Water Reflections
I should have spent more time playing with the water reflections rather than whatever was going on over my head. Tiny little creek, doesn't even have a name. Should have…
The Abstract Qualities of Water
I prefer a representation of the abstract qualities of water over it's painfully detailed rendering. I know what water looks like. Take a shot. Zoom in and take another shot.…
What to do What to do
One of these days I'm going to figure out what to do with all these pictures I take. I find myself out wandering just shooting with no real thought given…
Perception Versus Reality
Apparently I wrote Perception Versus Reality on August 22, 2009, then did nothing with it. On my computer desktop is a folder called Articles To Write. In it are 43…
There was a Point to This
There was a point to this, all these pictures, but I'll be damned if I can remember any more. When I head out fishing, taking pictures is somewhere in the…
The Art of Shoveling Snow
A long time ago I used to paint and draw. I found a couple of small drawings I did back then, but it was unusual for me to do things…
The things in my yard, or…
...why my neighbors avoid me. For some reason my wife agreed to this. Some vague plan to use it as a planter, or something like that. With the river muskie…
A Fishing Life Plan
The summer of 1996, I was driving out to the Fox River. I no longer recall why. I was 40 years old and had never fished a river before. I…
It Could be Anywhere
Those who know me also know I've used the phrase "It Could be Anywhere" in reference to where I fish here in the northeast corner of Illinois. Even in this…