Sky Tear

The sky tears through
the clouds to reveal
the heavens.

2017

Bright morning light
and white flowers
starts the day right.

2016

Like plasma arches
from the sun's surface,
this flower imitates.

Shed light on the Second Amendment

2015

Life is the opportunity
to define one's self.

Form Reflected

A growing icicle's form
reflects the nearby branch.

2017

Anything can be beautiful,
seen from the right perspective.

2016

After a storm passes,
the clouds stick
to mountain peaks.

2015

I don’t know what’s true, 

only the truth of my experience.

Ice Bubbles

Icy bubbles hide
growing green
grass.

2017

Sunflower.
Sunrise.
Beautiful morning.

2016

While walking the dogs,
I often find objects.
Hoping the child who lost this
vessel of flight's imagination
will find it again,
I left it here.

2015

Living for the moment is very different from living every moment. 
We are not always happy but we can choose 
to be present, mindful, and participate with intention.

Pink Row

Spring color falls
over the long,
white fence.

2017

Pastel light etches
the morning clouds.

2016

Thin high clouds pull lines
of light from behind the
dark mountain.

2015

A pleasing harmony
between background and foreground.

Star-Shaped Orange

Star-shaped
orange flower
glows.

2017

The yellow flower
rises above its
purple counterparts.

2016

Long ago this apple fell,
right onto the wire.
Stuck, it stayed
and rotted.

2015

The cool colors of morning's first light, 

warming from beyond the mountain range,

mingling with the man-made sparkles of night.

Growing Cloud

Brewing storms
build clouds
heavenward.

2017

The morning light
crosses the bark
of this big tree.

2016

People find religion
to protect them from
the darkness and provide
the light.

Faith appears as a shinning beauty
in this cold, dark world.
But like this icon,
it is man-made.

2015

Like two lips,
the mountain blows
visible steam from within.

Finger-Crystals

Icicles droop from
the roof like
long fingers.

2017

Pink flower sparks
explode into the
morning light.

2016

The tree's shadow
sprawls across
the crusty snow.

2015

A pine tree that looks
like the classic wave.

Ribbed Cloud Color

Colorful texture
folds clouds
into the heavens.

2017

Morning light spreads
color across the sky.

2016

A sunflower
facing the sun.

2015

Construction of a local baseball field
created these two stacks of chain-link fence parts,
new temporarily stacked next to old.

Light Shaft

At sunrise, a shaft
of light shines
through the clouds.

2017

Early spring means
early color,
early rain,
early light.

2016

Frosted black flower-buds
rise above the red brick.

2015

This image seems symbolic
of much of today's zeitgeist.

Alien Hell-Scape

A miniature view of
the mundane makes
for an alien world.

2017

If you fail today,
that's what
tomorrow's for.

2016

This amazing effect is created
by the horribly polluted air.

2015

Even dead flowers 

have a beauty of their own.

Peacock Sky

A strange atmospheric effect
crosses the morning sky,
pinning the full moon.

2017

This shot reminds me
of the color and texture
of the late sixties.

2016

Round bubbles of ice;
sharp ice crystals.

2015

If you look close, you'll see layers of clouds, light, and shadow.
Like many shots of the sunrise I've taken in the past,
the local weatherman featured this one
on his afternoon broadcast.

Green Perspective

The size of the tree
is realized when the
house is seen.

2017

A close up of the snow
reflects their arid
cousin the sand dune.

2016

From here,
it all appears
to be going
one way.

2015

Mother Earth Salutes Mr. Spock

Lenard Nimoy

Lived Long and Prospered

thank you

Smeared Cloud Color

Clouds smear color
across the morning sky.

2017

And here she is,
my new companion,
my new little
best friend....
all tied-up,
all ready for
adventure.

2016

Flowers coming,
opening,
tasting.

2015

Sometimes songs sound better
when I don't know the words.