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Hollyhock and Allium Just before the June Solstice

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 […]

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Questing for Wonder on the Bank of Parley’s Creek

A midwinter afternoon in Sugarhouse Park, Salt Lake City

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Questing for Wonder in the Fall of 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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Questing for Wonder in the Silver Island Mountains-2020

Introduction On 4 September 2020 Carol and I drove the 65 miles (105 kilometers) around the Silver Island Mountains, a remote range in the Great Salt Lake Desert of Utah. We did not see another person during the loop. ICYMI please see “Questing for Wonder around the Silver Island Mountains-2019.” Here are photos and commentary […]

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Questing for Wonder on a Sunday Afternoon Walk

Street photography?

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Questing for Wonder while Hiking to Dog Lake

Alpine wildflowers arranged by Nature

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Questing for Wonder with 1.7-Billion-Year-Old Rocks

Rock Art?

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