India – a Land of Color
India is a land of color. Rich, saturated color. Everywhere you turn, more color, richer, more dazzling than before. For the Hindu, colors play a very important role in the…
Morning at Indian Rocks Beach
This is it! The day I've been waiting for - that perfect day at the beach. The morning is bright and clear and I'm out the door, my towel and Travis McGee novel tucked under my arm. As I top the dunes I pause. Before me lies the most beautiful beach basking under its glorious sky. And I have it all to myself! I can dream, can't I?
2014 – What a Wonderful Year
Holy cow! 2014. Its gone, fini, kaput. The older I get the faster time flies. Anyone else feel that way? I’m really not a conspiracy theorist, but I am pretty…
Angular – Abstract with Glass Rods
Look at situations from all angles, and you will become more open. ___Dalai Lama
Family of Fisherfolk
A Fisherman’s Life – Halong Bay, Vietnam
A family makes their way through fog and mist to their favored fishing spot in the vast Halong Bay in northeastern Vietnam. They set their nets at dusk, fishing all night, and…
Misty Morning Daysailers
A pair of catboats resting easy on a calm, foggy morning. A small sailing craft is not only beautiful, it is seductive and full of strange promise and the hint of trouble.…
Claude’s Place – Dreamy Giverny
Claude Monet's dreamy water garden at his home in Giverny, France, where he drew inspiration for many of his paintings.
All that Glitters, a Paris Icon
The Eiffel Tower is surely one of the most recognized landmarks in the world. Icon or cliche, everyone who visits Paris, sooner or later, makes their way to this architectural…
Impressions of India
It is impossible to not be in awe of what is India. She is at once chaotic, unruly, exaggerated and constantly in motion. The pace of life is frenetic and I believe all of India must be sleep deprived. It is impossible, at least for me, to fully understand, much less describe her. And that's the fascination.
Along the Malabar Coast, Silhouettes of the Past
Like winged creatures from the past, silhouetted against the evening dusk, the fish nets stand watch over the backwaters of Kochi, in southern India. Thought to have been introduced by Chinese explorers during the rein of Kubla Khan, in the late fourteenth century, these kinetic sculptures are made from teak wood and bamboo. The nets, counterbalanced by huge stones, dip Into the water when two fishermen run up the long poles.