Meeting for Breakfast

Early morning light
and some sweet pollen
make for a great breakfast.

2015

Seriously?
Can we not pay attention and remain reasonable
or are we all so entitle?

$ Strategies 

2014

Eat, move, sleep, and live like a caveman. Why? We didn't survive for hundreds of thousands of years without some wisdom. Our techno-consumer culture threatens our ability to remain in touch with some simple truths. Start reading now.

Waiting for Lunch

We all have to wait
until lunch
arrives.

2015

A crack, a few chips,
and a tiny stone
create the impression
of an eye.

Read a stony-eyed look at Donald Trump

2014

Read my articles about zoos and dogs.

Cloud Eye Stares at Mountain

Like the eye of a spotlight
the sun stares at the
mountain peak.

2015

The colorful hand-prints of children,
set in a blank background.

2014

Sin is a political movement.

Who profits from sin? The definitions, the very concept comes from the powers that be. We build monuments and places of worship to remind us of these limits. In the end, sin is the way we comfort ourselves that our side is right and our enemy is wrong.

Grandma's Words

The family laughs together
with Grandma's
stern words.

2015

The form and color
of this emerging flower
has a clear reflection to fire.

2014

On the birthday of a close friend who has lost his way in this world, I dedicate this photo to him. I can only hope he chooses to stop, take stock, and look around. Maybe he'll see the beauty of this world and be inspired to add his voice to ours. Read my blog post about his struggles at jaxoncohen.blogspot.com

Intoxication

Sometimes on days like today,
feeling the intoxication
of purpose and meaning
is all that matters.

2015

Color, mountain, rays of light, texture, and form...
what else is there in a great sunrise?

2014

Thirteen-years have past. Let us not forget that life moves on and the human spirit heals.

I explore what happens to an 9-11 hijacker after the planes hit the Towers in the gripping short story Aftermath, available at Amazon.com. 72 virgins? Try perfect justice.

On Approach

Just taking a moment
to find that perfect
spot.

2015

Truth ...

2014

Using the camera
to force one's focus of a scene
adds dimension and emotion not possible in real life.

Waiting to Cross

A moment to reflect
during my early
morning walk.

2015

The bud invades the flower's space.

2014

If you look into the reflection,
you'll see the house this tiny canal sits next to.

Table Flowers

No worries.
What looks like a gun
is a piano.
An odd dichotomy.

2015



The wonderful, warm summer colors
of early morning.

2014

This pic captures the reflection of the tree that dropped the acorns in the gutter. 

An interesting natural overlay of images.

Thinking of the Coming

When I think of the cold nights to come,
I smile with anticipation of sleep.

2015

This is a visual narrative of how man starts
by paralleling nature's wisdom,
but then we veer off
in our own direction
because we can.

2014

I cannot count the number of times I've seen the same media-image associated with the current Ebola outbreak. I wonder if I'd simply passed by this worm, temporarily caught in its own tail, if it had not been for crisis in Liberia and surrounding countries. Instead, my eye was caught by this eerie parallel.   

Gas Cover

Old man-hole
covers threat.

2015

The theory of nicotine-based herbicides causing problems with bees is clear to me.
I have photographed far too many dead bees, face deep in the flower's chemistry.
I noticed this one was still moving after taking a few shots.
Needless to say I tried to save its life.
It tried to fly.
Who knows if I made a difference.
I choose hope.


2014

A camera is a licence to inspect things I wouldn't have given a second thought. As I study flowers, I have found an odd phenomena: dead bees. It's an overdose. They're stone-cold, thorax deep in the good-stuff. Today, I noticed a bee flying around this plant. Then, I noticed the three dead ones, all assuming this same pose. But one didn't seem so dead. I blew on it. It moved, slowly. I blew harder and it seemed to roll over. I took a pic. Dead bees make great models and I have many pics. This is the first one I caught still alive.  It only looks like peek-a-boo, In reality, this bee is sprawled-out, dying. 

Single Red Rose

Standing next to the fence,
the red rose lives.

2015

The light shines from behind the tree,
washes upwards,
and covers the sky.

2014

Studies show a connection between the number of bumper-stickers and the level of road-rage. More = more. Whether on the right or the left, those with agendas force them on us with every opportunity. Nuance is difficult from some. For others, it's the enemy.

Young Love

Faces reveal everything.
Hands touch reality.
Young love laughs.

2015

The shape of the cloud and tree
create a touching moment of harmony.

2014

Living in the South, I always felt suffocated by the narrow perception of distance. I knew life existed beyond the trees and houses before me but I couldn't see it. Out west were the mountains rise above the horizon in all directions, I am always able to feel their distance, their reassuring reminder that everything around me is not all that is. There is a certain sanity provided by the perception of pure space. Nothing defines distance like a towering mountain range.

Setting Full Moon

The setting moon
looks over the valley.

2015

The shinny surface of a plastic fence
captures slices of a reflected image.

2014

A close up view of a tree knot
becomes a south-western canyon
with a little blurring.

Checking Things Out

A closer look
reveals less.

2015




A passing summer storm
does not interfere with the sport,
played at the park.

2014

When we remember just how great it is to live in a country were we have the time and space to enjoy simple things like a beautiful sunrise, it makes handling all the horrible news from all the distant places in the world just a little easier.

Sun-ray Morning

Thick shafts of light,
refracting off dense
forest-fire smoke,
hail the coming
sunrise.

2015

The soft colors of summer invite
the eye and mind to dreamy imagination.


2014

Having an answer to the question of life is not the same as 

knowing how to live it.