Author Archives: Stacy

Cuba – Classic all the way! Gems in Havana.

In 1959, following the revolution, the new leader of Cuba, Fidel Castro, froze the importation of automobiles. Many of the automobiles that were already in Cuba became, through the passage of time, vintage automobiles, often the kind sought out by … Continue reading

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January – Hola Cuba! Installment #1

I have been back from my trip to Cuba and Florida (Ft. Meyers and the Everglades – for bird photography) for about two weeks. A busy work schedule has kept me from thoroughly editing my 5,000 images and identifying the … Continue reading

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December Week 4 – Unknown Pathways Surprise Us.

Recently my spirituality has led me to enjoy the various sights and experiences along the path rather than worry about the destination. Even more, I have been inspired to try different paths such as the fog-laden walkway that rings our … Continue reading

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December week 2 – Entering the Colors of Winter

Winter in many locations is signaled by a blanket of white snow or at least the dormancy of the lush greens of trees and lawns. But it is not so for the Bay Area. Our pattern of drought is getting … Continue reading

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December Week 1 – What is a mushroom?

What is a mushroom? For me a mushroom represents a line, a circle, a curve, a particular color, or a section of a pattern within a composition that tells a bit of nature’s story through my camera lens. Photographing them … Continue reading

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November week 4 – Reshaping the reflection…

I love to photograph things reflected in water. Reflections can be pure mirror images, abstracts created by gentle breezes on the surface of the water, and, sometimes, beautiful designs caused by jumping fish or wiggly Snowy Egret legs stirring up … Continue reading

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Nov. week 3 – The river is flowing back to the sea – HURRAY!

Before the gentle rains arrived this week the waters of the Russian River were flowing leisurely toward the Pacific. But recently the river movement was so slow that there wasn’t enough power behind it to push through the beach sands … Continue reading

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November week 2 – Journey through the Windows

Windows have multi-dimensional meanings. Their framework and panes separate two distinctive worlds. Not just an obvious inside and outside, but an incredible array of the spaces that are either in relationship or in tension with one another. Very much like … Continue reading

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November Week 1 – Feel the sea breezes and give thanks!

In 2010 the famed nature photographer Frans Lanting provided images for a National Geographic Magazine article on water. These words opened the article: “The amount of moisture on Earth has not changed. The water the dinosaurs drank millions of years … Continue reading

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October Week 5 – Seeing Orange: Parts of the Past

This morning I asked the people of the herchurch community if they knew the proper liturgical color for the day. For an answer to this question we usually look to our organist whose shirt color is always in tune with … Continue reading

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