As Covid-19 bore down on us, and not yet being fully cognizant of all that meant, an organization to which I belong went ahead with our planned annual conference in Jacksonville, FL. I had not considered not going, but as I headed to the airport, I wondered… It was a good conference. No one got sick. But after I got home, I learned that the woman I had lunch with on the last day learned after she got home that she had been exposed before going to the conference. She never got sick, nor did I. But I needed no…

I just went to my calendar and scheduled this year’s trillium walk. It has become a “must do” for me every February. Trillium is an ephemeral wildflower. If you don’t go at the right time, you will not get to see them. Many Louisiana wildflowers bloom on and on, some for months. Not so trillium. It’s here today, gone next week. It’s name comes from its trinitarian structure: three leaves, three sepals offset from the leaves so that they cover the edges where the leaves meet, and three flame-like petals. We have three species in Louisiana, all having red flowers….

Kansas City seems to like my photographs! I’m in at least one exhibit in Kansas City most of the time. Right now, I have pieces in two galleries, the Jones Gallery in the heart of the KC cultural district, and the Kansas City Stockyards Gallery in the Livestock Exchange Building that brings together a mix of business and art. After being invited into the Jones Gallery several times in 2019, I decided to attend their monthly “First Fridays” opening reception for the January Group Show. My piece in that show was “Take Flight,” which has been featured here more than…