Thoughts about nature and humanity, art and the wilderness experience.
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...
When A Light Goes Out
A very dear friend has died. I had just gotten to know her these past two years or so, but her life and friendship have left an indelible mark on...
When A Light Goes Out
A very dear friend has died. I had just gotten to know her these past two years or so, but her life and friendship have left an indelible mark on...
Ten Years Out
Ten years out of the military, and I hadn’t even thought of it until just yesterday. Proud to say today that I exist in my own sense of peace. Not...
Ten Years Out
Ten years out of the military, and I hadn’t even thought of it until just yesterday. Proud to say today that I exist in my own sense of peace. Not...