The beauty in the edge
I was an enthusiastic tree climber as a youngster, mounting branch by branch to peek into birds’ nests and feel the bark against my fingers...
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Keep your eye on the sky
I had just come out of the grocery store. My mind was filled with eggs and celery and pork cutlets. Then I turned around and saw this. I was...
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Everything vanishes if you wait long enough
One of the most famous rock formations near Sedona, Arizona is called Coffee Pot Rock. It is shaped like one of those old-fashioned campfire...
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In the eye of the beholder
Some people collect agate marbles or Japanese netsuke. Martha Stewart collects everything! My goals are more modest. I collect textures. So when I...
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The tracks we leave in the sand
One of the amazing attributes of the dry washes in Red Rock country is that they are used as major thoroughfares when water isn’t flooding...
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Where I need to be
There is a quiet spot, just up Oak Creek from the more famous Red Rock Crossing, which has the informal name of Buddha Beach. Sedona is a...
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What stoves and gargoyles have in common
What delights me about this old stove, in addition to the antique vacuum beside it, are the curves and swirls and decorations on the metal panels...
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Above and below the clouds
Cloud edges in the desert appear sharper, because the air is dryer. A monsoon thunderhead can build in minutes, billowing thousands of feet into...
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