It’s strange that though I was born in South Dakota and have traveled all over the Midwest, I’d never made it to Devils Tower in Wyoming, just across the border from Rapid City, SD.
Rifting
To “form fissures, cracks, or breaks, especially through large-scale faulting.”
Posted in Inspiration
Tagged New Mexico, Rivers
Photos Tell Stories
The best photos tell a story. Beauty is important (and welcome!) but not required.
Posted in Photography
Tagged Dogs, Flowers, Writing
Stepping Up
I’m the co-president elect for our branch of AAUW, and a few of us had a conference call yesterday to talk about programming for the upcoming year. We decided we need and want to program around issues of race, and I’m so proud of my colleagues.
Posted in Confessions
Tagged Social justice
Endings and Beginnings
So much has changed since we last spoke. For me personally, I’m guessing for you personally, for the country, and for the world.
Posted in Photography
Tagged Updates
Singing and Strumming
Well hello! Let’s jump right back in, shall we? I’ll be posting over the next few weeks, I swear, but to start us off here’s a video of me singing Patty Griffin’s beautiful song, “Mary.”
Terror and Exaltation
You know you’re onto something good if you’re feeling both emotions at the same time, and here I am doing just that because I’ve reopened the door to my first love.
Posted in Music
Launching a New Photography Project
And thinking about the difference between photographer and artist.
Posted in Photography
Tagged California, New Mexico, Oklahoma
National Park Week Starts Saturday!
It’s here! National Park Week starts this weekend, giving you zero reasons to stay home instead of exploring what Wallace Stegner called America’s “best idea.”
Posted in Travel
Tagged Arizona, California, Colorado, National Parks, New Mexico, Oregon