It’s Like I Always Have You Around
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It’s Like I Always Have You Around

I didn’t realize your hair had changed. So, I went back to look at the recent photos I just took and found these that I hadn’t processed. So many lovely moments. I feel rather fortunate (as opposed to lucky) to be a photographic artist. I can make images that will constantly remind me of friends like you. It’s like I…
August 13, 2025Posted inMusings
What Will I Be When I Grow Up?
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What Will I Be When I Grow Up?

Birthdays are weird. When I younger I used to wonder what I would be when I grew up. I spent much of my youth dazed and confused, even my time at Hunter/Miller. At a certain point I realized I was grown up and this was my life. The next phase was working on getting my act together. The pieces all…
August 4, 2025Posted inMusings
Thought Walks
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Thought Walks

I understand feeling like a lump sometimes. I get that way too at times. Especially after a visit from a friend like you. For a few days my life is much fuller and takes me away from my caregiver life. And after you leave, there is a void that is hard to fill. I start projects too, that often languish.…
July 24, 2025Posted inMusings, Seattle
Visual Breadcrumbs
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Visual Breadcrumbs

I am glad you picked up on my emotional bookmark comment. I feel very strongly about that. I can distinctly remember making most of my images, or what was going on at the time or what someone’s story was. Each image transports me back to that moment, like a bookmark to a passage in a book. It’s a pretty cool…
June 25, 2025Posted inMusings
Home Alone
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Home Alone

I went to grad school to not only fill in the gaps of my self-taught photo education but also to get that piece of paper that would open the door to teaching at the university level. My photo education in grad school continued to be self-taught, but at least I got a piece of paper out of it. Teaching itself…
June 25, 2025Posted inSeattle
Ansel Adams
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Ansel Adams

My comments about photography and music are not mine but rather the words of Ansel Adams, perhaps the greatest photographer of the 20th century. In case you are not totally familiar with his work, a brief history lesson. His first career dream was to be a concert pianist. He trained and worked hard at it, but felt he wasn’t good enough…
June 18, 2025Posted inOdds and Ends
One of These Days
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One of These Days

So, tell me about your new camera. Have you always been mirrorless, or is this a new thing? I am not really into mirrorless myself, though I know they are rage and DSLRs are going away. Besides not liking the digital viewfinder, I didn’t like the idea of getting all new lenses. When I switched from Nikon to Canon all…
June 5, 2025Posted inMusings, Seattle
A Place to Find a Little Peace
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A Place to Find a Little Peace

It rains here today as it has off and on all weekend. But we need it and the gardens are happy. I mostly have this year’s edition of the garden in place. A few more perennials and fewer plants over all on the deck. With the perennials I hopefully won’t have to reinvent the garden every year. I am sure…
May 19, 2025Posted inGardens, Musings, Seattle
Empathy
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Empathy

I think it is easy to sympathize with a person or people going through difficult time. It is easy to keep your emotions at a distance and not lose any sleep at night. But empathy is a real feeling and it seems it is a learned emotion. Or it least it has been for me. I had a friend many…
May 15, 2025Posted inGardens, Seattle
Keep Moving
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Keep Moving

The big dark is over for now and spring has arrived. Winter was a bit tough as I coughed my way through bronchitis and fought my through fatigue. I no sooner healed up when we found out little Barney has cancer. Another one of life's tests. it seems they never end and with each hurdle we adapt and keep moving.…
April 16, 2025Posted inMusings