“He found himself wondering at times, especially in the autumn, about the wild lands, and strange visions of mountains that he had never seen came into his dreams.”
— J.R.R. Tolkien
The fall colors in the North Carolina mountains are peak in many places right now. When the fall color is at peak
“Learning to distance yourself from all the negativity is one of the greatest lessons to achieve inner peace.”
― Roy T. Bennett
Spending time in the natural world has already given me a sense of peace. The sounds, smells, and sights of the natural world
“No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.”
― Hal Borland
Each spring I enjoy spending time in Charleston, South Carolina. Typically, I will spend several consecutive weekends photographing the beauty of spring in Charleston.
This has not been a typical spring. While I was unable to make multiple trips to my...
“A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.”
― Leonardo da Vinci
I have spent a great deal of my time recently walking through the neighborhood with my camera. Taking the same route each day helps me look...
“Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree.”
― Emily Bronte
So many times I feel the need to drive for hours to get to a perfect location for making photographs. Saturday I took a look closer to home for fall images.
I went to a spot in Charlotte ...
“All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.”
― Martin Buber
One of the most fascinating things about my trip to Jerusalem was my time spent in the Old City.
There are four quarters in the old city: the Armenian Quarter, the Christian Quarter, the Jewish Quarter, and the Muslim...
“One of my main objectives was to have something different than everyone else. Not necessarily better, but different, unique.” – Pearl Fryar
One of the things I enjoy most is finding people who are living creative lives. A creative life was evident everywhere I looked yesterday while visiting the Pearl Fryar Topiary Garden, located...
“The whole world is, to me, very much “alive” – all the little growing things, even the rocks. I can’t look at a swell bit of grass and earth, for instance, without feeling the essential life – the things going on – within them. The same goes for a mountain, or a bit of...
