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Lincoln Memorial Drive

Lincoln Memorial Drive

This shot came about more from wanting to test my new ICE 10-stop neutral density filter, rather than from a creative idea.  I knew I wanted water and possibly clouds (although the clouds weren’t really moving fast enough) in the shot but other than that, I had know idea what I was going to get.…… Continue reading Lincoln Memorial Drive

Late Afternoon at the Lighthouse

North Point Lighthouse

This is the North Point Lighthouse in Milwaukee’s Lake Park along the bluffs overlooking Lake Michigan. This was not what I was planning on shooting but wow, the light was so sublime that I just had to stop .  It was almost as if the sun, clouds, and lighthouse were calling to me – Hey,…… Continue reading Late Afternoon at the Lighthouse

Dark Forest

Dark Forest

“The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us that our existence is but a brief crack of light between two eternities of darkness.” –Vladimir Nabokov A foggy December day creates a dark and moody scene in Riverside Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Day 77 of 365

Stockings Hung By the Chimney

Stockings Hung by the Chimney with Care

’twasn’t quite the night before Christmas, but it was at night and the stockings were hung by the chimney with care.  The only thing I wish was different – outside of it not being the night before Christmas and there was no St. Nick – is that we had a real wood-burning fireplace.  Oh well,…… Continue reading Stockings Hung By the Chimney

The Tie That Binds

The Tie That Binds

“We share our mutual woes, Our mutual burdens bear; And often for each other flows The sympathizing tear.” –from “Blest Be the Tie That Binds” by John Fawcett Day 74 of my 365 photo a day project. A rope fence along a path in the Milwaukee Rotary Centennial Arboretum along the Milwaukee River on the…… Continue reading The Tie That Binds

Clash of Styles

Clash of Styles

Of the thousands of CDs, vinyl records, cassettes (yes, cassettes), and digital files we have on/in shelves, boxes, cases, sleeves and hard drives, I believe perhaps Beethoven could have chosen a more complimentary shelf on which to sit.  Then again, he was a sort of rebel in the classical music world.  Hmmm.  He probably would…… Continue reading Clash of Styles

Stone Circle

Stone Circle

It was quiet.  Only the sound of the river below and the occasional call of a cautious bird disturbed the silence.  Through the damp, cold, winter fog, the narrow path led up to the top of the hill.  In the clearing, sat a small stone circle. Reminiscent of an ancient meeting place, I sat alone,…… Continue reading Stone Circle

Native Grass

Native Grass

Native grass from a walk in the Milwaukee Rotary Centennial Arboretum in Riverside Park. The park is located on the East Side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, along the Milwaukee River. Day 69 of my 365 photo a day project.

The Starting Point

The Starting Point

“The starting point of discovering who you are, your gifts, your talents, your dreams, is being comfortable with yourself. Spend time alone. Write in a journal. Take long walks in the woods.” –Robin S. Sharma Riverside Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin on an overcast, damp, cool, December afternoon. The day was pretty drab and dreary, but the…… Continue reading The Starting Point