Late afternoon and the sun is getting lower, the shadows longer. Giraffes of all sizes are peaceably browsing the acacia trees, though aware of our ...
Winter’s Antidote
You say you are sick and tired of the cold and the dreary skies and the cold and the ice and snow and the cold. You say you feel like a grumpy, ...
In the Middle of Nowhere
In the middle of nowhere following the railroad tracks. Heading west across Louisiana surrounded by untold acres of sugar cane. Miles and miles of ...
A Mighty Oak Tree, a Tiny Cabin
A small cabin, shaded by a hundred year old live oak, at the edge of a Louisiana bayou. Think of the fierce energy concentrated in an acorn! You bury ...
The Grainery
The Grainery, near downtown Raleigh, NC once made Purina dog food. Now it processes soybeans that are mostly shipped to Asia. The building ...
By the Sea
In the artificial world of his cities and towns, man often forgets the true nature of his planet and the long vistas of its history, in which the ...
Into the Forest Darkly
If there are no mangroves, then the sea will have no meaning. It is like having a tree without roots, for the mangroves are the roots of the ...
With a Touch of Red
If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change. ____Buddha ...
Everglades Swamp Lily in Perspective
These Swamp Lilies happily growing in the Florida Everglades are about the size of the palm of my hand but appear much larger. My camera's wide angle ...
Post Card From India – Ancient Varanasi, It’s Ghats, and the River Ganges
Varanasi is sacred to Hindus and also one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. To me, it epitomizes India. Life in Varanasi ...
