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…
Splash! in my Garden
Splash! In My Garden
For a long time I have wanted to make the adorable "Paisley Splash" pattern by Windham Fabrics. I just needed the right excuse. So when Richard and I got the…
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. …
Saguaros at Sunset
Plants from Desert to Tropics and Beyond
The winters at our home in the Chihuahan Desert of New Mexico are not exactly barren, but I still get impatient for more greenery. That might explain why I made…
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. …
Ladies' Slipper and Ferns
Cyanotype Nature Blocks
In December Richard and I had an opportunity to participate in an artisan market day, and that gave me a chance to think about some projects besides the children's quilts…
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…
Butterflies Take Over My Garden
Summer Quilts
For our summer in Minnesota I packed materials to work on several quilts for Project Linus, and here are five that I turned in when we returned to Las Cruces…
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…