Exploring the Sublime: The Big Four Ice Caves
With the initial chill of fall upon us, I thought it seemed an appropriate time to share 1) ice cave…
Here is the Church: Part Two
As a follow-on from my previous post on churches, I present to you here, even more churches. From France and…
Aesthetics: A Brief Introduction Part Two
In my previous post on Introduction to Aesthetics, I lamented the commandeering of the term aesthetics by Instagram influencers and…
On the Joys of the Estate Sale and Accumulating Things
I’ve always been a bit of a collector, a hoarder of pretty things and a scrounger of thrift store racks….
The Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog
Sometimes a landscape is just as much about what is not revealed as what is. No one knew this better than Romantic landscape painter Caspar David Friedrich.
Aesthetics: A Brief Introduction
A brief introduction to the study of aesthetics, aesthetic judgement, and the nature of beauty.
Here is the Church: Part One
In my travels, I have photographed many churches. This has not been out of any religious proclivity but, rather, that…
Ode to Odin: A Story of Our Meeting
I found him as a stray kitten on the side of a rural Alabama road one winter night. Caught in the beam of my headlights, the approaching purr of my motor
Regent’s Park: An Education in Birding
I lived for a time in St. John’s Wood, a leafy, residential neighborhood in northwest London known for its stately…
Wool and Weft: A Yarn of Persian Carpets
My boyfriend and I recently learned a valuable lesson when it comes to home furnishing: don’t take something home on…