Thanksgiving in Utah

November 30, 2025

This year Liz and I celebrated a very different Thanksgiving by visiting our friends Bill and Jill in Utah.

On the day before Thanksgiving Liz, Bill, Jill and I went on a short hike in Antelope Island State Pa rk, which is located on Great Salt Lake. It’s been a while since I’ve gone on a hike. Sure, I’ve gone for walks in parks and in the city to stretch my legs and to enjoy my natural and urban surroundings, but it felt like a long time since I’d been on a hike that warranted hiking boots instead of sneakers.

Time as Motion

October 11, 2025

Time is something that we constantly attend to. It's never out of our minds. Is it time to go to bed? Is it time to get the kids to soccer practice? Is it time to pay the rent? Is it tax time?! Time helps us keep our lives orderly. Without the idea of time, we would probably be living in a world more chaotic than it is now. BUT...if you want to illustrate time, motion is the way to go for me. If it's moving visually, then it's moving through time.

Going back in time, Sept. 24, 2025

September 25, 2025

Back in March 2025 I went to the site of an office building near sunset to try to make something of it. I needed some inspiration, and I thought that this open roof might help. After about 20 minutes I went home to see what I got. And I was very disappointed with my bland images.

Work with what you’ve got

July 1, 2025

The apartment that my wife and I moved into last December is small. Since we lived in a house for 30 years prior to our move, living in an apartment has been an adjustment—let’s just say that the two of us using the bathroom at the same time in the morning is not the best experience. However, the smallness of the apartment also has provided some good challenges.

Quick shot: Sometimes the photo comes to you

March 30, 2025

Cupertino, California - I was leaving the auto dealership today after getting the oil changed in my car. I stopped at a stoplight, at the end of a long line of cars. Since I am easily distracted, I was fiddling with the radio and looking at what stores or restaurants were on the street. As I glanced out the passenger window to my right, and this scene presented itself to me.

Reflections on photography

March 9, 2025

In early January I joined an online group whose members each create one photo a week on a selected theme to share on their website and to get critiqued. Called 52frames.com, I've been enjoying the weekly experience. I'm currently in my ninth consecutive week, and I believe I can keep this thing going. I’ve learned that it doesn't matter what my subject matter is, and it doesn't matter whether I wind up with a good photo or not. it’s the process that keeps me thinking creatively, and I have fun with it.

A beautiful walk

February 9, 2025

Today my wife and I had a wonderful walk in the Santa Cruz Mountains foothills in Cupertino. The place is called the Fremont Older Preserve, and it's beautiful. We drove up a narrow, winding road, passing some amazingly large mansions. The higher we went, the bigger the mansions got

Shooting fresh fruit

January 7, 2025

Liz and I went shopping for fruit the other day, and not in the way you're thinking. Did we go to the supermarket and load up on fruit? No way! This is California, baby! Instead, we drove around town, stopped at people's homes and picked the fruit from their trees.

The most important photo ever created

December 31, 2024

Today was tough because I'm a bit homesick. I miss the familiar sights and sounds that, unknowingly, have kept me comfortable for the past few decades. We are such creatures of habit that once we are out of our comfort zones we look for something to take its place. But I found solace and comfort in an unexpected place. It was in the most important photo ever created.

We have arrived in California

December 4, 2024

Great news! After months of house preparation in Massachusetts we sold our home of 24 years and headed west. It was a hell of a process, but we did it. Thankfully, Liz is an incredible organizer and ran the whole project (and me) the way she runs her consulting work—like a boss!

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