Monthly Archives: October 2011

The Bridalveil

Wreathed in Alpenglow I told you I had been thinking about the valley recently. When last I was there, our camp stove broke and we bought sandwiches and sat on the edge of a swollen Merced to watch the last rays of light hit the saddle of the Bridalveil. The river was high. Never before...

The Bridalveil, wreathed in Alpenglow

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Occupation

Apropos of the protests I was in Madison, Wisconsin during the dust-up over the collective bargaining rights of public employees. I wandered out unto the steps of the capitol building before sunrise. There were posters in the windows and a few people on the streets with signs in support of public employees. The fervor over...

Occupation

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A library is a dangerous place

The Cecil H. Green Library at Stanford Libraries are dangerous places. You step into the stacks, pick up a book and you never know what you’re going to learn. Fujifilm RVP 100, Sinar F1, 90mm f/8, 3:30 exposure, pulled 1.0 stops. I had to sign a release and speak with the administration to be allowed...

A library is a dangerous place

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Thinking about the valley

and missing it Saw the valley from the plane back from Indiana. Thinking about when I can get back. This is from 11 months ago, dawn.

Halfdome sunrise

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The Ocher Seive

A return to fond memories This is a post about returning to well-loved places and reconnecting. I traveled to Bloomington, Indiana last week for a family wedding and I found some time to grab a snap or two around campus. The leaves were turning and the Gothic facades of campus were framed by reds and...

Beck Chapel, Indiana University, Bloomington

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