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

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