exploring nature’s infinite connections
"What would the world be, once bereft, of wet and wildness? Let them be left. O let them be left; wildness and wet; Long live the weeds and the wilderness yet." - Gerard Manley Hopkins, 1844-1889 I have always found certain words of human language and how they are...
It has been quite awhile since I have encountered a porcupine. This guy just happened to be right in the middle of the path I was taking looking for wildflowers just west of Mackinac City in Northern Michigan. It was a morning when I wanted to hike light and...
I spent some time up in Michigan's Upper Peninsula this weekend, which is always a great escape. As soon as you cross the Mackinac Bridge, it seems like the hectic load of everyday life, urban development and sprawl comes to a halt. At least you can try in the...
A number of things have changed since I last took on a website redesign 5 or 6 years ago. First was that I am now designing on a Mac given my switch from PC's back in 2008. This can make it difficult to debug unless you have access to PC's with various versions of...
One might find it hard to link these two things, but it just so happens they are somewhat linked in this photograph. This image is a result of my trip to Magee Marsh to photograph warblers, and mistakenly not checking the weather forecast before I headed down there...
Hi folks, Long time no post eh? Lo siento mi amigos. The past month has had me swamped with a lot of things, and unfortunately my blog suffered for it. I should be able to get back into the swing of things pretty soon. One thing that has kept me busy is that I...
I never understood why this wildflower is labeled "purple" - I am thinking whoever named it had some color issues. Similar to normal large-flowered white trillium, I have photographed this species so much that it is difficult to think up some new way to portray...
You may recall me writing about photographing trilliums, and how it can be difficult coming up with a new way to look at them. A few years back now, fellow photographer Howard Grill put forth the trillium challenge as he was also experiencing the same blocks in...
This year Spring seems to be coming through like a freight train. Bloodroot was peaking at this time last year, and now much of it is already gone. White trillium that normally hits a peak around Mother's Day is already up and will likely peak within a few days....