Six Word Photo Story: Freestyle — Plotting and scheming about tomorrow’s hike The rocks had fluoresced. The silence had fallen. The high desert had wrapped us in her chilly November embrace. …

The “fluorescence” lasts for just a few minutes at sunrise and sunset — It lasts for just a few minutes — that almost ethereal wash of glowing red that bathes the, already-red, rocks of Sedona each sunrise and sunset. We’re here for Thanksgiving, in a little rented house that backs up to this view of the rocks. And this was the glow we…

Sunrise in Maui — There is a pink that happens here at sunrise and sunset. It skims the sea and lights Moloka’i on fire. It creeps up over the hills behind me and spreads its fingers across the sky, ricocheting into the ocean.

Six Word Photo Challenge: Freestyle — Fire in the morning Maui sky Iwoke to this amazing sky on our first morning in Maui. I am much more of a night owl than an early bird, but, because of the time change there, I am always up for dawn in Hawaii. And nature presented us with a spectacular show that morning. This photo…

I’d seen the signs for the protected Nēnē Hawaiian Goose, but I’d never seen one before — While stopped at the entrance for the Haleakala National Park in Maui, I spotted a bright yellow sign cautioning protection for the Nēnē birds. I’d seen similar signs before in Kauai, but I had never actually seen a Nēnē. My curiosity had been piqued. …

Testing out my new iPhone 14 Pro Max on one of my favorite flowers — While the iPhone will never shoot quite as good of a photo as my Nikon Z9 or my Nikon Z7II, each generation of phones gets closer and closer. I just upgraded to the iPhone 14 Pro Max, which has been getting rave reviews. And I have done some testing out…

A day at the Orange County Museum of Art — When I think of polyester, I think of the stretchy outfits my mom and grandma used to wear in the 70s. So I was somewhat shocked to discover that the Fred Eversley display in the new Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA) was not glass but a form of polyester. …

Six Word Photo Challenge: Freestyle — Maui lizards like watching sunsets too While sipping a cold glass of chardonnay and listening to a little music on our Sonos speaker at sunset the other day from our balcony in Maui, my husband and I realized that we were not the only ones enjoying the spectacular view unfolding in front of us. This cute…

A couple of weeks in photos — You’ve probably heard of Schrödinger’s cat. Well, now there is Schrödinger’s Covid. It’s when your viral loads are not high enough to test positive on a home test, but you know you’ve been exposed (or in my case — are living with) someone with Covid and you develop symptoms. Three…