Ever feel like you’re running in circles? Last weekend, Sam and I watched people doing just that. Running in circles. With dogs. Some were professionals, earning a paycheck running in circles at events like this, an American Kennel Club show hosted by the Hurricane Ridge Kennel Club in Sequim, Washington, July 29 – 31. The word for the day … More Running With Dogs, Part 1
One day, while on a walk, my mind was turning over thoughts, like rocks being polished in a tumbler. Repetitious thoughts, creating a lot of noise in the head that distracted from being Present. They were kind of a downer, too. Then, I realized I was looking down at the ground while all this thinking was … More It’s Looking Up!
Artist Robert Mapplethorpe observed that flowers are the sexual organs of a plant, therefore naturally sexy. I don’t recall where I saw the quote. Mapplethorpe is enjoying a resurgence of appreciation. People have forgotten, or are too young to remember, the controversy over the sexuality of his photographs. Interesting that humans respond to flowers with emotional arousal as flowers are meant for insects … More Sexy by Nature
Calling All Dogs Social media is quite effective for calls to action. It has been instrumental in many political revolutions and upheavals around the world. I’m getting acquainted with social media via a class at the local college. My dog Sam will be using these platforms to share his journey as a therapy dog. Messages of the moment or … More Social Media Call to Action
There is a revolution going on in marketing and public relations. The theater of engagement is social media. The star of the show is Storytelling, whose magic is worked via the various platforms, facebook, youtube, twitter, instagram, ad infinitum. Coca cola, with 86 million followers and fans, is an example of successful storytelling across multiple social media platforms. They recently … More Social Media Magic
I had a great experience with Adobe a while back. I’m a Creative Cloud customer. It began with my taking advantage of their student rates for the complete suite of products. At that time it was $17.99 a month for a year. I forgot about the year part of the equation until it was up and my bill more … More In the Cloud with Adobe
People have been telling stories visually since they found images could be drawn on a cave wall. This evolved to painting and drawing on other surfaces, to processing images on film via photography, then cinematography, now digitally. A photograph used to be documentary evidence of a reality. That truth is kept alive via photojournalism. However, with the … More Visual Storytelling
This is a journal of my travels photographing and writing about the Olympic Peninsula and surrounding Puget Sound area. I want to help people considering a visit learn about this environmentally and culturally diverse area. My dog Sam is a constant companion. If you travel with a dog you can find out about dog friendly activities and places. What would you … More Visiting the Olympic Peninsula
Mr. Sammy’s Circle of Love The world needs a good dog, and that’s Sam. Sam is my dog, an English Pointer. Many a person has said, “Oh, I don’t like dogs,” or, “My dog doesn’t like dogs.” That changes when they meet Sam. Mr. Sammy unabashedly gives love, and no one can resist. He has … More Sam’s Circle of Love
We’ve all had moments when we’ve run short of ideas. While there is an ebb and flow to creativity there are things one can do to break loose the blockage. Reading is one. Photographer Chase Jarvis has a list of six books he goes to when he feels blocked in his creativity. I’ve added one to the list, … More It’s Foggy Inside
Wild Rover Travels 