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BigLaw Blues
This week, I bring you the Vermilion Flycatcher. I photographed this bird in Tucson last March while I was there on a lawyer boondoggle (also known as continuing legal education). At the time, I thought I’d photographed a Scarlet Tanager, … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Alcoholism, Birds, Law, Lawyer, Nature, Photography, Sobriety, Tucson, walking, Wine
Tagged 100-Day Sober Challenge, Alcoholism, BigLaw, Birds, Digital Photography, Digital single-lens reflex camera, law, Lawyer, nature, Nikon, Nikon D3200, Photography, Scarlet Tanager, Sobriety, Tucson, Vermilion Flycatcher
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Waiting to Exhale
I posted a status on Facebook last night at around 8:30 pm: “Almost. Just a few more hours. I’m not going to say anything more, lest I jinx us.” Which apparently was enough to set off a giant sobbing jag. … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Rescue, Cats, Great Bear Rainforest, Photography, Travel
Tagged Alcoholism, Animal Rescue, animals, British Columbia, Cats, Death and Grief, Death of a sibling, Great Bear Rainforest, Grief, Lightroom, nature, Nikon, Nikon D3200, outdoors, Photography, Spirit Bear, Stray Cat, Stray Cats, Travel
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Gitche Gumee
I just returned from a short trip to my father’s cabin on Lake Superior in Northern Ontario. The last time I was up in August 2011, my father and brothers were still alive. My parents went up every summer in … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's, Canada, Death and Grief, Dementia, Elderly Parents, Grief, Healing, Lake Superior, Nature, Ontario, Travel
Tagged Alzheimer's, Birds, Canada, Chipmunks, Death, Death and Grief, Dementia, Elderly Parents, Family, Father, Gitche Gumee, Grief, Grieving, Lake Superior, Loons, mental-health, nature, Ontario, outdoors, Photography, Travel, vacation
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Finding Flow
I am in the midst of an epic battle with myself to re-find my rhythm. My flow. I’ve had it at several intervals over the past decade, but I haven’t regained it since I rid myself of Mack nearly three … Continue reading
Posted in Death and Grief, Exercise & Fitness, Great Bear Rainforest, Healing, Health, Hiking, Insomnia, Nature, Orcas Island, Overactive Bladder, Travel, walking, Writing
Tagged Abusive Relationships, Anxiety, meditation, mental-health, nature, Orcas Island, outdoors, present moment, stress, Travel, Writing
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Slate Gray
Last night my mom called me from her assisted living home. Her cousin, my Uncle Gary, had died. Gary has been sick for years. Diabetes, kidney disease, dialysis, heart attacks. He’s younger than my mother. Seventy-four, we guessed. His father, … Continue reading
Posted in Death and Grief, Elderly Parents, Lake Superior, Ontario
Tagged Death, Death and Grief, Grief, Mid-Life
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Introversion, A Character Defect?
“Get your nose out of that book and go outside and play! You need some fresh air,” my mother would say. I’d go begrudgingly, where I’d sit in the front yard and pet the cat. And steal glances at the … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Cats, Death and Grief, Introversion, Mid-Life, Nature, Photography, Travel, Tulum
Tagged aging, animals, Birds, Cats, Death and Grief, Finches, Gold Finch, Grief, Introversion, Mexico, nature, outdoors, Pelicans, Photography, Travel, Tulum
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Desert Boondoggle–Part Deux
I recently returned from our annual work boondoggle in Tucson. I took my Nikon D3200 for a second go at desert photos. Last year, I’d just gotten the camera and had no idea what I was doing. I felt more … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Nature, Photography, Travel, Tucson
Tagged Birds, nature, Nikon D3200, outdoors, Photography, Relationships, Saguaro, Travel, Tucson
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Great Bear Rainforest Day 4 Part Deux
Here we go, the next installment of my Great Bear Rainforest adventure. For those of you who missed it, the rainforest is located on Canada’s west coast (British Columbia) between the southern tip of Alaska and the north end of … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Great Bear Rainforest, Great Bear Rainforest, Nature, Photography, Travel
Tagged Alaska, Bald Eagle, Birds, British Columbia, Canada, First Nation, Great Bear Rainforest, Hartley Bay British Columbia, Ketchikan, ketchikan alaska, nature, Nikon, Nikon D3200, outdoors, Photography, Raven, Seal, Travel, Travelogues, Vancouver Island
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Great Bear Rainforest Day 4 Part 1
It’s time for my next installment of the Great Bear Rainforest Adventure. This day includes lots of fog and mist on the fjords, whales, sea planes, salmon fishing, seals, and eagles. As our journey progresses and I become more familiar … Continue reading
Posted in Great Bear Rainforest, Great Bear Rainforest, Photography, Sophie, Travel
Tagged British Columbia, Great Bear Rainforest, Great Bear Rainforest Adventure, Hartley Bay British Columbia, Humpback Whales, John Prine, nature, Neil Young, Nikon, Nikon D3200, Photography, Travel, Veruca Salt
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Vanilla Yogurt and Greek Goddesses–Great Bear Rainforest Day 3
September 4, Wednesday Day 3 of my adventure was relatively uneventful. We left our anchorage somewhere on the southernmost tip of Alaska and motored until 4:00 p.m. to our destination–Prince Rupert Sound, British Columbia, where we would pass through customs … Continue reading
