Mississippi River | West of New Orleans, LA | 2018
Sometimes we make progress by going sideways. We divert from the headlong rush to reach a goal and instead loop yonder to gather knowledge, build energy, or simply take a break. The river, powerful and unstoppable, follows the (more…)
Chair in Snow | East Wenatchee, WA | 2018
The world is full of static. Clarity suffers amid vice and distraction — too much ego, coffee, traffic, phone use, Trump news, ad blitzes. Me, you reaching for attainment, gratification, satisfaction. Earlier this month I watched snow fall on a (more…)
Finish | Hot Springs, AR | 2017
My dear mother died two weeks ago at age 87. Some would say she’d reached the Finish Line, but that would imply a certain amount of striving and competition. For most of her life, she was the opposite of that. She nurtured, embraced, accepted, and loved almost (more…)
At Window | East Wenatchee, WA | 2017
Mediocre tacos on a plastic tray atop a scratched Formica tabletop in a past-its-prime Mexican restaurant. Yeesh. But I hardly had time to pity myself because the swish of sunlit grasses in the window lightened my mood. A west wind twirled the stalks — like golden flames — in a day’s-end dance of flora and photons. How did such splendor find its way to this dismal place? How did the universe know to blend these elements right now for an afternoon show? I watched and wondered if (more…)
Flight: LAX Stairway | Los Angeles, CA | 2018
“Life is a series of steps. Things are done gradually. Once in a while there is a giant step, but most of the time we are taking (more…)
Flight: Shadow on Forest | Houston, TX | 2017
“We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is (more…)
Flight: Engine | Over Colorado | 2017
Some people simply love the roar of jet engines and excitement of flying. “The very danger in the situation is inseparable from the exhilaration it yields. You are strapped into your seat, there is (more…)
Flight: At 30,000 Feet | Over Utah | 2017
“We’ll pay extra for a hotel room with a view of the sea, or book in advance for a restaurant table with the best vista. But instead of marvelling at the kind of views once reserved only for birds, most of us (more…)
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