Birds of a Feather
Sun rising behind the dark silhouettes of winter trees which fringe the water at the Colusa National Wildlife Refuge near Sacramento California. Here snow …
Travels Revisited, Wuhan Recall
In Wuhan, 2002, bicycles, often shared, and often carrying large unwieldy loads were the main mode of transport. There were few cars in the provincial …
Enchanting Pumpkins
Dancing Pumpkin by Yayoi Kusama in the New York Botanical Garden. This powerful pumpkin bronze sculpture, painted in black and yellow, is sixteen feet tall and …
Iceland is a Land of Contrasts
Near Grundafjordur, a small fishing town on the western Snaefellsnes peninsula, is this iconic volcanic cone, Kirjufell.
Nudging the Arctic Circle, yet …
L. A. is Back, Here’s the Scoop
Tulips by Jeff Koons in the central gallery of The Broad. Made of mirror-polished stainless steel with a transparent color coating, they are almost like a …
The Year The World Shut Down
Cherry trees and azaleas blooming in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, March 2021. In Japan cherry blossoms, Sakura, are synonymous with Spring and a time of …