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...

Turn the Tables

Photo and Commentary ©2025 by Russell Jurgensen Thursday, January 30, 2025 When contemplating various issues, it is often useful to look at them from different perspectives. The phrase “Turn the Tables” comes to mind. The common definition of this phrase...