exploring nature’s infinite connections
Yearly favorites were harder to choose this past year simply because there weren't many exposures overall. I imagine that's an inherent problem with these yearly favorites posts. It emphasizes product over process in a culture that demands constant output. It can...
While sitting in my yard this past week on a breezy, warm spring day, I was hearing a lot of objects falling to the ground, much like you would expect in a hail storm. My first assumption is usually an angry squirrel throwing things down at intruders, but the quantity...
Michigan is home to 57 orchid species, according to the current listing at the University of Michigan's michiganflora.net. It is by far the most comprehensive flora species identification tool when it comes to our state. Wild orchids are typically a cherished find for...
For the Spring 2020 issue of Michigan BLUE magazine, I am pleased to share an article I wrote and provided all photographs for, including the cover. The piece has some of my thoughts on wandering and seeing mixed with my personal experiences as a diver. My interest in...
This week I took advantage of a guided hike by Bill Atkinson of the Michigan Nature Association in a new preserve for me. The MNA is one of Michigan's oldest land preservation organizations following a basic philosophy that in order to preserve land, you need to own...
Just before a huge snowstorm hit us yesterday, I was able to spend some time in my yard trying to exercise my seeing. Like any other exercise, 'seeing' photographs requires poking those brain cells to keep them active. I haven't spent much time photographing since the...
True story, I started this post with some placeholder text of "blah blah blah" so I could go back and look at some of my recent yearly favorites posts to avoid being a repetitive idiot. After reviewing 2016-2018, I have some news for you - I think I can already check...
I've been a doodler for as long as I can remember. I still have some childhood doodles that reflect times where I had a pencil in my hand and my mind went wandering. More than likely - I was supposed to be paying attention to something else. "Droids" - I had a...
Photographs aren't going to be made while you're sleeping. A truism that continues to pop in my head just like the one of "being there." This past Memorial Day, I returned to a lake that has this little island with a willow tree on it. It's about an hour drive for me...