It's happening. This is the time of year when the Monarch butterflies make their way through my neck of the woods as they migrate to central Mexico for the winter. The past several days I have seen lots of these delightful creatures on my zinnias. I am beyond thrilled to be a pit stop for ... read more
For the Love of Puzzles
Have I ever told you how much I love puzzles? Especially during the fall and winter months when it gets dark outside so much earlier. I love the tactile, putting-something-together aspect of puzzles. It's the same kind of enjoyment that I get from a good craft project but without having ... read more
How I Know It’s Autumn
One of the many gifts of photography is that it has taught me how to become an observer of the light. And by extension, that means that I am also an observer of the source of the light, the sun. Today marks the autumnal equinox which means that the day and night are nearly equal in length for ... read more
September Days
By all these lovely tokensSeptember days are here,With summer's best of weatherAnd autumn's best of cheer.Helen Hunt Jackson It's always so funny to me how the minute the calendar turns over to September, the social media world immediately switches gears and moves into Autumn and pumpkin spice ... read more
August Lingers
August is the slow, gentle month that stretches out the longest across the span of a year. It yawns and lingers on with the light in its palms.Victoria Erickson There's a shift that happens in August. It's nearly imperceptible at first, but then all of a sudden I can tell. The days are ... read more
Everyday Magic and the Gift of Photography
A couple of weeks ago, Daisy and I were out walking. It had been a sweltering day - another 100+ degree day in the unrelenting, month-long heat wave. I was tired and grumpy and hot. And the last thing I wanted to do was go outside and sweat my ass off. But Daisy was sitting at the front door with ... read more
