Crystalized Snow on Boxwood The Always Beautiful Canyon Maple (Acer grandidentatum) Meltwater The Backstory The afternoon of Sunday, 8 January 2023 presented a break in precipitation and an above freezing temperature. I love photography’s ability to preserve scenes of nature for us to honor at our leisure. Michael DeCaria Celebrating nature with photography […]
Read more "8 January 2023"About This Post A camera in hand enables actively looking for nature. This post documents an afternoon walk. Maple Tree in December The Crown of a Cloud and the Crown of a Tree A Shy Moon Rising over the Wasatch Mountains A Cheery Winter Sun Illuminates a Maple Tree Documenting […]
Read more "First Quarter Moonrise"1. White Ash (Fraxinus americana) 2. White Ash (Fraxinus americana) Notes Here in northern Utah we had been enjoying weeks of ideal early fall weather: Clear blue skies and temperatures in the low seventies Fahrenheit (low twenties Celsius). Carol and I had been admiring these golden yellow leaves contrasting against the blue […]
Read more "Ash Tree"An October afternoon in the neighborhood And So Fall Begins Maple Tree Endnotes This is the same Rocky Mountain maple (Acer glabrum) I featured in a post one year ago, now updated with a breeze. Thank you, Michael DeCaria Hosting often overlooked wonders with photography and writing
Read more "Maple Tree in the October Breeze"Yesterday while Carol and I were hiking in the White Rock desert, a herd of ten pronghorn crossed our trail 300 meters in front of us. They were in no hurry, and we gladly halted to let them pass. Juvenile Pronghorn Pronghorn Twins Endnote It was a privilege to interact with these animals. […]
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Read more "Lavender Bush in the Breeze"The following photos were taken minutes before the September equinox sunrise. To experience the same serenity and excitement I felt on this walk, I invite you to look at each photo, one at a time, while you inhale slowly and then exhale. Waning Crescent Moon above Grandeur Peak Sunflower at Dawn The sunflowers […]
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Read more "In the Garden"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 […]
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