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I have been going to this place for many years. Not so much lately. I have neglected it. My perpetual busy-ness sometimes crowds out the best things. But back in October 2021, I was on my way home north on LA 165 after a challenging day that had left my spirit hanging by a thread. I got to this spot–an abandoned quarry just a few miles north of Pollock, La.–as the sun was declining in the sky. So I pulled off the road and got out with my camera. It worked its healing magic for me once again. So it’s…

That’ll Teach!

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Last Thursday was a very fine day. The weather was gorgeous and I got to do one of my most gratifying things: Go into nature with a bunch of kids and get them interested in what’s out there. The kids were high school students from Caldwell Parish. The place was the Charles Allen Nature Preserve along the Ouachita River near Columbia, La. Dr. Joydeep Bhattacharjee, biology professor at University of Louisiana Monroe, also brought his ecology class from ULM. I got to talk to them briefly, but spent most of my time with the kids and their teachers. What is…

The Human Element

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You might not have noticed, but I photograph people, too! It’s not that I don’t enjoy photographing people. It is that I’m a bit shy about it, plus always concerned about being a nuisance. So it always helps when hard hats notice me lurking around a construction site with my camera and spontaneously strike a pose for me! That’s how Say “Cheese?” happened. On a cold day in St. Louis, Mo., these guys were high over my head–I’m guessing 6-8 stories up–when I caught their eyes. I held up the camera, they posed, and I got one delightful shot. On…

All New

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The theme of the show is “New Beginnings” and it is the first show of a new online photography venue called World Photo Club. Of course, I applied! Two of my examples of “new beginnings” were accepted for the show. If you’ve been following me for awhile, you know I love details and this show gave me an opportunity to show off detail shots. Pawpaw leaves actually get quite big, but these brand new barely unfurled leaves at the end of a twig really caught my eye. You might say they “signaled” spring, new growth, lovely blossoms, and delicious fruit…

Two Online

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Online art shows have taken the art world by storm! Las Laguna Gallery in Laguna Beach, CA, always has both brick & mortar and online versions of their shows. Turn on Your Heart Light is my contribution to their current “50 or Older” show, and that show title is about the age of the artists featured, not the art works! The show is available online here through the entire month of August. (My piece is on page 12 of the online gallery.) The landscape in this photo is a quarry along Highway 165 south of Monroe that was bulldozed into…