There is nothing more beautiful than an autumn day. I have recorded years of days just like this one. They center around family, beautiful weather, good food, things from the garden and animals. Grandpa let the carrots go. And they did. The longer he leaves them in the ground the …
SIGNS OF FALL Autumn is finally coming. The light is changing and the air is cooler. There are magnificent contrasts of orange and yellow and brown. Most of the fruit is off of the trees, including the pears. Some fruit is on the ground which makes the bees happy. Some …
MORTALITY is the name of a series of photographs which I am making into books. I am determined that the images I love containing my family will not live and die in my computer. This particular morning was wonderful. It was beautiful and cool. These cousins, Maya and Olive, …
Grandpa lost some of his face to cancer. The part that has known the most sun. The doctor took some skin from one place and put it on another. Grandpa is resting. Little people want to see. Mostly they want to know if it hurts. He says . . . …
journal entry: Music to my ears. The Pumpkins Are Ready ! That means lots of fun. Fun only children could think of in a pumpkin patch. It is especially fun to harvest pumpkins at the end of the day. When the evening light makes them glow. Everyone knows you …
“Come ye thankful people come. Sing the song of harvest home. All is safely gathered in. Ere the winter storms begin.” -Thanksgiving Hymn- journal entry: In October everything is beautiful. It is cool but not cold. It rains but doesn’t snow . . . much. The garden is overgrown. Leaves …
