Pippin got a new “brother” a few months ago, and now I have two editors! Continue reading My Writing Staff

My son Conor and I made a trip to Scotland several years ago, stayed at the MacKinnon Country House, on the Isle of Skye.  We had a great meal, and good music, and afterwards I went out for a walk … Continue reading Isle of Skye Sunset

Early fall, the days still hot but the mornings damp, cool, misty.  Taking a walk in Forest Park outside of Portland, I am passed by a trio of red shirted runners, gliding down the path.  Walking on, I am in … Continue reading Misty Fall Morning

Late winter in the Pacific Northwest, everything seems gray and wet and dreary.  But with spring coming, color is going to return soon.  In the meantime, I remember one of the most colorful places I ever saw: St. Vitus Cathedral, … Continue reading St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague

Thanksgiving afternoon at the Oregon coast.  A break in the storms, and people walking along the beach, getting out for air, conversation, to enjoy the beauty of the shore.  How can I best capture this?  The more I looked at … Continue reading Edge of Awareness

Visiting the Golden Gate in San Francisco is always a treat.  This was a clear, warm day in March.  No clouds, no fog.  Nothing to contemplate but the massive structure of the bridge itself. Continue reading The Golden Gate

An August evening, a couple of years ago.  I was kayaking at sunset on Lake Cushman, and the waters of the lake reflected the sky’s changing colors.  For maybe half an hour I paddled into and through the sunset. Continue reading Evening Kayaking

Winter storms barreling in from the Pacific strike the rocks and sands of Oregon, December through March, as if trying to blast them into oblivion.  But between storms, as the weather seems to be gathering its breath for another blow, … Continue reading Winter at the Oregon Coast

What is there to say?  Portland is closed down with a snow storm, we are settled down for the afternoon.  I will not leave this up long, just a few days, perhaps.  Nothing professional or fancy.  Just snow.  Sometimes, that’s … Continue reading Just Snow

Bleak mid-winter, snow coming in.  Life seems black and white and gray.  Seems, of course, is the operative word. Continue reading Mid-Winter Drive

Driving through Central Oregon several years ago, an open landscape, a dramatic  sky.  Away from the coast, the Willamette Valley, the Columbia Gorge, up in the higher country.  Few people, few cars, . . . and many thoughts.  What a … Continue reading Sky Country

Though it is dreary mid-winter now, it is good to remember that spring and summer will be here again soon.  These photos come from a hike with my son on Father’s Day, eight years ago, when everything was fresh, bright, … Continue reading Multnomah Falls Hike

Mid-October: After nearly a week of high wind, we awoke on the last day of our trip to a perfect calm.  Pouring a cup of coffee to warm up the chill, I walked down to the lakeshore, and found the … Continue reading Morning Coffee

I was walking into the rental cabin at Lake Cushman when I heard an insistent barking in the trees above me.  Apparently I had disturbed a chipmunk in his foraging.  I got my camera and managed to get this picture. … Continue reading A Nervous Friend