Cross Support

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Maylan Schurch Sabbath, August 31, 2024 After a bit of online searching, my wife Shelley came up with the name of the flowers in the photo above (panicle hydrangeas), which I snapped earlier this week in our neighborhood. It’s obvious...

Influence

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Maylan Schurch Friday, August 30, 2024 This past Monday morning in a walk in our neighborhood, I noticed an unusual dark streak in the clouds. For a moment I was puzzled, but then noticed the jet contrail to the left, and also the sun,...

Tide Pools

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Russell Jurgensen Thursday, August 29, 2024 This picture interested me not because of the sea anemones in the tide pool but because of the people crowding around to look. The granddaughter is exercising healthy caution upon encountering a...

Shelter In The Storm (part 2)

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Darren Milam Wednesday, August 28, 2024 In a recent entry, I mentioned the weather we had and how it was unusual for the time of year. There was heavy rain and wind. During a visit to the garden, between downpours, I found this little...

Viceroy

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Robert Howson Tuesday, August 27, 2024 As far back as grade school I can remember being told that the Monarch butterfly, with which we were all familiar, had a double that mimicked the appearance of the well-known species. We knew this...

He Is Faithful

Photo and Commentary ©2024 by Cheryl Boardman Monday, August 26, 2024 This photo was taken in Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada, on a family trip ten years ago. This is an iconic scene on Maligne (last part pronounced as lean) Lake. I used to think the view was...