I'm not sure why, but I decided to photograph feathers today. I usually find a fair number of feathers lying on the ground, particularly...

One of the things that characterized 2020 was the cancellation of musical performances and events. At first, most of us thought...

In November 2019, I was a panelist at King’s College London, for an event about the conductor Constantin Silvestri. I showed a few...

Everyday is a holiday for me, but today started with a light blanket of snow. With temperatures dipping into the 30's last night, the...

When I was working, Apple gave employees the week between Christmas and New Years, and sometimes a day or two before or after. I would...

We spent Christmas Eve at Treehouse Tavern listening to music and eating an assortment of hors d’oeuvres. Treehouse Tavern is a 180...

The last time I visited Yosemite Valley was in April, 2018, for a workshop given by The Ansel Adams Gallery—In the Footsteps of Ansel...

Last year, a friend suggested that I join ASMAC, the American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers. I was hesitant. Although I...

I can’t remember the last time that I attended a choral concert. All of the chorus works I’ve heard in recent years have been part of an...

When I booked my vacation to the Big Island, I never checked that status of the Kilauea volcano. My plans were simply to relax. Then, on...

Planning a trip requires a great deal of research and knowledge of the logistics required to make things go smoothly. I love planning...

The Great Bear Rainforest (GBR) was named in 2016 when British Columbia agreed to protect permanently 85% of the old-growth forested area...

The Columbia River is a waterway that I’ve driven over many times when I lived in Washington State. Yet, I knew little about it until...

On the morning of November 19, 2009, my knowledge of Panama could be summed up with these words—canal, Noriega, and John Darwin, the Brit...

I recently returned from 9 days of hiking in the Eastern Sierra. Many wildflowers were still in bloom, especially above 8,000 ft....

Last year my friends convinced me to grow vegetables. Reluctantly, I got two elevated, raised beds for my back porch and then found an...

Emerging from sheltering at home is like being born again. Many things that I took for granted before, are supremely enjoyable now like:...

On March 18, 2020 (see The Journey Begins) I started writing about my time at home during the pandemic. At that time, the authorities...

When I first stepped onto Main Street in Bodie, it seemed to me as alive as any small town. After a few minutes I began to see how wrong...

On our way back from a recent road trip to the San Juan Islands, we decided to drive the Lost Coast. I think is was more than 20 years...