palouse
The Palouse is a lentil, barley, wheat and canola growing region in north central Idaho and southeast Washington. I did a photography scouting trip in early spring (April) and will be going back over the next several months as much as I can. Here is a brief preview.
the forty rules of love – elif shafak
A beautiful, modern take on the Rumi and Shams love story by Elif Shafak. Two storylines – a modern one and an ancient one run in parallel. Some quotes from the book: In many ways the twenty-first century is not that different from the thirteenth century. Both will be recorded in history as times of…
from strength to strength – arthur brooks
This was a good book to read before my 49th birthday! Arthur Brooks makes the case that after our mid thirties, we have to make the jump between fluid and crystallized intelligence if we are to continue contributing to society. Rigidly holding on to the “first curve” is often responsible for the “midlife crisis”. He…
on the shortness of life – seneca
(original post 2021-10) A good, short read – about an hour. Best to read on one’s birthday :-). (I do every year). Excerpts in italics below. Before you read the book or the excerpts, watch this TED talk by Leonard Skinner. He has figured out what Seneca wrote about more than 1900 years ago. If…
twosday
2-22-22 What a great day to have a birthday! Now only if I had turned 22 today 
“everdrone”
So gratifying to see this article in BBC today – a story about drones delivering AED to a doctor to help an out of hospital cardiac arrest patient.
death valley road trip
more infrared
One thing I have learned about infrared photography is you get to see the world in a whole different light! Literally! What could have been a boring photograph in the middle of the day is completely different with IR. Here are some photos from our post Christmas hike at a local trail with mountain vistas.
infrared photography
Baby steps! Learning to see the world in a completely different light