Back in the 90s, I was on a wildlife shoot at Prairie Winds Wildlife Rescue Center in Colorado. They set a bear free (I did it a few other times, one with a mountain lion, another with wolves). While all the other photographers were keeping a safe distance from the bear, I, naturally, got down to her level, and in her personal space. She trotted right over to me, kissed the camera, then stood on the camera and gave me…
I’ve lived in little Anthem, AZ for 6 weeks now and am learning the nuances of a small town where everyone knows everyone. So I decided to test the gossip grapevine and provide very limited information about myself, just to see how that info gets morphed through the grapevine.Share your ideas with me on how to have some fun with this!Upon leaving the gym one night this week, I noticed a snake hanging out in the driveway of the gym…
My first day in Arizona involved driving a 15 ft truck laden with my earthly belongings head first into a monsoon. Apparently August is “monsoon season” in Phoenix, (a fact that no one bothered to mention to me before I decided to move there.) A monsoon is a collection of strong dust storms, incredible lightning shows, and blinding rain. Beautiful to watch from a distance, but terrifying to drive into, which is exactly what I did driving the last stretch…
Well, this weekend I made the 15 hour trip from Denver to Phoenix to take the cats and my car down. I fly back in a few days to collect my belongings in a truck for a leisurely 3 day drive to Arizona to visit the sites, take lots of pictures, and reflect on my old life, and new adventure. The first 4 hours of the drive were noisy, as the cats loudly declared their unhappiness at being stuffed into…