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We break bones – both the break and the mending a painful process. We break dishes, mirrors, windows. The shattering

Wrapping paper is recycled. Christmas baubles are packed away in boxes. The dangerous ice of January 2025 is finally melting.

I was wet with dew and crouching in the middle of the pasture to take pictures – as one does

I should have turned east to drop bulletins at church, but I was drawn by the soft colors of the

Before I can tap to my weather app to see if it will be calm enough at sunrise for close-up

I wake at dawn, dress quickly, set coffee to brew, and race outside with my camera. Jeff, our farmer-neighbor/church-brother/friend, is

WANT At the invitation of a friend, I am on Johnson Trail to photograph Virginia Bluebells. Those splashes of blue

I bundled up and set out with my camera gear just after sunrise with one thing on my mind: peach

I am drawn to the beauty of nature’s winter landscape: dried leaves and seed pods, weeds and grasses. Aged beyond

Sixty-five degrees and thunderstorms. That just didn’t feel right for the first week of January. And neither did I. I

When we listen to a symphony – really listen – we hear more than beautiful music. Woven through the harmony

I opened the blinds and looked into the morning slack-jawed with surprise. Wait… is that? It is! Snow… lots of

I am ashamed to admit that I am a world-class worrier. I tell myself that I’m really just brainstorming for

I didn’t remember grinding the coffee beans, but the coffeemaker was gurgling and filling its carafe. I didn’t remember making

I recently came to appreciate the allure of gambling, the big win that’s just one pull, one roll of the