Thoughts about nature and humanity, art and the wilderness experience.

"Tif the Photographer" and Other Misconceptions

"Tif the Photographer" and Other Misconceptions

I recently sold my flute. There's a much bigger story here, but I want to focus on a specific aspect of the story today.  Since engaging with the buyer of...

"Tif the Photographer" and Other Misconceptions

I recently sold my flute. There's a much bigger story here, but I want to focus on a specific aspect of the story today.  Since engaging with the buyer of...

An Awkward Waltz with a Mule Deer Doe

An Awkward Waltz with a Mule Deer Doe

I've been a bit depressed lately, as is common for me when I return to Lubbock from somewhere else. Usually it takes making myself go for a drive somewhere outside...

An Awkward Waltz with a Mule Deer Doe

I've been a bit depressed lately, as is common for me when I return to Lubbock from somewhere else. Usually it takes making myself go for a drive somewhere outside...

Home is a Place

Home is a Place

I wrote the poem below in early 2020, before the pandemic hit. I was sitting in my car outside a laundromat in Lubbock, Texas, waiting for my clothes to finish...

Home is a Place

I wrote the poem below in early 2020, before the pandemic hit. I was sitting in my car outside a laundromat in Lubbock, Texas, waiting for my clothes to finish...

The Beauty of Silence

The Beauty of Silence

I left social media in July 2020. I wrote the following poem in December 2021. Now, as I reluctantly debate (with myself) returning to the social platforms “for the sake...

The Beauty of Silence

I left social media in July 2020. I wrote the following poem in December 2021. Now, as I reluctantly debate (with myself) returning to the social platforms “for the sake...

Last Light of 2022

Last Light of 2022

I don't get particularly sentimental about new years these days. From such a perspective, a new year can start any day you like. But I usually spend the last hours...

Last Light of 2022

I don't get particularly sentimental about new years these days. From such a perspective, a new year can start any day you like. But I usually spend the last hours...

Winter Bird Watching

Winter Bird Watching

My parents keep the birds here well-fed. Lest anyone think birds aren't intelligent creatures, these birds will land on the front porch, hop up to the sliding glass door and...

Winter Bird Watching

My parents keep the birds here well-fed. Lest anyone think birds aren't intelligent creatures, these birds will land on the front porch, hop up to the sliding glass door and...