So What’s the Difference?

by | Jul 24, 2025 | Photo Parable

Photo and Commentary ©2025 by Maylan Schurch Friday, July 25, 2025 A few days back on a neighborhood walk I spotted this snazzy red car, whose color seemed to match the two exhortations on its rear window. Once in awhile on rear windshields you see two messages, and...

Starting Small

by | Jul 23, 2025 | Photo Parable

Photo and Commentary ©2025 by Russell Jurgensen Thursday, July 24, 2025 We have had tomato plants in the past, but it has been a few years. So when this plant started producing little green tomatoes, it seemed exciting. It started out as an eight inch tall plant from...

Two Weathervanes Better Than One?

by | Jul 22, 2025 | Photo Parable

Photo and Commentary ©2025 by Darren Milam Wednesday, July 23, 2025 According to Wikipedia, weather vanes—also known as weathervanes or wind vanes—are instruments used to indicate wind direction. Traditionally placed at the highest point of a building, they also serve...

Painted Bunting

by | Jul 21, 2025 | Photo Parable

Photo and Commentary ©2025 by Robert Howson Tuesday, July 22, 2025 It’s easy to see why the Painted Bunting qualifies as North America’s most colorful songbird. It’s also easy to imagine why it might be kept as a popular caged bird in areas south of the United States...

The Eye of Nature

by | Jul 20, 2025 | Photo Parable

Photo ©2016 and Commentary ©2025 by Chuck Davis Monday, July 21, 2025 When travelling in the mountains, safety demands that we observe the clouds. They are nature’s early warning system for changes in the weather. This cloud was intriguing because of its eye-like...

Looking for the Books 

by | Jul 19, 2025 | Photo Parable

Photo and Commentary ©2025 by Shelley Schurch Sunday, July 20, 2025 I try to keep my eyes open, not only so I won’t trip over something in my path, but also so I don’t miss anything beautiful or funny or surprising or otherwise worth seeing. Once in a while I notice...