Valley Hightlight

Morning light
casts a shaft
of color.

2016

A row of white
sparkling flowers
rise among
the others.

2015

 Natural Light

Look close.
Do you see the can?

2014

The power pole looks like a cross, next to a stop sign, slightly beneath a flag. The narrative here is simple, but the meaning depends on which direction you read it. (Left to right) Should we stop religion from taking over America? (Or right to left) Is America the religion that stops the world?

Sunrise Fence

Quiet morning
sunrise.

2016

A night light
lights
the sunflower's
edges.

2015

Over the local high-school's ball field
stretches the fingers
of a cloud crown.

2014

Holding the Spliff

Clouds are an infinite source of shape
and expression without limit.

Sun-Splashed

Sun-splashed leaves
changing color.

2016

Like the giant earth lives,
massive mountains
breathe a cloudy
breath.

2015

The morning light reflects
details.

2014

Times have changed. Little girls dream of more than dolls or tea parties
but adventure and exploration of rich color and far-off places.
No longer do girls borrow their brothers bikes
to explore beyond the reaches of their neighborhood
but have their own rides adorned in their own style.

Moving Fog

Fog moves slowly
across the wide valley.

2016

In the style of
neo-modernism,
I offer
arrowed-
windows.

2015

Sometimes the only thing we need
is a moment,
a chance.

2014

There is a certain color, a certain tone to this season ...
warm in its hue,
yet hard in its composition.

Sunrise Sky

Ripples of
colorful clouds.

2016

Wooden light shapes
shadows fallen upon
sturdy lines.

2015

The color of morning
has so many
hues.

2014

The repetition of a single theme.

Teacher, Teaching

My teacher,
teaching.

2016

The bee hungers
and jumps
between buds.

2015

We hold to the past
to remind us
how good
we have
it.

2014

Not every oil spill on the road looks like a dream-catcher.

Frosty Leaves

Changing seasons
spike the leaf's edge.

2016

A frozen river
or a tiny picture
of a parking lot?

2015

Man-made light simply adds
but does not compare.

2014

Oil provides many things. Refining it creates lubricants and fuels. Here is a lubricant that has become the symbolic representation of the next stage of refinement: fuel.

Deep Strike

Red color
strikes
deeply.

2016

Tiny flower fingers
reach from within.

2015

Sunflower eyes and a drooping nose,
a slight red smile,
and yellow hair.

2014

A recent trip to the zoo reminded me that what I already knew about the zoo, I still know; things have changed, yet stay the same. Read the article.

Sharp Contrast

Sharp contrast
defines the
shape.

2016

Red, white, and blue sky,
stripped with form.

2015

Sinking fog holds
light long enough
to see.

2014

SCOTUS Social Fraud?

The recent progress in marriage rights may have been technically correct, but by failing to do more, has the Supreme Court done more than simply fail to settle the issue? Read the article.

Landing

The bee takes
aim, sure to
land upon
joy.

2016

A wide-angle lens
captures the open space
of the flowery
boulevard.

2015

Creeping clouds resist
the coming light
while the mountain stands
against the descending sunrise.

2014

There's only one thing to remember
when you shoot the sun:

don't look directly at it.

Concrete Impressions

A leaf,
given
life
beyond.

2016

Twice a year
the sun and mountain
align.

2015

The sun rises between twin-peaks,
creating the illusion of
a sun-peak.

2014

Every street, every town, every city, every state ... 

there's always a someone who enjoys the cliche.

Done

Done with
the meal.

2016

A grove of mushrooms
rising from the
green grass.

2015

Waves of color and light
crest the morning sky.

2014

This is a picture of swimming seals
and standing spectators. 

Golden Rise

Golden clouds
rise over
mountain peaks.

2016

A tight shot
of a tiny
windmill.

2015

Fundamental shapes within the universe
illicit parallels with nature,
forcing a vision of the sharpest threats
in the softest things.

2014

Recently, the Supreme Court effectively ruled on marriage equality. By dismissing the cases, they upheld the lower court rulings. In most states, all loving couples may now marry. But what about the rest of them? As future rulings emerge from district courts across the country, the only way the Supreme Court becomes relevant is if there is a ruling contrary to consent. Although it will take time for every American to be free to marry whom they wish, today was a milestone in the process.
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