Heliconus melpomeme

Photo and Commentary ©2025 by Robert Howson Tuesday, February 4, 2025 The words beauty and symmetry almost go hand-in-hand, not synonymous but so closely linked they seem inseparable. It’s the reason why we are drawn to a snowy mountain’s mirror image reflected in a...

God Will Take Care of You

Photo and Commentary ©2025 by Cheryl Boardman Monday, February 2, 2025 I saw these sego lilies blooming on Tubbs Hill in Coeur d’Alene several years ago. This is a great place to do a loop trail (half of it along the lake shore) and there are lots of different...

Tree Tour

Photo and Commentary ©2025 by Shelley Schurch Sunday, February 2, 2025 I enjoy Christmas trees, ours and others. If I were in your home, gazing upon your tree (no, I don’t expect yours is still up, although ours is), I would like nothing better than a tour of your...

Shakey’s

Photo and Commentary ©2025 by Maylan Schurch Sabbath, February 1, 2025 A couple of weeks ago a pizza place near our neighborhood closed its doors. Shelley and I felt pangs of nostalgia when we heard about this. We moved to this area in 2005, and since it’s on our...

Afterlife

Photo and Commentary ©2025 by Maylan Schurch Friday, January 31, 2025 A few minutes ago, as I started writing this blog, I felt a sharp pang of disappointment. It’s because, squinting closely at the drugstore photo above, I discovered that the product’s name isn’t...