A summer storm approaching farmland in northern Illinois.
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Category Archives: Art
The White River
A place on the White River near Hesperia, Michigan, just upstream from the M-20 Bridge; it’s an easy place to get in the water and looks as if there would be lots of trout, but I’ve never done very well here. The well-worn path through the woods indicates that more than a few fishermen wade this stream. Maybe they’ve already taken all the trout.
Another side of the story is that it’s a quiet, beautiful place to spend a summer afternoon just being.
Cloud Body
Liquid? Not yet,
but soon
They will open and
everything dry
will become wet
My Place in the World
That one place…a place that feels like home…the place I belong?
It’s been the quest of my adult life.
As mysterious as the darkness beyond the reach of the car’s headlights on a pitch-black night
racing to punch through into the light
maybe around the next bend
that one place…
…my place in the world?
Shadows, Lines and Wrinkles
Lines of cast shadows interrupted by an old man’s feet in morning sun light.
Blossoming Prickly Pear
Despite its incredibly fierce passive/aggressive defense, the Prickly Pear Cactus sprouts a very delicate flower about this time every spring. These are a few growing around the perimeter of the Snow to Sun RV Resort’s leash-free dog park and birding center. Prickly Pear blossoms begin opening in the Rio Grande Valley late March. By the end of June to the middle of July tunas will be ripe for harvest and turned into a delicious wine.
Some of My Favorite Places
My favorite place is wherever I am…or, most often, someplace else.
Regardless, those places always include green trees, water, moderately warm temperatures, and frequently – adult beverages.
My brother, Charlie, proprietor of Victor Alexander Winery, Bainbridge Island, WA
Lake Michigan shore near Montague, MI
Northwest Plains and Mountains
Sunset at Orange Beach, Alabama
Quinta Mazatlan, McAllen, Texas
Wharf and Ferris Wheel at Seattle, Washington.
