March 2026

POTD: Slant

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Slant
Bozeman, Montana
2026

It’s only a couple of times a year that I get shadows like this on the worktable in my studio. I haven’t kept track of what times of the year this happens and for how long, but now must be one of those times as I took this photo yesterday. Archeologists of the future might think that Venetian blinds were some sort of crude astronomical calendar. And speaking of which, my calendar, crude or otherwise, tells me this is the Fashion Queen’s birthday. It’s a nice round number, more than that I shouldn’t say. But I have had the privilege of spending more than half of her life with her. I am a better person for it, not mention happier.

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POTD: Slow and Steady Wins the Race

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Slow and Steady Wins the Race
Boulder City, Nevada
2025

This axiom, like many others, doesn’t always ring true. The desert tortoise is listed as a threatened species for a number of reasons, one of which is while crossing the road their slow walking speed leaves them vulnerable to automobiles. As fast as can be is more likely to win the road crossing race. The highway north of Boulder City through the Lake Mead National Recreation Area has 18″  high fences along both sides for miles. I though they were leprechaun fences or something until I found out they were put there to direct tortoises to safe crossings under the highway.

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