read MoreA Morning Of Beautifully Exceeded Expectations
I almost did not go. It is a long drive that I cannot make very often. This area was still many days from peak fall colors. The weather forecast was for clear skies, exactly what you do not want as a landscape photographer.
Read MoreRespite From Reality
In the coming days and weeks, perhaps months, the country we know and love will be in some level of turmoil because of the 2020 election in America. Most of us will have done our duty and voted. As always, since the debacle of Jimmy Carter’s presidency, my vote represents a conservative-based view, derived from love of country and desire for liberty, prosperity, and peace.
Read MoreYoung Buck and Fawn
On the last day of September 2020, I had a rather good day for photography. It started out as a foggy morning and I took full advantage of that. I enjoy early mornings with mist coming off the beaver ponds and backwaters. If you are following my posts, you have already seen several photographs I took that morning.
Read MoreNature's Daily Magic
Sometimes you have to be at the exact right spot at the exact right time, eyes open, imagination charged, prepared to see something special that nature does, but most often goes unnoticed. As you look at today’s photograph, I am not sure what you’re going to see. You weren’t there. Your mind cannot combine the photograph you see with the memory of an unfolding mental image, attached to the sounds of the morning and the fresh cool air all around. After all, it’s just a photo of some trees in sunlight, with a white nesting box on the edge of a lake.
But I was there.
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