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…
The weather in November was strange. I'm sure some people loved it -- 60s and 70s -- too warm for the furnace and too cool for the AC. But, when would we get that first snow? The answer: today! Just…
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 finally March. March 1 is the start of meteorological spring. March 20 is the start of astronomical spring. But, when is the start of psychological spring? Winter seems to have gone on forever. Every year it seems to get…
As usual for this time of the year, I haven't been too productive with my camera lately. Maybe if I spent my winters in warmer, more exotic climes I'd have more to offer. I have been working on an exhibit…
It's been a very slow season for my photography. I started the New Year with an operation followed by a stint on a liquid diet and then a soft-food diet. Most of that time was spent under a blanket in…
The busy holiday season is over. A subzero arctic front has moved into the Midwest. This is the time of year when I often find myself somewhat adrift, wondering what to do next. So far this January I've had a…
I was going to name this post "Beautifully frustrating" or "Frustratingly beautiful" but decided that frustrating was too negative of a term. What I'm getting at is sometimes, when I'm in a location or a situation where I'm convinced that I'll get some…
We got hit by a good-old-fashioned blizzard yesterday so, of course, I had to get out to take a few photos. I wasn't crazy enough to try to drive anywhere; our street was unplowed all day and conditions were terrible…