Tag: travel
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This One Not Those Three – Fewer Photos
From over 1,300 photos down to about 200, the second sort of photos from my Twelve Months at Hurricane Ridge photo essay was completed today, February 24, 2026. Squint. Squint. Now, it gets tough. “Digital photos are easy! Take as many as you want!” Maybe that’s true if you want a grand pile of photos.…
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Hurricane Ridge – The Initial Sort
“How do you come up with things to write about?” Sometimes it is as simple as noticing what I’ve written on social media. Thanks, followers. Today I posted a small celebration, which prompted a comment, which prompted a reply, which prompted me to get past my aversion to “shameless self-promotion”, all of which inspired this…
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The First Photos
The first photos. The selection process has begun. There isn’t much writing involved, but I’ll post about my other book work here because, well, it’s a book. Twelve Months at Hurricane Ridge is finally in process. It will take a few months, but I’ve started selecting which photos will be considered to be included in…
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How A Book Can Begin
Some people plan. I even had a job that required it, and I enjoyed it. And then there are those events that spring up on a mix of whim and opportunity. I live northwest of Seattle. There was a family celebration happening on an island in North Carolina. I decided to drive there and back…
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Clarity Break – January 2025
Some moments become short videos on replay inside my memories. During a recent appointment, I said the simple sentence; “I need a vacation.” The therapist somewhat playfully said; “OK. Stop describing anything else. When someone says that, they mean it. Listen to yourself, take a vacation.” A therapist with a sense of humor and timing,…
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Ten Years Of Twelve Months On Whidbey Island
Finally, finished. Or is it? Finally, my ten-year project (that took fifteen years to complete) is finished. Pick a place. Visit it every month for twelve months, and chronicle that place at that time. Next year, do the same, but some place different. Repeat for ten years (interrupted by some realities of life.) Now, the…
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