Category: Landscape
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Arbor | Chelan Falls, WA | 2019 One complex biological system (a big mess of vines) provides perches for a batch of even more complex systems (flitting birds) while being observed by one of the most complex systems in the universe (shucks, that’s me). Trillions of specialized cells grouped into three very different organisms all…
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Cultivation | Badger Mountain, WA | 2017 “Let us not forget that cultivation of the earth is the most important labor of man. When tillage begins,
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Snow Poodle | Twisp, WA | 2017 What’s to sniff in a frozen landscape? Our dog traces ghost scents left days before by wandering wildlife. Deer, coyotes, ravens, moles and stray cats have all written travel tales across the crunchy crust. And, as pooch owners know, every muzzle loves a good story. My own inhalations…
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Farmland | over Southern California | 2018 Extracted from desert, irrigated fields come into focus through clouds drifting below my window. A dreamy techno-marvel of flight and food. I snap a photo and adjust its contrast by touching a fingertip to the rectangle of glass in my hand. Another wonder. The flight attendant asks —…
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Explorer | Twisp, WA | 2017 Jane’s walk always took her across the upper pasture, through the dell of tall grasses, around the seasonal pond, and atop the high ridge that offered views of the valley she loved. But this morning, it all seemed more … well, vivid. The landscape she knew so well burst…
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Gone for Winter | Twisp, WA | 2017 In our neck of the woods, tipis come and tipis go. Back-to-the-land hopefuls see the Native American tent as a simple, low-cost antidote to modern-day ills (rampant materialism, career rat race) and can often thrive in its rough-cut coziness. Until winter, that is. In sub-freezing temps, the…
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High Fields | Badger Mountain, WA | 2017 The best snow is the skiff that brings definition to a mundane landscape. Like dusting for fingerprints, a light flurry can reveal the terrain’s identity — Nature’s sculpted loops and whorls — along with man’s attempts to transform it. We’re witness to a
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14 on the Fly | East Wenatchee, WA | 2017 Before you rush to join the crowd, consider the benefits of hovering alone. You float free in a cloud of thoughts — your thoughts — without judgment or boundaries. Wacky ideas mix equally with
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Grasses in Snow | Twisp, WA | 2017 Winter days — sometimes glittery, sometimes dark, always chilly — give good reason to reach out and embrace. Warm feelings surge amid heartfelt hugs. Reassurance of our love
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Walk in Wonder | Twisp, WA | 2017 Merry Christmas, everyone! Sincere thanks for following this blog. I remind you that this is a one-year project that will wrap-up on
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