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Content Published January 7, 2018

Dappled Light at the Pond

There are several reasons why I choose to sit by a body of water to think. Regardless of the reason, it becomes for me a parasitic experience: with me taking what I need at the time, and then leaving, not changing the mood of the water one tiny bit.

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Content Published April 10, 2016

Life in a Summer Pond

A time to sit and watch reflections and ripples under a spreading maple tree.

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Content Published April 8, 2016

Sunrise at Wimbee Creek

Stripped of the typical colors of sunrise, the salt marsh shows us its unique character of light.

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Content Published March 27, 2016

Sunrise at Wimbee Creek

Order We typically associate watery sunrises with warm rich colors bouncing off clouds and the water, but take away the colors and you see what's really important and new.

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Content Published January 20, 2016

Moon Setting Over Mount Moran

It was so quiet, you could almost hear the moon setting.

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Content Published December 14, 2015

Music at the Pond

Martin houses create a musical score on a pond.

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Content Published October 27, 2015

Reflections on the Potomac

The Potomac River runs from deep in the Appalachian Mountains to the Chesapeake Bay....it makes a wide swath through the American Piedmont, and we make big bridges to cross it.

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Content Published October 11, 2015

Early Morning Hunt on the Potomac

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Content Published October 11, 2015

Leesburg Sentinel, Winter

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Content Published October 11, 2015

Fog on Pond, Early Morning

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Content Published July 21, 2015

Moose in Pond, Grand Tetons NP

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Content Published January 8, 2014

Traunstein and Traunkirche

This scene, with the busy little village of Bad Traunstein at my back, jumped out at me as I thought “what a beautiful spot for a chapel.”

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Content Published December 3, 2013

Koenigsee on a Rainy Morning

Soft diffused light and rain clouds in the Alps around Bertesgaden, as a boat makes its way down the lake.

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Content Published April 4, 2012

Bridge to Nowhere

I was faced with this heavy, mysterious fog just beginning to lift over the Potomac River, and watched in wonder.

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