Wandering & Wondering. Strolling. Sensing & Seeing. Looking & Listening. Documenting. Learning. Meeting & Marveling.

Mayapple, …in toxic ating… Woodland Dunes State Natural Area, Leica SL, Apo-Macro-Elmarit-R 100 / 1:2.8 + 2x Apo-Extender (click image for larger view)

A peek at my “process” for Poetry as Art for Rahr-West Art Museum Exhibition:

ART AS POETRY/POETRY AS ART Rahr-West Art Museum, Manitowoc, WI May 14 – June 18, 2023 Art as Poetry/Poetry as Art is a collaborative effort where the written word stimulates the creation of visual art and visual art acts as a muse for the written word. Poets are invited to submit a poem to spark […]

Sometimes we find ourselves asking…

“Y” did I weep while watching the well produced Daisy Jones and The Six, E5, last evening, when one of the characters said, “…it was obvious that they made each other better; …until they didn’t”? “Y” did that line of dialogue strike me so personally? words on a screen? triggering such deep heartfelt emotions? “Y” […]

Been a Long Time Coming…

A whole lot of sand has poured through the hourglass of my life since last I posted here I’ve lost people, places and things over the past many years and now find myself alone Near the western shores of the Great Lake Michigan “home of the good spirit” In the days before settlement, our area […]

Week 190422-30 : Flora, Bread, Wabi Sabi.

(Click on images for larger view) Tulips, Leica R8/DMR, 100mm Apo Macro Elmarit Tulip, iPhone 6s, Zeiss 40-80 Macro Wabi Sabi, iPhone 6s  Museum of Wisconsin Art, Office, Leica M8, 40mm Summicron Museum of Wisconsin Art, Office II, Leica M8, 40mm Summicron Rye Starter Sourdough Bake, with toasted pecans and craisins, iPhone 6s Rye Starter […]

Week 190415-21 – iPhoneography: Wabi Sabi, Bread, April Snows. Leicagraphy: first spring blooms; first Easter.

(click image for larger view) Wabi Sabi in Our Gazebo, iPhone 6sApril Snows, iPhone 6s Working on Open Crumb Sourdough, iPhone 6s Wabi Sabi, iPhone 6sFirs Blooms of Spring, Leica R8/DMR, 100mm Apo Macro ElmaritElsie’s First Easter, Leica M Monochrom, 135mm Elmar

Week: 190408-14 iPhoneography of light and shadow and bread

Morning descent Turning left at the bottom of the stairs Sourdough from rye starter and 1/3 rye flour Sourdough crumb from above loaf Second sourdough loaf from 2012 AP starter, with sunflower, flax and sesame seeds Second sourdough, second view In the gazebo after the winter Second sourdough loaf crumb

Week of 180617-23 / Japanese lantern blossoms, first Tiger Lilly, Cat seeks box, Sourdough Waffles & breads, wabi sabi, new borns, roof repair

(click image for larger view) Soon to transform into red / orange Japanese-lanterns Satisfy his need for “box.” Satisfy my craving for waffles with Canadian Maple Syrup; and feed the 2012/03 100% AP sourdough starter.  And a light rye with caraway and “everything bagel” blend using the 2018/05 100% Rye Starter. Wabi Sabi Welcome Tegan […]

180609 / The Wedding Day in Sturgeon Bay; and Reason for the drive up the coast

(click image for larger view)Looking East from the Coho Motel, Kewaunee, WI Breakfast at Kunkels Korner; and coffee from Amy’s; in Kewaunee, WI. Then the drive up Hwy 42 to Sturgeon Bay.A Sturgeon Bay residence protected by ANGELS The Wedding Kids Gerald as the groom’tis a done deal The bride, Tiffany, at the microphone and […]