Montmartre and the Head of Saint Denis
A cephalophore (from the Greek for “head-carrier”) is a saint who is generally depicted carrying their own severed head. Saint Denis of Paris is the most famous of these.
The Smoky Mountains live up to their name
Last week (mid-March), Marcy and I enjoyed the opportunity to host an aspiring photographer on a photoshoot. We didn’t have to think long about a destination, and despite this being the national-park-road-congesting spring break season, we headed to Cades Cove. As it turned out, the traffic was not too bad, at least at first. We […]
Winter in Yellowstone National Park
Bearly Awake I figured it to be common wisdom that black bears entered winter hibernation and slept soundly until warm weather. However, during our late January-early February trip to Yellowstone National Park, we found a bear den with occupants active in the sunny but single-digit weather. During our visit, our daily routine consisted of cruising […]
Winter in Yellowstone National Park
The Cycle of Life You have probably all seen “Yellowstone National Park in winter” videos or pictures. Until a couple of years ago, I just could not imagine visiting here during January/February cold and snowy conditions, but we did, and now we are hooked on the beauty of the season, and we have enjoyed the […]
Grand Teton National Park Winter Shoot 2022
Kelly Warm Spring In Grand Teton National Park, Kelly Warm Spring is located along East Upper Gros Ventre Road about a quarter-mile from East Boundary Road. The very short story behind KWS begins in 1925 when the area was known as Mud Spring. During that year, a huge landslide (the largest in U.S. history) […]
Oh, the dogs you’ll meet
Traveling north of sixty … “Dogs are our link to paradise. They don’t know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring — it was peace.” Milan Kundera I enjoyed interacting with the farm […]
