Too Late?
Every year he drives up from Washington parks his camper on the land spends weeks watching the clapping of leaves in the wind, how the river goosenecks in the valley, …
ART
Sun. Stone. Sky
Annie Leibovitz These pastels, handmade by the late painter, Georgia O’Keefe, were colored with ingredients found in the local landscape at Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, New Mexico. Every day on …
Art’s Impulse
You know who they are. People I call “connectors.” The ones you meet along life’s path who challenge you to become your personal best, who provide encouragement in your skills …
Be Good and You Will be Lonesome
On a visit to my brother’s home in North Carolina, I came across this photo of my mom and a couple of her sisters; I don’t know who took …
On the Streets of Portland
The Desert Room, 1950’s Portland There are many reasons to dig Portland; the first being it is only a 3.5 hour flight from Anchorage, so when you live in the …
Winter’s Heartbeat
We walked the quiet woods, cameras dangling from our necks, the air cold and still. Soon our steps became further spaced as you wandered away, following the scent of …
Pleistocene
Human artifacts poke out of the ice: a thermos of coffee, magazines, a woman’s purse, shoes, a child’s doll: intact after the plane crashed in icy blue mountains circling the …
Annunciation
Time and time again, I’ve had a recurring dream. I am riding my bike toward a large, Victorian house on a pleasant, tree-lined street. I stop in front of the …
Knot Tying
Knot Tying Do you know how to start an avocado plant from a pit? Treat and prevent food poisoning? Can you build a successful campfire? Do you know how …