At Christmas I really like to drink spiked eggnog, eat far too many cookies, and, assuming I'm on the nice list, get all the wonderful gifts that I asked for in my letter to Santa. But, what I like even…
(This was adapted from a post on December 29, 2008.) A week ago I went shopping for a new snow shovel. A storm was heading our way and our trusty at-least-30-year-old shovel broke that morning while Kathy was shoveling the…
I like big beautiful winter scenes as much as anyone. In Oregon you can find winter just by driving up to Mt. Hood. This picture wasn't taken in winter, however, it was taken in mid-May. If you take the Palmer…
Not long ago I sat by the lake, camera in hand, thinking about Neal Young singing "Harvest Moon." Even though the weather still felt like summer, I knew it was fall because the trees I passed on my walk to…
Every fall, the Olbrich Botanical Gardens presents an outdoor nighttime art exhibit called Gleam, which features large-scale light installations by local, regional, and international designers. We visited the first Gleam Exhibit in 2016 and have gone back several times over…
Most of you probably know that my latest photography exhibit is up at the PhotoMidwest (PMW) Gallery, located at 700 Ray-O-Vac Drive, Suite 212, in Madison. It's called ... ... and you can see the online version on the PhotoMidwest…
Having told you about Island Time from our recent vacation, I thought I would tell you something about our time on the Island. Our route there was very simple; we don't usually take the freeways anymore. We headed north out…
It seems like everyone speaks of time -- poets, authors, philosophers, comedians, even rock stars. "Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind." -- Nathaniel Hawthorne "Every second is of infinite value." -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe "Whether it’s…
I didn't make it to the 16th Annual Classic Car Show on State Street in Madison earlier this month. So, since I didn't get to see their "wonderful array of vintage cars," I thought I would just dig out some…