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…
Recently I did something that I had not done in a long time; I put a stamp on an envelope. Since I'm an old fashioned guy, I still like to send out cards for Christmas and Hanukkah and, of course,…
Ever since Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark out there, Americans have been making their way to the Pacific Northwest. This corner of the country evokes images of rugged rocky beaches, lush rain-soaked forests, and snow-covered mountains. But the landscape…
