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The Piercing Chill of an Alpine November

This November came in hopeful then quickly descended into discouraging. disheartened. Fatigued, vulnerable, and spent. Such were the early days. Days we needed in order to adjust. To remember, to acknowledge. To start to repair. The rest of the month afforded me a few weeks of quiet introspection and observation. I found solace in theContinueContinue reading “The Piercing Chill of an Alpine November”

No Place Like Home

Afternoon Delight cafe – Ann Arbor, MI It was one of those rare Michigan November days when the sky is blue, the air is crisp, and multi-colored leaves still cling to enough of the trees to make you believe you live inside of a postcard. It was also the day of my daughter’s campus tourContinueContinue reading “No Place Like Home”

Beyond Tombstones (Chelsea, MI)

Sculpted Remembrances – photo provided by author We might as well get it out in the open: Death, and the many ways sentient beings coexist with it, is one of my very favorite topics. Right up there with faith, sex, and cognitive biases, these are conversation gifts that keep on giving. How do I loveContinueContinue reading “Beyond Tombstones (Chelsea, MI)”

Photography Growing Pains (Chelsea, MI)

Graveyard brambles – photo provided by author I’ve been told that my photography isn’t for everyone. That, in fact, nobody’s photography is for everyone. In general, I typically have a lot going on in my frame. This “busy” nature of my photos does not necessarily have a wide appeal, but it appeals to me, andContinueContinue reading “Photography Growing Pains (Chelsea, MI)”

The Chair (Chelsea, MI)

Come sit, girl, and be happy – photo provided by author One of my favorite aspects of street photography in the suburbs is the neighborhoods themselves are full of character. You can usually count on at least a few houses where the residents see their front yard as a place to express themselves: their beliefs,ContinueContinue reading “The Chair (Chelsea, MI)”

Day Trippin’: Chelsea, MI

Got out of the house on Sunday, with my partner in love and wandering, to do some street photography in a small theatre town just outside Ann Arbor. It was a beautiful, sunny day — “second summer” is a common event in Michigan in mid-autumn — so we grabbed our cameras and strolled around townContinueContinue reading “Day Trippin’: Chelsea, MI”

Day Trippin’: Algonac and Saint Clair, MI

“Comfort zone is a delusion.”― Fahim Khan When I like something, I like to really like it. I go deep, all-in, especially if it’s something that I’ve been introduced to by someone I treasure. I like to think I surround myself with people of tantalizing taste — they don’t shift with the breezes of the latestContinueContinue reading “Day Trippin’: Algonac and Saint Clair, MI”