Thoughts about nature and humanity, art and the wilderness experience.
A Poem
I wrote this poem in the dark early morning hours one winter morning in 2023 while still in bed in the back house apartment that I rented in Lubbock. One...
A Poem
I wrote this poem in the dark early morning hours one winter morning in 2023 while still in bed in the back house apartment that I rented in Lubbock. One...
Returning Home
Greetings from northwest Missouri, and happy 2025! I’ve only recently become aware of the fact that there is no way to turn off international paid subscriptions on Substack, and whether...
Returning Home
Greetings from northwest Missouri, and happy 2025! I’ve only recently become aware of the fact that there is no way to turn off international paid subscriptions on Substack, and whether...
Six Months in a Van
It’s been six months since the dogs and I moved into the van full-time, and I’ve not written here much. Thanks for sticking around. I’ve spent a lot of time...
Six Months in a Van
It’s been six months since the dogs and I moved into the van full-time, and I’ve not written here much. Thanks for sticking around. I’ve spent a lot of time...
Even the Pros Struggle
I subscribe to Thomas Heaton on YouTube. He’s one of the few nature photographers on the video platform who shows the reality of going out into challenging landscapes and coming...
Even the Pros Struggle
I subscribe to Thomas Heaton on YouTube. He’s one of the few nature photographers on the video platform who shows the reality of going out into challenging landscapes and coming...
Magic vs The Odds
I’m sitting at a small unfinished wooden desk in my studio—one of the last remaining pieces of furniture in a space filled with boxes—thinking about what I’ve gotten myself into....
Magic vs The Odds
I’m sitting at a small unfinished wooden desk in my studio—one of the last remaining pieces of furniture in a space filled with boxes—thinking about what I’ve gotten myself into....
Ordinary Magic
Happy new year, dear friends and readers. I’m writing on this fine new morning from my home studio in Lubbock after spending a full two weeks in Northwest Missouri, the...
Ordinary Magic
Happy new year, dear friends and readers. I’m writing on this fine new morning from my home studio in Lubbock after spending a full two weeks in Northwest Missouri, the...