Last week I was so excited to find out my book, " Birding Journal: Through the Seasons " was on Tina Fey's new show, ...

Last weekend Christina and I walked over to Evanston to sketch St. Mark's church.  Every time I get off the highway I drive by this...

Friday night there was a steady rain and George convinced me that it was the magical night he had been waiting for for weeks...the night...

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." -Ralph Waldo Emerson Whe...

When we first moved in to our house a neighbor across the street gave us a cutting of her beefeater begonia.  Twelve years later it is s...

Last week Christina , Amy and I sketched at the Krohn Conservatory .  I decided to sketch a huge philodendron that overhangs the waterf...

I have had these scallop-edged cards in my stationary box for years and decided it was time to make something with them.  I started by m...

I have always loved the odd, bulbous growths (called burls) found on some trees and the other day I stopped to look at one in a neighbor...

"I thought you went for a walk, not a swim!" was George's comment when I returned home the other day and showed him the ph...

I haven't been posting much lately because I have been holed up in my house avoiding the cold weather.  But yesterday a friend asked...

Wishing you peace, love and joy.

I decided to make a linocut print for my Christmas card this year.  Above you can see the final print and below are photos of the linocu...

Aside from the elephant seals I was also impressed by some other great beings on my California trip...the giant redwood trees.  And a g...

Last week I visited my friend who lived in Santa Cruz and we took a walk one day along the beach at Capitola.  As we were walking up to ...