“Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the…

I want to provide some background before you start reading this post. I believe that pictures and…

I realized I haven’t posted an update on the Hillside Fern Project since last September. So…

“The earth laughs in flowers.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson This photo, along with the ones in a couple of…

“Like wildflowers; you must allow yourself to grow in all the places people thought you never…

Tiny feet scurry, In the shadow of the leaf, Moments captured quick. EM A first effort at AI video…

“There is poetry among the wildflowers.”― Rachel Irene Stevenson…

“You’re just as dead if you fall from forty feet as you are from four thousand fathoms…

“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.”― Albert…

Gazing out over the frozen expanse of a scene like the one above, the sight before you is nothing…

“Fanciful Friday” will be a day when I post images/photos/text that reflect where my…

“Though the storms in life can destroy everything, it’s during those tough times, if you can…

In a bustling, crowded scene, certain elements must be firmly embedded in your visual memory to be…

May 21st was the one-year anniversary of our adoption of Bentley. We don’t know his birthday…

“The most stunning flowers grew where nobody thought to plant them. So did she. She bloomed…

“Rainy days should be spent at home with a cup of tea and a good book.”― Bill Watterson, The Calvin…

“We are notorious for ‘running’ around self-righteously declaring our rights to this and to that…

Besides actually getting some decent rain, the big event this Memorial Day weekend is the local…

“As long as our civilization is essentially one of property, of fences, of exclusiveness, it…

In the enchanting realms where fairies dwell, Mother Nature serves as both artisan and provider…

“Water, water, water….There is no shortage of water in the desert but exactly the right amount…

Mist hangs in the hills,Bison breath, a silent strength,New day starts anew.EM Did you know that…

“I have not always chosen the safest path. I’ve made my mistakes, plenty of them. I sometimes…

“Flowers and fruits are always fit presents; flowers, because they are a proud assertion that a ray…

“After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the…

The Yellow-Headed Blackbird has been a part of Native American symbolism for centuries. The species…

“Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet.”― Roger Miller Rain, blessed rain, a little…

Thinhorn sheep (Dall sheep, Dall’s sheep, Stone sheep, Stone’s sheep) inhabit northwest…

“Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside…

~ Ineffable ~…

I sometimes forget how visually impactful negative space can be in enhancing an image. It can evoke…

I found this photo in my archives, made during a floatplane flyby of the Eddystone Rock volcanic…

HEARTWORK “Each day is born with a sunriseand ends in a sunset, the same way weopen our eyes…

“People who fit don’t seek. The seekers are those that don’t fit.”― Shannon L. Alder It can…

A world of dew, And within every dewdrop A world of struggle. “A World of Dew” by Kobayashi Issa…

I would have preferred that the water drops in the photo were from rain, but unfortunately…

“Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you…

“Every new day is a different universe to explore!”― Bob Bello Sometimes, I take…

“The only way that we can live, is if we grow. The only way that we can grow is if we change. The…

“Every time I stand before a beautiful beach, its waves seem to whisper to me: If you choose…

“A garden to walk in and immensity to dream in–what more could he ask? A few flowers at his…

“April’s air stirs inWillow-leavesa butterflyFloats and balances”― Bashō, Japanese Haiku…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The President has proposed boosting defense spending to $1.5 trillion in his…

“I ride not to escape life, but for life not to escape me.” – Unknown As I was growing up many years…

“Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the…

“It is a mistake to think that moving fast is the same as actually going somewhere.”― Steve…

“In the kingdom of glass, everything is transparent, and there is no place to hide a dark heart.”―…

“The secret to getting ahead is getting started.”― Mark Twain This week, my post will differ…

“A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his…

“Be willing to be a beginner every single morning.”― Meister Eckhart Here are five additional…