November 6th is halfway between the September equinox and the December solstice. Believing that November 8th was close enough to the 6th, I visited Antelope Island to experience the mood of that anomalous day. While parked at a turnout for a few hours, I sometimes meditated and sometimes took photos. The Spine of Antelope Island […]
Read more "Between an Equinox and a Solstice"Introduction Lake Tohopekaliga lies in Osceola County, Florida. It is just south of Orange County and its seat of Orlando. Local residents call the lake “Toho.” That’s good because no two people pronounce its full name the same. The travel gurus say to avoid Florida in July and August due to the combined high heat […]
Read more "Questing for Wonder on Lake Toho, Florida"Hosting often overlooked wonders with photography and writing Hollyhock – 19 June 2021 Layton, Utah in the mid twentieth century was a small Mormon farming town. An odd place for a little Italian Catholic boy like me, but I loved it. The Mormon pioneers and their descendants farmed, raised livestock, and grew vegetable and flower […]
Read more "Hollyhock and Allium Just before the June Solstice"Dear Readers, Wonder sometimes comes from discovering connections between things thought to be separate. One example is landforms and clouds. This post features Antelope Island and a line of low-lying clouds that its 15-mile (24-kilometer) spine had created. Approaching the island from the causeway, this connection and the low ceiling impressed me. Antelope Island and […]
Read more "Touching the Clouds"Dear Readers, After two years of blogging, I have finally accepted the responsibility of a declared mission statement. The following statement has embodied my goal from the beginning, but a lack of self-confidence as a newbie in the blogosphere was a growth edge. Thank you for sticking with me while I figured things out. Here […]
Read more "Mission Statement for TheCosmos.Blog"Introduction Every year on the first of December as all eleven of our family sat around the dinner table, my father would proclaim: “In 90 days, it will be the first of March.” Suddenly, we knew that winter would be a bit more tolerable. My eight siblings and I did not know that each of […]
Read more "Questing for Wonder on the First of March"Introduction For readers outside the United States and Canada, Groundhog Day occurs every year on 2 February. It is a midwinter observance halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. If the groundhog pokes his head out of his hole and sees his shadow, he has just forecasted six more weeks of winter. But, […]
Read more "Questing for Wonder on Groundhog Day"A midwinter afternoon in Sugarhouse Park, Salt Lake City
Read more "Questing for Wonder on the Bank of Parley’s Creek"Introduction In 1969 Davis County constructed a causeway from Syracuse, Utah to the north end of Antelope Island, the largest island in the Great Salt Lake. Since then I have visited the island more times than I can count and have accumulated a couple thousand photographs of the place. I acknowledge my inner psychologist who […]
Read more "Questing for Wonder on Antelope Island: November 2020"Introduction Northern Utah enjoyed an unusually mild October. Here are a few things that brought me joy during that month. As I prepare to publish this post today, a hearty snowfall is covering us. Rose and Shadow (My Backyard) I am fascinated by shadows both as primary and as secondary elements. Two books, In Praise […]
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