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  • Ravens

    Ravens | East Wenatchee, WA | 2016

    Raven has a bad reputation: Dark Angel, Sky Omen, Bird of Death. But my own experience with Raven has been less gloomy and more playful. He’s a Trickster, cackling as he (more…)

  • Weather Ahead

    Weather Ahead | East Wenatchee, WA | 2016

    “I could never resist the call of the trail.”

    — Scout, bison hunter and showman Buffalo Bill (d. 1917)

  • Furrows

    Furrows | Badger Mountain, WA | 2015

    “Fertile soil, level plains, easy passage across the mountains, coal, iron, and other (more…)

  • Weeds Caught in Fence

    Weeds Caught in Fence | Twisp, WA | 2015

    We’ve come to know there’s order in almost every jumbled mess. Debris fields from tornadoes. Flows of people in massive crowds. Dirty laundry scattered in a teenager’s room. They all display an overriding pattern that — when you pull back far enough — shows evidence of (more…)

  • Old Pitcher

    Old Pitcher | East Wenatchee, WA | 2015

    This old pitcher weighs heavy with memories: Cool water for landscapers stripping monster ivy from our trees, iced tea for goodbyes to friends leaving town, fruity sangria for the dinner party where Pat (shellfish allergy) spit out cioppino. Waiting in a dim corner of the kitchen counter, the pitcher seems (more…)

  • Evening Trees

    Evening Trees | Fairfield Bay, AR | 2015

    Part of what makes travel worthwhile are shared moments of awe, joy, frustration or daring. Well, sort of. My brother and I travel together regularly and have compiled a storehouse of less-than-spectacular but immensely satisfying memories. In particular: (more…)

  • Club House

    Club House | Malott, WA | 2015

    Decades ago, residents in the small community of Malott boosted their communal dream with a solid, four-walled prompt to make their town better. Headquarters of the Malott Improvement Club still sits not far from the post office. It’s like an (more…)

  • Envelope

    Envelope | East Wenatchee, WA | 2015

    I’ve always loved paper products, especially envelopes. Their minimalist design — one sheet folded and glued — has served us well for centuries. Envelopes have protected and transported some of the world’s most important (more…)

  • Shaped

    Shaped | Seabrook, WA | 2015

    The winds of culture help shape us, but each person grows in his or her own way — sometimes in surprising ways. In my youth, nuns poked me towards the priesthood, but early on I discovered a love of science (and girls). Later I realized it wasn’t really science that fueled me, but (more…)

  • Trek

    Trek | East Wenatchee, WA | 2015

    A favorite novelist, Mark Helprin, once had a hero declare that a credit card, knapsack and good shoes are all that’s needed to seek adventure. Especially the shoes. You step out the door and start walking. Each step brings you closer to the intersection of (more…)