Dear Reader (2026-11-12 posted simultaneously to FB)You and I have reached the end of my current finished project list. And so it is time to catch up on many months of practice beginning with a recent rural wander with Keith. The initial idea was to … Continue readingPractice 2026-11-12
Dear Reader (2026-11-05 published simultaneously on FB), I thought this had gone out a week ago but due to the vagaries of me and the digital world, this post came out on 2026-11-12.Today’s post is the 4th and final post in the BC Road Trip … Continue readingBC Road Trip 04 – Bookends
Dear Reader (2026-11-02 published simultaneously on FB),I was rummaging through a shoe box last week, and found an old box of postcards. Actually, I spent the past week learning a number of new techniques in Photoshop, which I then applied to photos from my recent … Continue readingBC Road Trip 03 – Postcards
Dear Reader (2026-10-24 published simultaneously on FB),In today’s post you and I go back and forth between the Tsawwassen ferry terminal and Vancouver Island. Ferry crossings invite contemplation. Alas, I have no great conclusions or insights. Instead I offer you the quite contentment and reverie … Continue readingBC Road Trip 02 – Ferry Crossings
Dear Reader (2026-10-21 published simultaneously on FB), And so begins a short series of about 3 posts from my recent 8 day drive out to British Columbia. White Rock is a small town on the Pacific coast south of Vancouver that sits on the Canadian … Continue readingBC Road Trip 01 – White Rock
Dear Reader (2026-10-18 published simultaneously on FB),Today’s post is the last one in the Mongolia series. If you missed Mongolia 11 – The Dunes – In Depth from 2026-10-05 (a post with which I am particularly pleased), I invite you to click here. Today’s collection … Continue readingMongolia 12 – Denouement
Dear Reader (2026-10-05 published simultaneously on FB),Today’s post is the second of two in which you and I explore the dunes of the Gobi Desert. The first post in this pair was on 2026-10-04 and that post provided context. There are no “notes on photos” … Continue readingMongolia 11 – The Dunes In Depth
Dear Reader (2026-10-04 published simultaneously on FB)Today’s post is the first of two in which you and I visit the dunes (Khongoryn Els) of the Gobi Desert. “Khongoryn Els also called Duut Mankhan is popularly known as the “Singing Sands”. It lies within the Gobi … Continue readingMongolia 10 – The Dunes – Context
Dear Reader (2026-10-03 published simultaneously on FB),In today’s post you and I visit the White Stupa. Our group explored this limestone formation from the top looking down in evening light, and from the base looking up in morning light. Tsagaan Suvarga (White Stupa), is a … Continue readingMongolia 09 – White Stupa
Dear Reader (2026-10-02 published simultaneously on FB)I nearly titled this post tiger (ah well it made me smile). As mentioned in the first post of this series a ger is the Mongolia equivalent of a yurt. In the nomadic tradition, herding families live in their … Continue readingMongolia 08 – Ger, Ger, and Ger
Dear Reader (2026-09-28 also published on FB),Today’s stop on the raindrop is the Flaming Cliffs (also known as Bayanzag, Bayn Dzak). “The area is most famous for yielding the first discovery of dinosaur eggs. … Other finds in the area include specimens of Velociraptor.” [1] … Continue readingMongolia 07 – Flaming Cliffs
Dear Reader (2026-09-22 published simultaneously on FB),In the second post in this series (2026-07-27 Mongolia 02 – Getting There and Back), I described the shape of our route through the Gobi Desert as a very elongated rain drop, with multiple stops. One of those stops … Continue readingMongolia 06 – Vulture Canyon
Dear Reader (2026-09-19 published simultaneously on FB),Sometimes projects have to go to the time-out shelf until they learn to behave, I learn to be a little kinder to myself, or the fire has to be re-lit. The Mongolia series is one of those projects, where … Continue readingMongolia 05 – Roadside Attractions
Dear Reader (2026-08-19 published simultaneously on FB), A new project has gone to the printer (more about that eventually). So, let’s return to the Mongolia series. In my introduction notes on 2026-07-27 I mentioned that over the course of less than 2 weeks we travelled … Continue readingMongolia 04 – On The Road
Dear Reader (2026-08-01 published simultaneously on FB), I get a kick out of visual and conceptual collisions. These are usually urban views where two or more contrasting elements appear next to each other. Though I only had a three nights in Ulaanbaatar I did have … Continue readingMongolia 03 – Ulaanbaatar