Personal posts

Posts on architecture, obsessions, photography, poems, visits to art exhibits, essays, family, and or things about me organized under art, home, and work.

  • Lincoln Marsh 2016: February 7, Still Frozen, Red Ribbon Sunset

    Lincoln Marsh 2016: February 7, Still Frozen, Red Ribbon Sunset

    One of a series of posts documenting the seasonal changes of a prairie marsh in 2016. Yesterday, Super Bowl Sunday, I popped over to Lincoln Marsh and took some new pics. The weather was very El Niño— warm and sunny and bright. I got there slightly later than I wanted to, so the sun was lower…

  • I Take Pictures: 2015 Output Review

    I Take Pictures: 2015 Output Review

    Flickr is an essential place for my documentary life. Here’s a look at what I’ve posted there in the last year. Trips I track my trips in pictures. I went on 19 trips this year, which added to my overall total of 130 trips documented in this collection. My trips are broadly broken down into…

  • Lincoln Marsh 2016: January 17, 6 Degrees F, Bright Blue

    Lincoln Marsh 2016: January 17, 6 Degrees F, Bright Blue

    One of a series of posts documenting the seasonal changes of a prairie marsh in 2016. Six degrees is not a lot of degrees. I love the drama of going somewhere when it’s cold, and not just cold but profoundly so. Negative wind chill; a triumph to be outside. I like to build and see evidence…

  • Lincoln Marsh 2016: January 9, Squishy Wet Snow with Good Crunch

    Lincoln Marsh 2016: January 9, Squishy Wet Snow with Good Crunch

    One of a series of posts documenting the seasonal changes of a prairie marsh in 2016. January 9, 2016. There’s a certain sound for 37 degree snow— squishy but firm, loud and crisp under boots. That’s the sound of today in the marsh. When color’s removed from photos, things look stark and bold and sterile,…

  • My Journals, 2015

    My Journals, 2015

    I hand-wrote 467 pages in various journals during  2015. This is actual pen-to-paper stuff. For years, I have been keeping five separate journal types going at any given time. I number each of the journals in order (Health Journal #14, Work Journal #46, etc.) and I try to be as honest and contemplative as possible as…