Bison, a Wooden Puzzle
Last month I assembled the Agate puzzle from Nervous Systems, an intricately cut wooden puzzle. Turns out that there is more than one company that creates wooden jigsaw puzzles! This month I’m taking … Read more
Geode Puzzle by Nervous Systems
I recently completed the most unusual jigsaw puzzle I’ve ever assembled. It’s called the Geode Puzzle and is made by Nervous Systems. The puzzle is made of laser cut birch plywood, cut in … Read more
High Waters at Kanopolis
After days of rain, followed by snow, the water level Kanopolis Lake is getting quite high. They are releasing a record amount of water which makes for a thunderous scene at the spillway. … Read more
Painting with Fountain Pen Ink
Both as a distraction from current events and as a new creative venture, I used fountain pen ink to create a few different watercolor paintings a couple of days ago. The ink is … Read more
Leaning Elevator of Lindsborg
Built in 1961, it started leaning almost immediately. The story is that it was filled prematurely, before everything had set. An emergency release of the stored grain prevented the problem from getting any … Read more
Old Fall River Road in the Fall
Taking a needed respite from current affairs, we ducked over to Colorado for a few days to catch the fall colors. The Old Fall River Road to the very top of Rocky Mountain … Read more
Seven from Nine
September has always been a good month for taking pictures. Something about the changing light, angle of the sun and the beginning of fall colors adds a little extra. Following are seven photos … Read more
August 9th
There were days And there were days And there were days between Some dates resonate over and over in folks lives, almost serving as a portent of momentous things to come. August 9th … Read more
Scenes from Early 2018
It’s the so-called dog days of summer and there’s nothing new to blog about. So I thought I’d share a selection of my favorite photos from the first 7 months of the year, … Read more