“No matter how slow the film, Spirit always stands still long enough for the photographer it has chosen…..” Minor White
Petroglyphs and Pictographs: Art of the Ancient Ones
One of our favorite things to do in Southern Utah is to range around in the land of the Ancient Ones looking for evidence of how they lived their lives. It’s like a gigantic Treasure Hunt! Sometimes these places are easy to find and developed for the roadside tourist, like the petroglyphs of Newspaper Rock. Sometimes it’s a place we’ve been told of and
Retirement or Rewirement?
According to Erikson, a psychologist famous for identifying 8 stages of human development considering all ages of life, the psychosocial challenge for someone my age becomes centered on
When Fall Leaves
I love seeing the arrival of the first snow against fall leaves. In spite of winter’s relentless darkening of days, there’s the freshness of this bright and pristine snowfall. It promises light against dark, balance of the
Summer Stories: Canyonlands Desert Spring!
Goodness. The last I shared with you all it was April and I was still couched with a broken femur. Summer seems to spin a pretty speedy path to fall, doesn’t it? Cuz here it is! But there’s so much to tell you about, and now that it’s fall and maybe you’ve slowed down a bit as well, I will post it
No Friends on a Powder Day?
It’s breathless. It’s ….. Bliss. It’s shining eyes wide open wanting more. It’s a rhythm of weightless falling, turning. And yeah, that all sounds a little cheesy. But it’s hard to come up with superlatives of ecstasy
Smokin’ Utah Powder: Too Busy Skiing For Ski Photos!
No REALLY. I couldn’t hold myself back let alone any of my ski buddies long enough to photograph the AMAZing powder we were skiing. Here we thought we’d had fantastic powder days at our own little Brundage Mountain. Now, I’m from Alta (I literally lived there for 5 years or so) in the
Palm Desert: The Living Desert Zoo
The Living Desert Zoo. In the Palm Desert. I expected a petting zoo with lizards and snakes! Imagine my complete surprise when we
Palm Desert Oasis Escape
So Palm Springs is a pretty famous city in the southern California Palm Desert. And you know me by now, cities really aren’t my calling. But one of our favorite family members lives right next to to this famous place. And hey, it’s so
McCall Winterscapes: Delight in the Clean Wide Open
I love Old Man Winter. Not to say it doesn’t get old sometimes, no pun intended (not to mention cold). Which is why, in our part of the world, one needs to find ways to feel its