Scrimshaw
“Human beings have always been on this path to extract what we can from the environment around us for financial gain, oftentimes…
Getting rid of the Junk.
I did not publish a blog on Monday because I spent my entire Sunday on the phone and on text messages, processing…
The Wings within.
Walk with me. Midmorning in the wetlands before the heat rises once again. Yellow meadows, blue skies, make me think suddenly of…
Tree People
Photographers Ritva Kovalainen and Sanni Seppo at the World Forestry Center.
I have to admit, it’s been ages since I visited the World Forestry Center. No more explaining to my (now grown) kids…
Deep Breath
Too hot to use what’s left of my brain, still in shock over the developments of the last days. I said to…
Views from the Balcony
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD
Selasphorus rufus
Dear Albuquerque Garden Center,
Last month I purchased a hummingbird feeder
for $19.95. It was just like the original Lawrence J. Webster
designed…
Stick-People against Nazis.
I found today’s title photo years and years ago on the net. The little old lady’s tagging says: “Nazis are garbage. Believe…
You up there – We down here.
A German author and an investigative journalist teamed up in 1973 to publish their experiences after prolonged interactions with the very rich…
Between Two Worlds.
Leonora Carrington and David Seymour (Chim) at the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education.
Update: Due to copyright issues to be resolved, I will remove the photographs I had taken of Carrington’s work at OJMCHE or…
Late June (Dis)Pleasures.
Walk with me. A sedate stroll on Sauvie Island, easing us into a week where I will be working on a longer…