Photography – Page 27 – Muttering Retreats

Chicago, IL Photo Series #1

Rogers Park – photo provided by author Street photography gets a heck of a lot easier when you stumble on an art & sculpture park in the middle of a stroll through the Chicago suburbs. Shot on Google Pixel 3, black and white filter.

Traverse City, MI Photo Series #1

Chateau Chantal Winery – photo provided by author My favorite part of this photo is the empty spaces – I’m all for cool uniformity but I have a soft spot for breaks in the pattern (oh, the psychoanalysis that could flow from that statement). The fact that it was taken at my favorite Michigan wineryContinueContinue reading “Traverse City, MI Photo Series #1”

Outer Banks Photo Series #1

Nags Head – photo provided by author Breaking my black and white photo streak with one of thousands of sunset pics (my obsession). This particular beauty greeted me at the beginning of a fantastic beach trip with my s.o.’s family-of-choice last year. Shot on Google Pixel 3.

Mohonk Mountain House, New York

Mountain House nature trail (they have more than 85 miles of them) – photo provided by author Some families have summer homes, vacation rentals, timeshares. We weren’t set up like that — rather on the frugal side — but we did have a place we loved to visit (and not be so frugal) when theContinueContinue reading “Mohonk Mountain House, New York”

Sorrento, Italy Photo Series #1

Sorrento was our “basecamp” spot to get to and from our various excursions on the west coast, during my latest Women’s Walkabout trip. Shot on Google Pixel 3, black and white filter.

New York, NY Photo Series #1

MOMA – NYC – photo provided by author Early experiment in lines and shadow while on a whirlwind New York museum & theatre spree a couple years ago. Shot on iPhone 8, black and white filter.

NOLA Photo Series #1

Wandering the streets of NOLA – photo provided by author I have several stories I can (and plan to) share from my visit to NOLA — don’t we all — but for today, I’ll share a sample of one of many photos I shot of New Orleans exteriors. In all my wanderings, I don’t thinkContinueContinue reading “NOLA Photo Series #1”

Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland

My favorite place in Ireland is a place I never intended to visit. We hadn’t highlighted it in our maps, travel guides, or list of “must-dos”; in fact, we had intended to spend that day driving along the famous Ring of Kerry. Granted, the entire trip was loosely drawn — this was our Women’s Walkabout,ContinueContinue reading “Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland”

Sedona, AZ Photo Series #1

Sedona, AZ – photo credit: author There was a boyA very strange enchanted boyThey say he wandered very far, very farOver land and seaA little shy and sad of eyeBut very wise was heAnd then one dayA magic day he passed my wayAnd while we spoke of many thingsFools and kingsThis he said to meTheContinueContinue reading “Sedona, AZ Photo Series #1”

The National Mall, Washington D.C.

I walk by her side, and the darkness lifts from my soul. I walk with her, and I hear the gentle beating of mighty wings.Neil Gaiman, Sandman #8: “The Sound of Her Wings” Sometimes, not very often (insert 2020 joke here), I’ve had the luxury of traveling for business – and even rarer than that,ContinueContinue reading “The National Mall, Washington D.C.”