Photographed in a canyon near the tiny town of Bluff, Utah.
Geologists have a saying – rocks remember.
—Neil Armstrong
Tag: sandstone
Chaos
“Out Of The Office”
Until early October I’m trading the tidy confines of my office-cum-spare bedroom for the expansive elbow room of the desert Southwest. If plans (and weather) hold up, my friend Ulrich Rossmann and I will experience new-to-us locations in several states, including New Mexico, which until now has always been a bit too far away.
Here’s a rocky duo from northern Arizona from 2012, and a wish that autumn arrives with gentle hands.
I search for surprise in my architecture. A work of art should cause the emotion of newness. —Oscar Niemeyer
Keys? Bowling? Tires? Time?
The answer is, none of the above. When I hear the word spare I think of simple, strong designs, of landscapes I’ve visited, and there’s nowhere more spare…sparse…than the desert.
October Light
Every season offers special delights, none more so than Autumn.
My favorite color is October. —unknown
October is a hallelujah! —John Nichols
Shadows Big As Dreams
“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.”
—Albert Einstein
Rockin’ Into March
As fog and rain returns to the Willamette Valley, my mind wanders back to sunnier days in Nevada.
“My marriage is on the rocks again, yeah, my wife
just broke up with her boyfriend.” —Rodney Dangerfield
Dawn’s Early Light
“Learning how to be still, to really be still and let
life happen—that stillness becomes a radiance.”
—Morgan Freeman
Listening For Thunder 