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"Nature does not proceed in a straight line, it is rather a sprawling development." Robert Smithson
"Nature does not proceed in a straight line, it is rather a sprawling development." Robert Smithson
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A Vivid Manifestation
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Earl
2025-04-15
(4)
“If love is under siege, it is because it threatens the very essence of commercial…
Hillside Fern Project: Update April 2025
By
Earl
2025-04-10
(6)
I’ve noticed that nearly all the ferns that survived last fall are beginning to show new growth this…
Bitter Harvest
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Earl
2025-04-07
(8)
We find ourselves reaping the consequences of cascading greed and ignorance. I spend a few moments…
Near Ninety You Say
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Earl
2025-04-04
(6)
Things are happening quickly this spring. After an unusually warm and short winter, spring blooms…
Past Emblems (Cat)
By
Earl
2025-04-01
(8)
I particularly like the wavy design of the Caterpillar name in the radiator crown of this crawler…
Past Emblems (IH)
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Earl
2025-03-30
(4)
The International Harvester Company (IHC) was established in 1902 through the merger of several…
Hillside Fern Project: Update March 2025
By
Earl
2025-03-26
(6)
After a winter uncovered, I can see at least some signs of life in a little over half of the ferns…
Backyard Spring
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Earl
2025-03-21
(4)
Spring is quickly arriving here. Many trees are starting to bud and put out leaves, while other…
Straight Lines And Curves
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Earl
2025-03-17
(8)
I was torn between choosing black and white or color for these photos. The wide variety of materials…
Ducks In Orange Sauce
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Earl
2025-03-12
(9)
“We have a choice. We can love our lives trying to conform to some nebulous standard, or we…
An Early Spring Outing
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Earl
2025-03-10
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Signs of Spring
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Earl
2025-03-03
(10)
Color wakes the earth, Whispers of warmth in the breeze, Spring’s promise unfolds. Although…
Their Changing Nature
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Earl
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“When you see that there’s nothing stable or substantial you can rely on, you’ll feel wearied and…
Sparkles
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Earl
2025-02-18
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Many photographers seek out untouched sand when photographing White Sands National Park, drawn to…
Empty Refuge
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Earl
2025-02-14
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This photo is an oldie, pulled and reprocessed from the archives as we passed through Texas while…
I Was Framed
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Earl
2025-02-04
(6)
In January 2024, I shared that I had the above image printed on canvas in a custom large size of…
A Scene Revisited
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Earl
2025-02-02
(8)
I pull this photo from my archives. In a hurry, I’d posted a less satisfying color photo of…
A Sad State
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Earl
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“We are all in the gutter, but some of us a looking at the stars” – Oscar Wilde I…
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Earl
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Innovation has often transformed labor and industry. One example is the belt and pulley power…
Meandering Passage, Reflections After Nineteen Years
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Earl
2025-01-19
(10)
Redesigning the home page of “Meandering Passage” (once again) and nearing its…
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Earl
2025-01-12
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While I had seen bluebirds in the area, I noticed that they seldom came to feed from this feeder due…
It’s A Small Thing
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Earl
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We received only a minuscule amount of snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the overnight storm. Even…
…and Happy New Year!
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Earl
2024-12-31
(6)
A couple of days ago, this was my attitude.
This past Friday, we discovered our…
Between The Past And The Future
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Earl
2024-12-26
(6)
“I do an awful lot of thinking and dreaming about things in the past and the future –…
“Festivus” Christmas Tree 2024
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Earl
2024-12-19
(8)
“Setting boundaries is not just about defining limits; it’s about creating a foundation…
“Festivus” lazos de Navidad
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Earl
2024-12-17
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Thinking ahead: quickly following Festivus and Christmas is New Year’s, along with the…
“Festivus” Tree Base
By
Earl
2024-12-15
(4)
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“Festivus” Tree Top
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Earl
2024-12-13
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“Festivus” Far Far Away
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Earl
2024-12-11
(2)
I don’t have billions of dollars to spend photographing the universe with the likes of the…
“Festivus” Berry Merry
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Earl
2024-12-09
(4)
“Did you ever notice that life seems to follow certain patterns? Like I noticed that every…
“Festivus” Birding
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Earl
2024-12-07
(4)
A FESTIVUS WISH: “I hope spending time with your family won’t undo all the progress…
“Festivus” Holiday Keyhole
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Earl
2024-12-06
(6)
CHRISTMAS (noun) – The only time of year one can sit in front of a dead tree and eat candy…
“Festivus” Bells And Bows
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Earl
2024-12-05
(8)
“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.”…
A Dusting Of Snow
By
Earl
2024-12-03
(4)
We awoke to a dusting of icy snow on this morning. I didn’t remember any notable snow last…
Leaves On Water
By
Earl
2024-12-02
(6)
Behind our place, in the woods, lies a depression that catches water runoff during heavy rains and…
Hillside Fern Project: On Their Own
By
Earl
2024-11-30
(2)
Nightly temperatures well below freezing are forecast for the coming week. Last winter, I had a…
It Doesn’t Have To Be Perfect To Be Thankful
By
Earl
2024-11-28
(8)
In a world and year filled with wars, natural disasters, starvation, diseases, political strife, and…
Collection Of Moments
By
Earl
2024-11-26
(6)
I’ve always liked the compression/flattening effect of a long lens in photography. Perhaps…
Identity
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Earl
2024-11-24
(2)
While ‘playing’ around with this image, I quickly realized how much of its identity was…
Resilience
By
Earl
2024-11-22
(6)
There’s a story behind this ivy. In the fall of two years ago, I took one of Bonnie’s…
Things Unseen
By
Earl
2024-11-20
(4)
“In all things of nature there is something of the marvellous.”– Aristotle One of the premises…
Below The Canopy
By
Earl
2024-11-18
(4)
Initially, I graded this photo low and thought it was a candidate for later deletion. However, I…
Imperfect Beauty
By
Earl
2024-11-16
(6)
As we approach the end of the vibrant autumn leaf season, I find great photographic interest in the…
Against Blue Sky
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Earl
2024-11-14
(2)
This photo seems to contain nearly every stage of leaf coloration, from fully green to yellow…
An Unexpected Gift
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Earl
2024-11-12
(2)
This past Sunday, I was gifted a fantastic sunrise while out for an early morning walk. Rain was…
Grow Old Gracefully
By
Earl
2024-11-10
(2)
Some encourage raging against aging and the inevitability of death. While I agree that we should…
Foggy Autumn Morning
By
Earl
2024-11-08
(8)
The other morning, there was a light fog, softening the autumn scenes of leaves still turning colors…
Curious
By
Earl
2024-11-06
(4)
While walking in a local park, this little creature decided to engage me in a game of hide and seek…
A Gift
By
Earl
2024-11-04
(4)
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Hillside Fern Project Update, Nov 2024
By
Earl
2024-11-02
(6)
In a previous post from a few days ago, I mentioned walking back to check on the ferns I’m…
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