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Category: Inspiration

WHAT DOORS WILL YOU OPEN IN 2020?

I have a feeling 2020 will be amazing on many levels! It will be a year for important decisions and new doors to open. Let’s open a few and see where they lead. As in all things… when one door closes…another opens up! The image…

2019 FAVORITE AND MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES OF THE YEAR

What an amazing year! I will share some of my favorite images of 2019. Family, happy events, somber moments, and personal discoveries. There were instances of beautiful transformation along with challenges and pain. These are times of holding those who are dear to you,…really, really close. I caught…

OPENING UP THE VAULT OF MEMORY…visual introspection. Part 2

Going through my visual scrapbook of favorite images. Above image: “Two princesses.” “A girl and her dog.” “Beautiful ladies!” “Huc Bridge in Hanoi, Viet Nam.” “The Girls playing in Tilden Park.” “Sunset in Kailua Kona, Big Island, Hawaii.&#8221…

LIFE LESSONS ON THE ROCKY ROAD TO WISDOM

Lately I have been reflecting on a story which continues to bounce around my head. It is a drama, sometimes a comedy, and often an adventure. The story is about what I have learned…so far….on this “Rocky Road to Wisdom.” In a way, this…

OPENING UP THE VAULT OF MEMORY…visual introspection. Part 1

I’ve been looking at a bunch of great images lately, especially as this is Denver’s “Month of Photography.”Looking at my digital and film archive is always illuminating as it cracks open my vault of memory. I find myself saying, “Wow, I took…

LET’S GO TO THE MUSEUM

We took the Girls to visit the Dallas Art Museum and see the “Berthe Morisot” exhibit. Morisot is not well known in the world of Impressionist painters and the Dallas exhibition is the first in the United States since 1987. I loved watching how they reacted to each…

IN PRAISE OF WORKERS AND LABOR

There is obviously something very essential, honorable and beautiful about labor, as the worker is the engine of any enterprise. Our society flourishes and prospers from the efforts of many. They may work in the service industry, hospitality, teachers, nurses, taking care of the home, musicians, artists, craftsman, farmers or…

PATHS AND PORTALS OF ADVENTURE & MYSTERY. Part II

I’m dedicating this post to everyone who thirsts for a little adventure in taking roads less traveled and when the GPS says, “No Known Road.”. One never knows what we will find when we take “Paths and Portals of Adventure and Mystery.” The&nbsp…

WHAT DOORS WILL YOU OPEN IN 2019?

There will be many exciting new doors to open this year! Let’s open a few and see where they lead.  Let the adventure begin! A door to… opportunity…

THE WANDERING LENS

I’ve poked my camera lens in quite a few places over the years. I’ve included a potpourri of images that continue to fascinate me. The above image is Vaughan at the  Lawrence Hall of Science in Berkeley. Fascination at the Crow Asian Art Museum in Dallas…