July 12, 2019 Dear Diary: The sunsets have not been very good this week. This was our last night of vacation on Washington Island so we decided to build a fire on the beach, roast some marshmallows, and see if…
I'm usually pretty good with maps, but when I planned a trip to Germany we ended up in Iceland. Was the pilot off course? The Sun Voyager11:31 PM on 6/14/17 In my quest to save money on a flight from…
If you've ever been to the University of Wisconsin Memorial Union on the shores of Lake Mendota in Madison, you've probably seen those iconic chairs on the terrace. There they are: yellow, orange and green! They're known as Sunburst Chairs…
It's always a bit sad when a family member moves away because you can't see them as often as you'd like. But, when you have the opportunity to visit them you may also have the opportunity to see a new part of the country. That's the…
Having lived out west I know that calling Rib Mountain a "mountain" is a bit of a stretch, but, having lived out west I can also say that real mountains rarely have colors like this. It was very windy, cold, and…
I doubt Paul Simon would ever write a song called Monochrome, but there is something to be said for monochromatic images. I'm not referring to black-and-white images, though they are obviously monochromatic. I'm talking about color photographs that are predominantly one color. That…
Shadows have a rather sinister reputation. They're usually used to represent mystery, sorrow or troubled times. Thieves and murderers are always lurking in the shadows. And yet shadows can't exist without light. Just one of life's ironies I guess. When I'm…
One of the things I remember from childhood is when my mother let me get a box of 64 crayons as part of my school supplies. I never knew there could be so many colors! And, the box even had…