The full Moon closest to the December solstice rises farther north of due east than at any other time. That the event was one day after Christmas this year especially excited me. Here is what I saw: Just before Moonrise The rising Moon, not yet above the mountain, will soon slide laterally at an […]
Read more "December’s Full Moon aka The Cold Moon"Lake Itasca lies in the remote northwestern quadrant of Minnesota and forms the headwaters of the Mississippi River. The lake and its state park are not on the way to anywhere; one must really want to go. The practical way to get there is automobile: Three and a half hours from Minneapolis-Saint Paul and four […]
Read more "Mississippi Headwaters: Lake Itasca, Minnesota"The Loge Gallery at the Pioneer Theater Company Featured the works of thirteen artists during the run of Agatha’s Christy’s Murder on the Orient Express September 23 through October 7, 2023. My contributions were these eight photographs printed on aluminum with coordinating metal frames: Sunset over Miami I was on the bow of a […]
Read more "The Loge Gallery at the Pioneer Theater Company"Detroit Lake is one of approximately 14,380 lakes in Minnesota. Boosters in that state can be forgiven for the 10,000 number. After all the ancient Greek word mega literally means ten thousand, but it figuratively meant a lot. Compare that usage to young Americans today. Detroit Lake is wholly contained within the town limits of […]
Read more "Questing for Wonder in Rural Minnesota"Shadow on Snow-covered Lawn Dormant Kentucky Bluegrass Maple Tree Shadow Back Story A camera functions as a dowsing rod for finding unexpected beauty. Best regards, Michael DeCaria Celebrating Nature with Photography
Read more "7 February 2023"Introduction Our third adventure with the Nevada Northern Railway (NNRy) of 18 June 2022 was an excursion north of Ely. The round trip began at 7:15 p.m. MDT and lasted two and a half hours. The outing was timed to witness the sunset on the first leg and the stars on the return leg. The […]
Read more "Nevada Northern Railway: Part Three-Diesel"Introduction The main business of Nevada Northern Railway (NNRy) was to transport copper ore from the Ruth open pit mine west of Ely to a mainline railroad 120 miles (193 kilometers) north of Ely. The ore’s final destination was the Kennecott smelter at Magna, Utah. Our first excursion of the day was aboard a steam […]
Read more "Nevada Northern Railway: Part Two-Steam"Looking for beauty at midday on a Sunday in May
Read more "Sunday Afternoon Walk" Nearly Full Moon Floating above Perkins Peak-13 February 2022 I have always liked how a nearly full Moon floats like a balloon in the daytime sky, but a photograph of the Moon requires more context than the sky. One solution is to capture the Moon as it rises. Thanks to the PeakFinder app, I […]
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