Alien Landscape
Recently, during the final hours of a very long flight from Detroit to Seoul, Korea, I was getting restless. The twelve-hour flight had been delayed another 5.5 hours in Detroit because…
SARASOTA – a Wider View
On a recent bright sunny morning, I spent some time walking around the downtown area of Sarasota, Florida, my new hometown. I like shooting landscapes and especially architecture with a…
Leaving Memphis, Looking West
Three train trestles cross the Mississippi River heading west into Arkansas. There is awe in seeing man's ingenuity cross nature's wonder. Railroad tracks always spur the imagination. Thoughts of wanderlust or…
Southern Magnolia – One Bloom Three Ways
The magnolias are still blooming around here and what a joy they are. When fully open they are the size of small dinner plates and they are happy to share…
Diggers and Lemmings
Diggers, those praying mantis-like steel monsters, are invading, eating everything in sight. They have docile, benign-like names such as Deere and Cat, but don't be fooled. These creatures are…
Three Part Harmony
Within moments of walking on to my dock, this afternoon a trio of brown pelicans crash landed into the water at my feet. They do this whenever they see me,…
PHOTOESSAY: LIFE IN BUDAPEST, PART 2
Travel is a state of mind. It has nothing to do with existence or the exotic. It is almost always an inner experience. ___Paul Theroux, Fresh Air Fiend: Travel Writings…
Photoessay: Life in Budapest, part 1
The streets of Budapest, one of Europe’s great cities, are rewarding for a wandering photographer. Painstakingly restored after the pummeling it received from the Allied Forces during WW II. “The…
Sunday Single – St Vitus Cathedral, Prague
St. Vitus Cathedral, the spiritual symbol of the Czech Republic, dominates the Prague skyline. Though commissioned in 1344 by Charles IV it took almost six centuries to complete, the final…
“A Permanent Reminder of a Temporary Feeling”
Louie brought his new girlfriend over, and the nicest thing I can say about her is all her tattoos are spelled correctly.