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  • Twelve Months At Hurricane Ridge Is Done – Really

    Really, Twelve Months at Hurricane Ridge is done! Done. Whew. 48 photos, a few lines of narrative, and the most recent of my Twelve Month books is available. It’s a good feeling. Twelve months, 4 photos per month (2 horizontal, 2 vertical), make a book and a gallery The book is 8.5 square and hardback,…

  • Twelve Months at Hurricane Ridge Is Done – But

    Pardon me as I pat myself on my back. Twelve Months at Hurricane Ridge is done! Yay! Huh? Oh. Skip all the pesky details. The book is done! I have a copy. And yet, lulu.com shows it as Pending. Somewhere in there are two switches that have to be flipped. Their AI produced pages of…

  • Twelve Months at Hurricane Ridge – First Proof

    Maybe this Facebook post says enough. That tenuous celebratory moment whenI think a project is done(Twelve Months at Hurricane Ridge)but won’t know until the proof copy arrives in ~2 weeks.I hope pages 32-34 work out.Stay tuned.Now, a break. Whew. (https://www.facebook.com/tom.trimbath/posts/pfbid0riUoa6KfQKFHLDhGymnTmsttsUDCMyZjzZDE2X7wyxeH4z74WbZajAdVU9QoHYP1l) And, here’s more. Today, May 18, 2026, I hit Publish on my next photo essay,…

  • Words Are Done-ish – Hurricane Ridge

    The words are done! Well, the first draft of the words are done. The first draft of the words for Twelve Months at Hurricane Ridge are done. Yay and whew. But isn’t it supposed to be a photo essay? Yep. But the photos have titles, maybe some captions, and this essay will have a few…

  • Pesky Marketers

    Yes! We have a winner! Today, April 21, 2026, I received yet another call from a re-publisher (maybe) about republishing one of my books. I told them that I’d celebrate their call; it’s #100 in my database of cold-calls from such firms. I’ve yet to hear anything that I’d accept except that one time. Write…

  • Photos Are Done – Hurricane Ridge

    Ah. That feels good. The 48 photos that chronicle Twelve Months at Hurricane Ridge have been selected, polished, and uploaded. And, no, you can’t see them yet (at least for those reading this on the day I finished. The photos are done, but there are words to write and a book to produce. Your patience…

  • I Sold A Book

    I sold a book! Yay! I sold a book. I sold a book. I sold a book. That may seem like an odd thing to celebrate, but it is all I know. I sold a book. ‘A’ as in one. A book but I don’t know which one. I don’t even know if I made…

  • Down To 48

    From over 1,300, I’ve finally selected the final 48 photos for Twelve Months at Hurricane Ridge. Whew, and thanks for the congratulations. Now it’s time to polish them: straighten horizons, remove dust and spots, and maybe better balance color, light, and contrast. There’s always more work to do. Note that I said I’ve selected the…

  • 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…

  • Library of Congress – Muddling By

    Here I am, again, beginning the wait as the US Library of Congress decides whether to add my most recent book to the collection. This morning, January 22, 2026, I mailed off a copy of the book and the form to the other Washington (from where I am in Washington State). I’m sure if I…