At least once per week, Bethany and I take a "walk to the pond". We follow a trail through the fields to sit on a bench together, like old people. I took this photo on one of our walks a …
Passion
Dad to son, "What should I title my post on Beautiful and True"? "Passion," he replies. "Passion? This post is about Ponderosa pine pollen on a Perstemon, how is that passion?" I asked. "You can learn from me," the 13-year-old …
Gentle
Don't you love rain falling on soft leaves? When I was a kid my older brother told me that science has proved that rain makes you feel good because it gives off "positive ions". I was seven, so that worked. …
Inexplicable
Taxol (chemical structure below), considered an essential medicine for treatment of cancers, was first discovered in the bark of the Pacific Yew tree in 1971, but this photo is not of the bark of a Yew tree. In 1955 the …
Generations
We sacrifice for the next generation. Love for our children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews compels us to give what we can to help them thrive. As it should. Life is generational and this palm challenged me to consider the extent …
River
Two new friends took me into the wilderness today, to Eleven Mile Canyon, to go fly fishing for the first time. Not far from home, maybe closer to it. How many million years does it take for water to carve …
Life in bold color
My friend and I had a bet that the first one to net $1 million in a single year - the other guy had to buy him breakfast. Twenty years later I bought him breakfast. He was there for me …
Why the moment matters
I returned to San Diego, my former home, to visit a friend who is dying. Way too young. I took a day to stare at the Pacific, to think about what makes things "matter". Vastness can do that to you, …
