Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find the right road.” ~ Dag Hammarskjold
Category: Photography
Papa don’t jeep
My father-in-law Harry, Papa to his grandkids, is a real hoot. He has a constant mischievous grin, like he’s up to something he shouldn’t be. Every time we talk he tells me I'm his favorite daughter-in-law and I counter by telling him he's my favorite father-in-law. It doesn't matter that I’m his only DIL and he's my only … Continue reading Papa don’t jeep
Timber Lake bike trails
When I head out for my photo hikes, there are places that I love returning too, but I'm always looking for new trails. That's not easy when I've pretty much exhausted all the known venues. That's when I have to get creative. I live near a huge, and I mean HUGE, military installation. Not all … Continue reading Timber Lake bike trails
Fleeting
As transient and fragile as a cut flower, our lives fade out among all the other dying stars in the universe in the blink of an eye, fleeting and brief. Achingly beautiful in our shining moment, only to wither to dust, forgotten to all but the angels.
Permafrost
In the spring, when the days grow longer and the reawakening sun melts away the bitter cold of winter, yellow poppies bloom. There, at the junction where the tree line of an ancient stand of long needle pines form a fertile triangle with the sandy marsh trail and the bayou shore, is where I buried … Continue reading Permafrost
Far calm shore
It’s never too late To bridge the distance between Fear and confidence Step out of harsh light Into the soothing coolness Muted and serene No dusky shadows Warm rays filtered unhindered Points of light fan out Ushering your path Across deep and choked water To the far calm shore
Thin spiral notebook 