Garden-wise, this has been an odd year. In my little corner of the world, it has only rained a few times since August. And yet, somehow, the catmint, which has always done poorly in summer, grew bigger and more lush than any year since I’ve had it. IContinue Reading
Countless times, I’ve watched the late afternoon sun stream down on this chair, brightening the room. The leaves of the plant are what caught my eye. Sunlight settles on them, making hard and soft shadows, bringing out their delicate, rib-like pattern. Once small enough to be hidden behindContinue Reading
Those who are long-time readers know that impressionist paintings are my favorite. I will consider my art journey a complete success when I can produce a decent impressionist painting. That day is a long way off, but the hope remains. This image was made entirely by accident when myContinue Reading
In February, I expressed my hopes of being able to do art on a more regular basis. Well, my hopes were fulfilled. From May until now, I have done more art and photography than I have in the last three years. I shot six cameras in three weeks,Continue Reading
Summer sun has a way of accenting colors and contrast. I like this scene because there is a progression of color from the grayness of the street, to green, to magenta, then gold, and finally the sky with shades of grey and a hint of blueContinue Reading
Cabbagetown is a small, historic neighborhood just east of downtown Atlanta. It was a mill town. That is, the residents were the employees of the Fulton Cotton and Bag Mill, which opened in 1881. The neighborhood consists of simple one and two-bedroom shotgun houses (built by the mill’sContinue Reading
On seeing this building, I was intrigued, spending more than a few minutes pondering what it was and what it had been. Imagination got the best of me, and horror movie memes came to mind. The barbed wire atop the chain link fence in the foreground added to theContinue Reading
In the 1990s, physics fascinated me, and I read a few popular books on the topic. One that I enjoyed most was The Dancing Wu-Li Masters. It explains modern physics with an emphasis on quantum mechanics using concepts taken from Eastern religions. I remember being enthralled by how itContinue Reading
As a child, few things were more sublime than a bowl of cereal eaten leisurely while reading the Sunday comics. My sisters and I would each scheme to be the first to grab the newspaper. Newspaper comics, in color, happened only once a week, and scarcity made them more cherishedContinue Reading
Two years ago, I decided to take a camera to the Atlanta Botanical Garden. It was the Earth Goddess display that piqued my interest. She seemed like the perfect subject for an early-morning image. Unfortunately, summer and autumn passed, and the visit was postponed until 2023. Last April, I purchasedContinue Reading
