Now that I have a speed light I find myself looking for settings in which I can practice using it. On Wednesday night one such opportunity presented itself in the form of a community round table discussion, anchored by Dr. Clarence B. Jones. Out of respect for the panelists, I tended not to use the…
Month: June 2017
Standing With History
I am a lover of history. So I was overjoyed when I found out Palmyra was inviting a living piece of history to come and be honored by our community. Dr. Clarence B. Jones is scholar and civil rights worker who is perhaps best known as an advisor, personal attorney, and speech writer for Dr….
Fiction Tuesday – Announcements
Today’s blog continues my long-neglected satirical fantasy, In The Land of the Penny Gnomes Will joined with the others in his party as they awaited Bug’s order to move out. Their vehicles were to be left behind, as their engines had too much potential to attract attention, so everything the group would need was carried…
First Flash
I will be taking a trip to Portland, Oregon at the end of June in order to follow my former boss around with a camera 1. As we’ll be indoors at a conference center for the majority of our time, I thought it might be worth investing in an inexpensive flash for the project. After…
Together
I took the photo presented below just over a year ago to be part of ABCNJ’s Sacred Safe Spaces initiative. There’s so much about the photo I love. I love how the late Winter light creates deep shadows which bring out the natural texture of skin. I love the range of skin tones coming together…
Painfully Hopeful
When I started this blog nine years ago I pondered the name I wanted to give it. I recalled the John Cleese movie, clockwise, which my pastor told me about while I was in college. In it Cleese protrayed a school administrator who was a time management expert, and was invited to teach others his…
