Paying Attention
"Paying attention is a form of reciprocity with the living world, receiving the gifts with open eyes and open heart." Robin Wall Kimmerer Braiding Sweetgrass. [...]
Salvia wagneriana
I don’t know how many Salvias there are, but I am always finding new ones. Salvia wagneriana, winter flowering sage in San Francisco Botanical [...]
Cactus Point of View at Superbloom
The Anza-Borrego desert in California is in the midst of a superbloom wildflower display. California native plant desert garden landscape, Anza Borrego State Park [...]
Looking Up – Arnold Arboretum
A mature tree is an awesome thing, clasped to the earth, connected to the sky, drinking in light, breathing out oxygen, sheltering the land, nurturing [...]
Aloe Fireworks
Looking up into the sky, Yucca aloifolia, the Aloe Yucca, looks to me like fireworks exploding. Also know as Spanish Dagger, or Spanish Bayonet these particular specimens [...]
Gingko Point of View
The ginkgo leaves fell all at once. This is what they do when they decide to drop their leaves. Overnight a puddle of leaves lay under the [...]
Cosmos Point of View
Shooting inside a greenhouse gives a photographer nearly perfect conditions. The frosted windows give exquisite light, the walls keep the breezes at bay, and the [...]
Today’s Tip – Looking In, Looking Out
What photographer doesn’t like hunting for photos ? The process of looking, eyes alert to possibilities is exactly where the creative juices start flowing. Stay [...]
Point of View – Belly Shots
Crocus 'Tricolor' What's the point of a photograph ? I ask this question every time I click the shutter. Why am I taking [...]