Discovering the Grain
My father was a German master cabinet maker. New projects began with a trip to the small town lumber yard where we lived. He would look through the various…
Something Old is New Again
It's very interesting how things that we're struggling with "all of a sudden" resolve. One day, without notice, something that has been taking away so much of our physical…
New Beginnings
©IBKimage2012 Dear Readers, I'm back from my summer sabbatical of sorts and happy to be. The discipline of a weekly blog makes me think more clearly about a theme…
Swimming
Hello Dear Readers, Like the beautiful colored trout in a Colorado stream, I've been a bit "under water" (groan) for the last few weeks and thus no blog.…
Stop
Having always been a curious sort from the time I was young, I'd sometimes get into trouble - especially if I asked people about things they'd rather not…
Photo Friends
I've been away for a photography workshop with Frans Lanting and associates in Santa, Cruz California. (www.lanting.com) I first heard of Lanting when he and two other world renowned…
Endings
With major transitions, come new challenges and responses. This sound so obvious, but ask the survivors of a bombing in Boston if their lives will not be forever changed…
One Season Following Another
In the midst of major drought in our mile high city of Denver, it blesses me to know that tulips can "spring" up out of the driest of dry…
Mit der Wahl, Kommt die Qual
German was my native language and after my family immigrated to the U.S. when I was almost six, I'm happy to say that my wise mother continued to encourage…