A friend’s email said, “I know many of my readers aren’t techies and you’re thinking of putting this newsletter aside…” We should get clear about what we’re talking about when we say “techie.” I’m going to argue that involves a combination of two things: You give technology the benefit of…

I lifted this from my Facebook feed, today, where it appeared two times, each without a title. I simply could not cut-and-paste it. Enjoy! If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. Give in to it. There are plenty of lives and whole towns destroyed or about to be…

They Still Remain At my age I have lost many with the first being when I was 10 and if nothing else I was confused. No one had talked to me about death either the lead up or the leaving behind I was confused. When it came to high…

A cat’s eye is smooth but doesn’t seem to be… there’s a mystery of depth. That illusion is called chatoyancy.

Even though it is 2023 and I am already thinking about next year, and hoping that some sense can be made of the turmoil we seem to experience on a daily basis, I am looking back on certain things that formed the basis of my photographic lineage. I am in…

there are challenges… I have been writing on Medium since February 2016. From the start it was fairly sporadic. It hadn’t grabbed me, yet! That was then, this is now. At the present time, I try to post at least 3–6 times per week. That schedule seems to keep me…

I just finished reading an article by David Young about AI-generated images in relation to photography. While I did agree with the writer’s concept I did have questions about certain logistical comments. So much so that I had to respond. Please respond if you have thoughts on this subject. …

light shining at the crest… I wrote this a couple of years ago and I thought it would go well with Earth Day Enjoy! This is Where I Belong The sound of leaves playing tug of war with the wind as it gusted its way along the winding road to a…

Note: I posted this poem a couple of years ago and it seems even more appropriate at this time. I am losing my massage therapist! It’s true. Some may think think is something not worth posting. I assure you it is. You see, she and I were chatting for a…