All of the talk about the upcoming launch of Artemis 2 has jogged a few of my space memories. Flash Gordon! On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik. I was 9-years old and fascinated. I knew space travel…
I had difficulty sleeping last night. Christmas is coming and it's unlikely that we will have any happy memories from this crazy corona year. While I was lying quietly in the darkness, suddenly the air turned cold and I heard…
If you grew up in a place where white Christmases and snowmen were a part of winter, you might recall that a forecast for snow always triggered that secret childhood wish -- a snow day. Or, should I say, A…
Long before Paul Simon sang its praises, I shot Kodachrome on a Minolta SRT-101. I shared my photos by giving slide shows to family and friends. Since they were family and friends, of course, they had to watch. I abandoned…
If you mention "the wall" today, most people will probably think you're referring to President Trump's plan to prevent illegal aliens from crossing our southern border. Not long ago, however, people may have thought you were referring to other things,…
The winter solstice has passed, the recycle bin is full of torn and wrinkled wrapping paper, and crystal balls have fallen at midnight. We've completed another trip around the sun. I tend to slow down this time of year. Maybe…
Since we're well behind with snowfall this year, I was looking through some photos of past winters to recall snowier times. I ran across a set that I took at the Pheasant Branch Conservancy in Middleton a few years ago. …
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…
I'm not sure why old buildings, old cars, and other old things appeal to photographers. Although I can't speak for other photographers, I've seen enough pictures of these subjects to know that I'm certainly not alone on this. Maybe they…