Category Archives: Photography

Animal, Vegetable, Mineral

The stone walls in Jordan make the perfect canvas for portraits of flowers and ants.

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What Happens in Vegas …

I’ve heard that people either love Las Vegas, or they hate it. I don’t love it. And yet, I  recommend you see it – once. I think in the early days Vegas sought to imitate – perhaps even parody – … Continue reading

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Purple

There isn’t any deep philosophical theme to today’s post, just a collection of interesting flowers, starting with this purple thistle. They are lovely to look at, but not so nice to walk through. This picture was taken at Umm Qais … Continue reading

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Inukshuk Update

When I wrote about Inukshuks in Jordan, I mentioned that it was not uncommon to see Inukshuks in Canada. Sure enough, this past weekend when we were in Williamstown, I spotted a “family” of them by a pond. I couldn’t … Continue reading

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Williamstown

This weekend the unexpected came together, complementing, contrasting, and enriching the moment. It was a funeral. Well, technically it was the inurnment ceremony for Helen, but the sadness that accompanies any passing was still the same. But on the other … Continue reading

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Clouds Over Jordan

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Spring in Jordan

My first visit to Jordan was in the fall, so when I returned in the spring I was somewhat surprised at the number and variety of flowers. I’ll show just two samples here- these, and some cactus flowers. There is … Continue reading

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Extremes

Today I want to talk about extremes – and about focus. Both change everything. For a while now I’ve been reminiscing about my recent trip to Jordan. For a change of pace, I’ve been inserting the occasional picture from a … Continue reading

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Twice As Lucky

If a rainbow is good luck, then this must be twice as lucky. I’m not sure about that, but I do know it was twice as impressive.

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Petra Revisited

The colors in Petra are amazing – almost unreal. If you saw something like this in a theme park, you would probably criticize it for looking so fake. But this is very real. At first glace these bands look like … Continue reading

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