Ordinarily, winter in northwest Arkansas is a time of sleet, ice, and bitter wind. We get lots of bitter wind and wet air that sinks deeper into your skin than the dry, snowy cold in the West where I grew up. This year, we have had only a few nights below freezing and plenty more … Continue reading Lind Hollow Trail by Winter
Deep oak and hickory wood laced with purring creeks and rocky rubble beckons me, but most days they must wait, as getting out of town to the nearest decent public hiking area requires twenty minutes--more than one can afford on a working day. Instead, I often opt for a five-minute drive (to avoid crossing a … Continue reading Wilson Park: Dogs, Flowers and Fungi (Oh! The Fungi!)
We had lovely weather this past December. Clouds hung over us most days, and often drooled profusely. Thus I was trapped to taking photos inside the house. As much as I appreciate still life, I feel at odds posting them online, as I'm sure few other than sketch artists like them. Oh well. However, I … Continue reading #Project365: December Dullness
November = NaNoWriMo for me, so Project365 became something to simply keep up with, or use the cloudy, rainy weather as an excuse to get some still lifes of the curiosities around the house. However, I did get outside some. In Arkansas, after all, the post-chigger season starts in mid-November. This means one can hike … Continue reading #Project365: November
As unfortunate as it is, I'm doing a Project365 in a year that happened to have rained a lot early in the year but not later, and I suspect that has led to the drabby autumn scenery. Last year autumn was a blast of rich color. Last year would have been a great year for … Continue reading #Project365: October Autumn
In September my mom and I took to the road and drove from the southeast end of the Great Plains to Okanagan Valley, the land between the Coastal and Rocky Mountains in the Pacific Northwest. That is a lot of driving and we couldn't spend more than 11 days total when visiting my grandmother, but at … Continue reading #Project365: September Road Trip
Still keeping up with taking photos everyday of the year and uploading every week or so. What? Project365 requests to upload everyday? Whoops. Oh well. I catch up. I have a road trip to British Columbia coming up, so not only will I not be uploading everyday but when I do upload I'll have exotic … Continue reading #Project365: August
No theme this month. I think it passed creatively dead, though I get luck at time with sweet and silly animal moments. I also visited Saint Louis so I have a few fancy-smancy landscape and botanical images.
About half way through the month I ordered a reversal ring and Nikon mount adapters to cover the exposed back side of the lens while using the reversal ring. I won't lie, the reverse technique is difficult for someone with shaky hands--no vibration reduction, little to no ability to subtly focus on the most aesthetic … Continue reading #Project365: June
June is National Great Outdoors Month, June 13th is Get Outdoors Day, and apparently there's a National Trails Day, a National Parks Week, a Fishing and Boating Week...well I haven't traveled anywhere exotic lately, but I grew up on road trips. When I lived in Colorado we usually drove to Utah, Arizona, Nevada and even … Continue reading All This “Get Outdoors!” Talk
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