Finding your voice
reposted from my column at Idahopa.com The hardest thing for me to deal with in my recent career change was my loss of purpose. As a …
05 Dec
Warm light and cold beer…
Warm light and cold beer…
There are two things in my life that I truly love… beer and light. All kidding aside, you really can’t have bad beer or bad light, because …
28 Nov
The song remembers when…
The song remembers when…
The 3×5 card was stained, the words smudged across it’s face, a gritty flour coating covered every inch. My grandmother’s recipe for rolls. I carefully filled my …
31 Aug
She’s New York. I’m Portland She’s water. I’m fire. She’s introspective and thoughtful. I’m explosive and spontaneous. She’s short with dark hair. I am tall with light hair. She hates new things. I seek out the …
31 Aug
“Lost for a moment in the ache of old goodbyes…”
“Lost for a moment in the ache of old goodbyes…”
Photo above is me at age 6 (always a camera and a “cape”) and my kid sister who was always my sidekick. I grinned out the …
22 Aug
Rules for a happy and successful life…
Rules for a happy and successful life…
Sitting on a cold metal chair with a swish of melamine buckling me to a seat is where I sat when I realized who I …
18 Aug
Growing up….
Growing up….
Flipflops tapped on a bright red porch while fingers fluttered over the laptops as two friends from the Register-Guard filled out their unemployment forms on …
17 Aug
Exhausted
Exhausted
There isn’t enough coffee in Seattle to make up for the last couple weeks. Starting a business, shooting weddings, football players, babies, traveling to and from …
28 Jul
Snap, Crackle, Shot….
Snap, Crackle, Shot….
It had been awhile. The month flew by at break-neck-speed. I barely touched my camera, and to be honest I didn’t notice. Between business plans and bookkeeping programs …
01 Jul
The five-year-old girl down the street…
The five-year-old girl down the street…
Is what I called my best friend for weeks when I first met her. Until that is, my Mom said I couldn’t play with that little …