“How do you feel?” Sandi asked this morning. I’d just gotten the Covid vaccine yesterday.”Great!” I replied. Only I wasn’t thinking of the vaccine. I was thinking about the effects of the last couple of weeks on my body – mostly vegetables and no processed sugar.On our drive home from getting the vaccine we listened […]
We visited Tempe, AZ, so I decided to focus on Arizona’s landscape for a few days. While there, I started working on some maps to convey the sense of my experience. We went out on a pontoon boat through the Salt River Canyon, but much of Arizona is desert, so I learned more about these. […]
When you can’t travel, why not think about past trips. Trips aren’t just about the moment, they also cause your world view to change. I would have had no mental image of the Galapagos had we not gone there. By working on this map, I feel like I better understand the past in a way […]
I should be out taking photos in Burlington County, NJ. We finally have some decent sun. And I realize that it’s still March, but I could get a decent map cover photo.This morning I wanted to capture a different feel. And I worked with a basic Impasto Oil in Affinity Photo. The scene is Treasure […]
Here’s what I’m listening to these days. Shawn Stevenson’s podcast, The Model Health Show. I feel like he is smart, grounded, and provides a valuable perspective (including episodes related to the virus or social turmoil). Shawn’s from Ferguson, Missouri. And as the experience of racial profiling and more has come to dominate the news, I […]
I was listening to a podcast yesterday, and Elizabeth Gilbert commented that the human imagination is infinite. I thought this was worth pondering. But something else worth observing is a cluster of leaves that reach out above the canopy. Or a break in the trees where you can see a city skyline.This morning I spent […]
Waiting or striving? Consuming or producing? Maybe these are dualisms, and maybe they aren’t accurate. But the concept of biding time and finding purpose is very real for people who would normally be working long hours. What follows probably isn’t of interest to anybody, but this is a glimpse of what I’m up to at […]
This morning I was learning about Snellenburg’s, a department store that was on Market Street across from Reading Terminal. I had been reading the WPA Guide from 1937, comparing it to the Baedeker’s London Guide from 1911 that Paul Bunting loaned me. The Baedeker’s Guide has more interesting information as well as somewhat mundane information. […]
Today I made this painting in Photoshop based on a photo I took yesterday as we flew over Harrisburg. Pennsylvania was a ripple of farm valleys between tree covered mountain ridges. This scene from the air is south of where Juniata River runs into the Susquehanna by Duncannon.This has been a really frustrating day. What […]