Olbrich Botanical Gardens is a wonderful place to stroll by yourself or with family and friends. It's enjoyable almost anytime of the year. Until recently, however, I've never been there at night. After all, it's rather difficult to appreciate the…
It's hard to go anywhere without seeing windmills reaching up into the breezes across America. Wind power. We often think of this as a new source of energy. The power of wind, of course, has been used for millennia. Long…
OK, I know that I posted some pictures of Las Vegas from my trip to Photoshop World in 2011. And, I know that I posted some pictures from Las Vegas from my trip to Photoshop World in 2013. So, having…
This post is not about the Civil War, it's about Grand Canyon National Park. The Grand Canyon is, of course, a very popular park with visitors from around the world. It was the second most visited National Park in the…
A sunny day. A blue sky. A field full of sunflowers. That sums up summer pretty well. On Old Sauk Road, just outside of Madison, you can find the Pope Farm Conservancy. This 105-acre farm is now owned by the…
It's difficult to imagine something made out of rock as being delicate, but Delicate Arch in Arches National Park seems to fit that bill rather well. I've hiked out to it several times over the years and have always been…
The time I spent volunteering to help the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Music with a photo project has resulted in some recent paying photo jobs. Last August Johannes Wallmann hired me to photograph him and The Sweet Minute Big…
I really like to read, but it's not very safe to read while driving. When I'm on the road, however, I try to read the snippets of text that occupy roadside signs or adorn places of business. Sometimes a sign…