PRISMATIST

In the last half of August my wife Kathleen and I visited Alaska. We hadn’t been there in seven years ...

When I was a child I believed that leaves existed in soft, fluffy, green masses in the tops of trees.

Blaming gross dereliction of duty or other misbehaviour on underlings has always been popular among certain kinds of poobahs ...

Spring in Michigan (March thru May) is predictably unpredictable but I love it anyway.

This year I did not send pictures of forsythia and daffodils blooming to my sisters who live in the snow belt ...

I recently ran into the old 60’s word “grok” that some of you will recognize.

Long gone is the common cultural concept of honoring the sabbath as a day of rest and spiritual reflection and renewal.

At the moment, there is a fairly strong likelihood that The Aged Incumbent will not be re-elected in November.

Regardless of your thoughts about the Trump verdict this week, the drama of it reminded me again what it means to live under the rule of law

Many families report considerable resistance when they’ve had to take the car keys away from Dad.

The relentless and courageous Shirley Chisholm wrote, “I don’t love America for what she is, but for what she can become.”

​I’m fascinated by birds - and also by the nests they build.

Long ago – 40 years – in a land far away – Southeast Colorado - I serendipitously discovered my calling.

I love the simplicity and directness of collage.

To paraphrase an old saw, those who can do, and those who can't give advice ... here is mine, for what it's worth, about two cents.

What does a retired bus mechanic with an artistic inclination do when retired?

“What will you do in retirement?” people ask. Travel! is my response and so I started...

Jimmy Buffett died the other day. This was bound to happen sooner or later, but it’s still not easy for me.

I live on a five square mile island, Colington Island, one of the smaller barrier islands of the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

A fascinating story from NM history tells of an unusual collaboration of white, middle-class women and New Mexican Native Americans ...