Category: Photography

The name of this part of California conjures up images of skeleton’s half-buried in the sand, desolation and severe water deprivation, along with an unrelenting and searing heat, all encapsulated in a completely inhospitable locale. You have a feeling there…

We spent the weekend plus visiting longtime friends in Brownsville, PA. Jim was best man and his wife Mary was a bridesmaid at our wedding twenty-eight years ago. Their granddaughter was getting married and since we were going to the…

Some of you know of my interest in photography and a few of you know that I used to be a photographer who ran a photography store/portrait studio for a few years. Recently my interest in digital photography was amplified…

You may have previously seen this picture of the Helix Nebula, which has been called the Eye of God. It is a composite done by the Hubble in 2002. I now use it for my desktop. If you want the…

The evening’s setting sun made the trees out back look as if they were on fire. I was a bit late in getting the shot I wanted but you can imagine what it looked like a few minutes earlier. Update:…

Today is the last Monday in my Lenten observance. My wife and daughter went out to explore Death Valley after visiting Hoover dam yesterday and I have finished my conference presentation. I can now relax a little. Death Valley and…

It snowed one night last week and then in the morning, the sun came out and cast its magic on the collected crystals across the street from my house. By the way, my neighbor keeps llamas in that fenced in…

My sweet wife graciously got me a digital camera for Christmas (early bird present). It has been years since I have engaged in any meaningful photography, an avocation that once defined me to most people who knew me. Reasonably priced…