Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
About a month ago, I realized that I had a problem in my photographic life. I began "being serious" about photography in the mid-1970s. It's been a wonderful serious hobby for me all those years. In the last couple years, I've been dragging. There was no energy to grab the camera and go explore the... Continue Reading →
I knew I was struggling creatively, but this was a longer “time away” than I expected. Lots of things going on that contributed to it all. There was some question about my job this fall (all taken care of quite nicely!), plus the burden of a hot, humid July here in central Virginia. This northern... Continue Reading →
A few years back (do you ever do that and then have the realization I just did, that “a few years back” was, in fact, EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO! Yeesh) the lady in my life and I checked off a couple of items from our bucket list. We went to Las Vegas and arranged a side... Continue Reading →
So many things going on right now, I haven't had the chance to get out with the camera for some new adventures. Thus, we dip back into the archives of photos for something beautiful and I hope interesting! A few years back (wow, TEN!) I had the chance to travel to Italy with a group... Continue Reading →
I'm getting better at making sure my camera travels with me. The camera, yes. Fully charged batteries? Not always. With a ready memory card? Umm, also not always. But I don't let that get me down! Here's some photography for April. Back in February, I gave myself the assignment of "Richmond From Above". The idea... Continue Reading →
Some Photography When I Wandered My plans to get out and get some more new photography to share took a hit over the last several weeks. My wife fell and broke her leg, requiring surgery. So, I was cast in the role of primary caretaker, and that chews up a lot of time and energy.... Continue Reading →
When the time comes for a photo ramble, I find more productivity if there is a prompt or a theme. As with any such creative device, it can be as tight or loose as you choose. My prompt this time started pretty tight but loosened a bit as I wandered. It was one of the... Continue Reading →
I want to increase the volume of my shared creativity here this year. I show a lot of my writing here, but not always the other things that are core to my creative life. In 2025, you will see more writing, more photography, more watercolor painting, and maybe even a bit of music. Those are... Continue Reading →
(Sometimes, creativity is just for the fun of it. I had fun doing this. Hope you enjoy it too.) Oh, the things you dream of becoming “when you grow up”. I’m old enough/young enough (Jones Generation!) to be a “space kid”. The space program was in full swing right around the time I was old... Continue Reading →
It's Why You Bring Your Tools You take your camera with you “Just in case”. It may never come out of the bag, or get lifted to your eye, but you never know when you might see something good. There’s a really cool event this time of year at one of the biggest parks in... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 