Rainbow Crossing the High Falls
Favorite Photos, Summer 2025
Favorite Photos, Summer 2025 This post is somewhat late in coming. I had many opportunities to take interesting photos last summer but for one reason or another, they didn't make…
I Am Very Impressive
Exploring the Galapagos Islands–Part Three
In March, Penny and I went to the Galapagos Islands to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. In addition to the trip of a lifetime, this was a photographer's dream. There…
Will These Eggs Ever Hatch?
Exploring the Galapagos Islands–Part Two
In March, Penny and I went to the Galapagos Islands to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. In addition to being the trip of a lifetime, this was a photographer's dream. …
Contentment
Exploring the Galápagos Islands–Part One
In March, Penny and I went to the Galapagos Islands to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. In addition to being the trip of a lifetime, this was a photographer's dream. …
Clustered Purple Water Lilies
Ferns & Flowers at Como Conservatory
When we were in the Twin Cities of Minnesota this past summer, I made it a point to go to the Como Conservatory. This is a fabulous place, with gorgeous…
Convenient Perch
From Bison to Dung Beetles
Tallgrass Prairie, Kansas On our way to visit our grandkids in Minnesota this summer, we stopped at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, about 15 miles west of Emporia, Kansas. Prairie lands…
Saguaro at Sunset
A Few Days in the Sonoran Desert
Although we live in the Chihuahuan desert here in Las Cruces, in April Penny and I decided to go the Sonoran Desert. The Chihuahuan and Sonoran deserts are adjacent as…
Sandhill Crane in Flight
Sandhill Cranes
Early winter is the time when the sandhill cranes and other waterbirds arrive in the southwest U.S. after they migrate from Canada and other points north. Bosque del Apache National…
When Cats Wish Upon a Star
Canines and Felines
Looking back at the quilts I have made for Project Linus over the past five years, I was struck by how many gravitate to birds, insects and critters of all…
Petrified Log Cross Section
Fossils and Petrified Wood
This post is a little unusual for me because it is not from just one place or about just one subject. For the past several summers we visited some sites…