Like a Frog Out of Water

Far From His Creek. August, 2011. On Sojourn “Come look at this,” my husband called from our front deck one evening. Stepping out into the evening’s cool air, I stood beside him and saw with him: A tiny frog, no bigger than a walnut, was making his way up the frame of our front door, […]


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Clear and Close or the Big Picture?

Oak Leaves and Ridge. Trabuco Canyon, California. Where’s my Focus? Every picture has its focal point. In this image, the oak tree in the foreground is crisp: I can see the dusky green of its leaves, the gray twigs thickening into branches, three parchment eucalyptus leaves, hang gliders visiting from a neighboring tree. But if […]


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>Clear and Close or the Big Picture?

> Oak Leaves and Ridge. Trabuco Canyon, California. Where’s my Focus? Every picture has its focal point. In this image, the oak tree in the foreground is crisp: I can see the dusky green of its leaves, the gray twigs thickening into branches, three parchment eucalyptus leaves, hang gliders visiting from a neighboring tree. But […]


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Clear and Close or the Big Picture?

Oak Leaves and Ridge. Trabuco Canyon, California. Where’s my Focus? Every picture has its focal point. In this image, the oak tree in the foreground is crisp: I can see the dusky green of its leaves, the gray twigs thickening into branches, three parchment eucalyptus leaves, hang gliders visiting from a neighboring tree. But if […]


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Clear and Close or the Big Picture?

Oak Leaves and Ridge. Trabuco Canyon, California. Where’s my Focus? Every picture has its focal point. In this image, the oak tree in the foreground is crisp: I can see the dusky green of its leaves, the gray twigs thickening into branches, three parchment eucalyptus leaves, hang gliders visiting from a neighboring tree. But if […]


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