exploring nature’s infinite connections
The evening of October 10, 2024 ( a KP index of 9!) brought another spectacular solar storm our way, triggering displays of the Aurora Borealis across Michigan and elsewhere. The Aurora Borealis appears more frequently at lower latitudes because we are likely...
I noticed today an initiative in my Jetpack app about blogging prompts, which I don't usually participate in, but hey, new year, try new things. It is a daily theme, but I would like to check expectations upfront. First, I am in no way a daily blogger, and second, our...
Leaves are still falling from the trees in some parts around me. Some areas are faster than others even just a short distance away. These aerial photos were from an outing at the end of October when I thought there would be a few more leaves on the trees in this area...
Walking along this beach, it isn't uncommon to look down and find a piece of fossilized coral. During the Devonian Age (359-416 million years ago), this land mass we now call Michigan was near the Equator and teaming with marine life. It's a long time frame that seems...
On this Winter Solstice, temperatures have been somewhat typical here in Michigan. December always seems to be a bit of a roller-coaster ride of weather here as winter starts to assert its dominance. Not quite the winter wonderland yet, but trees have certainly...
Large format photography is something that never caught on with me. My loss I know. I suppose by the time my interest really kicked in with photography, I was so inundated with 35mm film equipment and wish lists that I never had much time to look into anything else. I...
The title of this post, for those not familiar, is from the Talking Head's 1981 song "Once in a Lifetime." A song NPR listed as one of the 100 most important musical works of the 20th Century. A song some interpret as a commentary upon the excesses and absurdity of...
Netflix released an interesting documentary this year called "The Creative Brain" by neuroscientist David Eagleman. It asks some really thought-provoking questions about creativity and dispels some myths. It was filled with so many gems of quotes from a variety of...
I'd like to think that if Eliot Porter was still around, he would be an interesting guy to go photographing within the woods of Michigan because of his renowned ability to see intimate landscape photos. In contrast to the grand scenics of the West, where large...