“Educating the mind without educating the heart, is no education at all.”  —Aristotle      For a couple of months, my morning walks with our dog are stress-free; school is not in session.  The rest of the year,  our morning maneuvers require a little more thought.  I try to walk before the road gets busy, but […]

“People aren’t either wicked or noble. They’re like chef’s salads, with good things and bad things chopped and mixed together in a vinaigrette of confusion and conflict.” ― Lemony Snicket, The Grim Grotto              The suitcase is huge.  Hard-shelled, pink and white polka dots, it is easy to identify when it comes down […]

“There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there.” Indira Gandhi I have tried so hard in so many arenas to be the best.  Haven’t you?  I have felt unappreciated, defeated, and stepped on along the […]

The headlines beg for you to read about the latest person arrested for bad choices.  Admittedly, if it is a 50 year-old who has made bad choices over and over, they aren’t showing much interest in changing, but what about the people in these stories? I have a few issues with the articles I see that […]

When my children were little, I tried to do things with them that were fun and entertaining.  More than anything, I wanted my boys to know joy in life…pure and simple joy.  I remember the very first time we took them to the beach.  It rained.  I was so afraid the trip might be ruined, […]

I have been asked more in the past month about my philosophy on taking these pictures than ever before.  “Why do you give away your pictures?” It’s pretty simple.  One fee from a group means that everyone in the group has equal access to photos.  There are times that a photographer needs to make money […]