When the Colors Fade

When the Colors Fade

Sometimes my good intentions lead me astray. I had every intention, when I began to process this image, of allowing the appealing fall colors I had captured to remain the stars of the show. Somehow along the way the lines, shapes, and forms of this intimate place...
When Amazing Happens to Show Up

When Amazing Happens to Show Up

Over the years Bonnie and I have photographed the sunset at Cowee Mountain Overlook (Blue Ridge Parkway) on more occasions than I can readily recall, and even when the creative conditions are somewhat less than what might be considered optimum, I am always glad and...
The Arrangement of Numbers

The Arrangement of Numbers

Nearly 200-years-ago a German family by the name of Glanze converted an old “dog trot” cabin in the Sandy Mush Township of Madison County, North Carolina into a stock barn for their animals. Oral tradition in the community has it that the deed was noted...
Kitchi-Gami on the Cusp of Change

Kitchi-Gami on the Cusp of Change

How Red Jack Lake received its name is a mystery I have not solved in the 14 years I have been visiting Hiawatha National Forest, but I have enjoyed my time here very much nonetheless. Sadly, over the years, I have watched as the water level in all of Hiawatha’s...
Two Swans Named Spot

Two Swans Named Spot

Far across the lower, marshy end of Pike Lake on Friday morning two swan parents shepherded their small family of four cygnets, too distant to be seen with the unaided eye. It was only when I looked through a moderately long telephoto that I spied them paddling along...
Talking Leaves

Talking Leaves

It is the Land of Gichi-Gami, the Great Sea. It is sacred to the Anishinaabe People. In autumn the maples (Acer) put on a display of color. They are joined by others – from the cinnamon ferns (Osmunda cinnamomea) to the hickories (Carya) and every imaginable...