Calf Creek Lagoon

Calf Creek Lagoon

The plunge pool formed by the falling waters of Lower Calf Creek Falls in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument collects seepage from points along the canyon wall. Over time these small interfaces have formed diminutive mudflat deltas where seepage meets pool....
Peek-A-Boo and River Too

Peek-A-Boo and River Too

Over the years I have come to believe that being mindful in the presence of Nature involves some basic truisms of walking in the world around me: seeking to be still, to be present, to be patient and to be persistent. The “4 Be’s” as Bonnie and I...
A Road to Somewhere?

A Road to Somewhere?

Four weeks ago I shared an Image, the first iPhone image, actually, of a macro composition of cracked paint and rust on an old farm implement at the Tom Brown farm in the Beech Glen Township of Madison County, North Carolina. This morning I thought I would be a bit...
About to Sprung

About to Sprung

For each of the previous three weeks there is one characteristic that the Images of the Week have featured in common: each has had an abundance of warm tonalities, especially reds and oranges. So today I thought I would change up and share something that borders on...
Ontonagon or Bust

Ontonagon or Bust

On the maps of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan it is known as Bond Falls Flowage, a sparkling lake managed by the U.P. Power Company. Into this impoundment flow Deadman Creek and the Middle Branch of Ontonagon River, and out of it flows Middle Branch on its way north...