Beautiful

October 17, 2017

There must have been a good reason for a very young cowboy to get up at five o’clock yesterday and beat the other anglers to the river. Oh…it wasn’t to spend ten hours waving a stick in the air without bringing a trout to the net. It was to see this incredible sunrise and snap […]

Dance fever

October 17, 2017

Who knew that squirrels continue to dance to the song YMCA?

Just like…

October 12, 2017

Just imagine becoming the way you used to be as a very young child, before you understood the meaning of any word, before opinions took over your mind. The real you is loving, joyful, and free. The real you is just like a flower, just like the wind, just like the ocean, just like the […]

Euphoria

October 11, 2017

The word glee is rarely used anymore and maybe we just don’t experience it enough these days. It means great delight…pleasure…happiness, joy, and euphoria. You know, the feeling shared by all Chicago Cubs fans after they won The World Series last fall. It seems that we lose a sense of glee as we age. Not […]

Dedicated

October 11, 2017

The point of contact in tennis, baseball, and golf has often been referred to as ‘the moment of truth.’ It’s been very clear to fans that Mr. Federer stays visually tuned into this moment longer than anyone in history. Maybe that’s one reason he has won 19 major titles and two this year in his […]

Majestic

October 11, 2017

A very young cowboy loves the drive to Eleven Mile Canyon to chase wily rainbow and brown trout. The canyon is one of the most beautiful in Colorado. An added bonus on the early morning drive through Colorsdo Springs, is that, if you pay attention, you see brilliant morning light splashed across Pikes Peak and […]

So simple

October 11, 2017

There really is no color barrier with children. Oh…that it could be that way in the messy world of their elders.

Lenny

October 10, 2017

My wife is so glad that she attended her high school reunion recently in Dayton, Ohio. Oh sure, it would have been better if the all star baseball player Mike Schmidt would have been there…but that’s ok. At least Sally got to see how some of her classmates had aged. Lenny hasn’t aged that drastically […]

Incoming

October 10, 2017

‘Honey…you said this would be a secluded beach where we could just relax.’

Piece by piece

October 10, 2017

‘When I look back on my life, I see the bits and pieces others have contributed to the quilt of my own character.’ Erick Erickson

Graceful

October 10, 2017

So much has been said and sung of beautiful young girls, why doesn’t somebody wake up to the beauty of older women? Harriet Beecher Stowe

Joy

October 9, 2017

If you carry joy in your heart, you can heal any moment. Carlos Santana

Gusto

October 9, 2017

My good friend Bruno is always living on the edge. His adventure this past weekend was ‘one of my favorites of all time.’ I think wisdom will come with age for this whippersnapper.

Riley

October 9, 2017

‘Are you sure you don’t want to take me with you? I promise not to stick my head out the window. You’re not really going to look at this face and leave me stranded again are you?’

Life lessons

October 7, 2017

A grandfather has a lot to teach about fishing…the young boy often teaches the oldster even more about life.

Fire

October 7, 2017

There’s a place for emotion in tennis…a time to show elation after a great point. I wonder if playing poker faced like Bjorn Borg and Karolina Plishkova is really something to emulate. Certainly, a player can benefit from being even keeled during a match but wouldn’t it be more enjoyable to show a bit of […]

Talent

October 7, 2017

Levi has learned a half a dozen tricks but Amy likes this one the best.

Love Lives On

October 7, 2017

Hannah Ahlers was one of the many people who went to Las Vegas to see a country music concert. You know the rest of the story and Hannah leaves behind husband Brian and their three children, Briannah, Brice, and Hailey. If you’d like to support the family, you can search online for the go fund […]

Exquisite

October 5, 2017

I will be the gladdest thing Under the sun! I will touch a hundred flowers And not pick one. I will look at cliffs and clouds With quiet eyes, Watch the wind bow down the grass, And the grass rise. And when lights begin to show Up from the town, I will mark which must […]

Shine

October 5, 2017

Life is your art. An open, aware heart is your camera. A oneness with your world is your film. Your bright eyes and easy smile is your museum. Ansel Adams