Dear Reader (2025-10-19 – posted simultaneously to FB)Well, I had a pleasant and gratifying conversation with the small group of people who came out to my Artist’s Talk on Thursday. I have also been getting ready to remove the Microsoft word processing, email, and spreadsheet … Continue readingAlgeria – 05
Dear Reader (2025-10-13 – posted simultaneously to FB)There are three distinctive structures on Algiers’ skyline. There is the new mosque (red circle centre image 01), the Martyr’s Memorial (red circle left – image 01), and the hotel El Aurassi from the balcony of which image … Continue readingAlgeria – 04
Dear Reader (2025-10-11 – posted simultaneously to FB),Today you and I will continue wandering streets of Algiers primarily looking for street art that is not attached to a government building. The first photo is from the Basilica D’Afrique. This catholic church was consecrated in 1872. … Continue readingAlgeria – 03
Dear Reader (2025-10-07 – posted simultaneously to FB)First of all, my exhibition Building Blocks is now (as of October 6) on display at cSPACE Marda Loop. If you are in the vicinity of Calgary, I hope you have an opportunity to see it. If you … Continue readingAlgeria – 02
Dear Reader (2025-10-02 – posted simultaneously to FB),Welcome to a new series. Today is a beverage post. For my newer readers, this is a post where I suggest you may want to grab a tea, coffee, glass of wine, or a beer. Of course you … Continue readingAlgeria – 01
Dear Reader (2025-08-24),I spent most of May 2024 walking along the SW shore of Portugal, and walking in and around a couple of hilltop villages near the Spanish border east of Lisbon. One of my intentions of that month of rambling was to collect images … Continue readingBig News
Dear Reader (2025-08-22),First of all welcome to my new subscribers. It is always a treat to have new people discover my small corner of the digital ether. Today’s post is a collection of images that I have not yet posted here. All this is to … Continue readingA Brief Update Before Big News
Dear Reader (2025-06-16 – posted to FB 2025-06-15), I like going on multi-week walkabouts, and I like returning from them. On distant paths, I still catch provincial, continental, and global headlines, but they have limited impact. This time, once home, those same headlines sit on … Continue readingWords Found
Dear Reader, (2025-06-14),While I am looking for words to write, here is an experiment from Thursday’s rural wander with Keith.
Full Title: Bespoke Scanning When Resources Are Barely Limited, Dear Reader (2025-06-09), It is good to be home. I have now returned from my recent walkabout. As per my normal, I don’t yet know how I am going to approach the record and sharing of … Continue readingBespoke Scanning
Dear Reader (2025-04-06),I hope you continue to find small victories and a bit of laughter in your lives. In today’s post there is both reflection and news. First of all, to my new subscribers’ welcome to my little corner of the digital ether. It has … Continue readingBig News Spring 2025
Dear Reader (2025-03-10)Happy Penguin Day. This is a beverage post, and as in previous beverage posts you know your options. Besides the images there are three sections to this post, Respite, Housekeeping, Notes on Photos RespiteGovernments long ago abdicated their responsibility to offset corporate greed … Continue readingAntarctica – 08 and Closing
Dear Reader (2025-03-07)Today is Monday December 16th. Yesterday I tried too hard and recorded a great many uninspiring images. Today I am a happier photographic egg, and my eye is working much better. There are still hundreds of images to review but the process is … Continue readingAntarctica – 07
Dear Reader (2025-03-05),There are no evenly vaguely poor days in Antarctica. The days vary between spectacular and wonderful. There are though days when my photographic eye doesn’t see very well. Today is Sunday December the 15th and is one of those days.. Our afternoon cruise … Continue readingAntarctica – 06
Dear Reader (2025-02-27), Well I am temporarily caught up on my Spanish homework, and so let’s return to drifting at speed. In today’s post you and I reach the limits of navigable waters in the Weddell Sea (09-11). Our ship’s captain brought the ship up … Continue readingAntarctica – 05