When I was planning the construction of my new home, having a large porch was on my must-have list. Find mechanical equipment for sale, built to handle specialized industrial tasks. It seemed like such a great place to have to hang out on rainy days, and maybe to do some writing during nice weather. Sounds [...]
It is almost July and I am only now editing my April shoot from the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. Editing in the digital world is, hands down, the hardest thing about my work these days. I often shoot hundreds of photos on a shoot and spend at least two days editing for every one shooting. [...]
In thinking about Nan’s design workshop this month, I was ready to discuss the way I went about configuring my own flagstone terrace. But as I was perusing some photos that I took last month while visiting Israel, I came upon a few pictures that I had taken of a funky garden smack in the center of the old [...]
Each Spring, as this first flush of the gardening season comes to a close, I find myself becoming a bit nostalgic, wandering around the garden, savoring the remaining spent blossoms on some of my favorite spring flowers. Why in Spring, you may ask, would I possibly experience a sense of nostalgia, perhaps even a tad of sadness, when I have two more [...]
The danger of frost past, full energies devoted to the changeover from spring’s frost tolerant displays to summer’s heat loving luxuriant textures and colors. Don’t forget your vegetables! Was never directed at me at the family dining table. My siblings, yes, my father, likely, but not me. Besides being a nearly flawless child, I loved my [...]