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2025 Full Moon Paintings: A Year of Renewal in Watercolor
In 2025, I painted the full moon every month in watercolor. What began as a simple goal became a grounding ritual rooted in observation, renewal, and time. The full moon is an ancient, recognizable, and ever-changing entity. It became a way to mark the year through light, atmosphere, and presence. This deeply personal practice continues into 2026.
Jan 232 min read


Satellite Crossing and Star Trails
I dug this one out of my old 35mm files. It was my very first photo of the night sky, taken in the summer of 2000. I was hoping to...
Feb 26, 20252 min read


Spotting C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas: A Celestial Visitor from October 2024
For skywatchers and astronomy lovers... 2024 had quite a few highlights. The arrival of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-Atlas) was the...
Feb 5, 20253 min read


Spectacular Solar Showcase: Viewing the 2023 annular eclipse
The annular eclipse passed through San Antonio, Texas on October 14th, 2023. I was lucky enough to witness it from my hometown.
Dec 4, 20233 min read


Astrophotography: Sturgeon moon 2023
This is the view from my balcony as the Sturgeon full moon rose in the east.
Aug 1, 20232 min read


The Loud Silence of New York
A quiet walk in Brooklyn led to an unexpected encounter with Jean-Michel Basquiat, and a reminder that New York never truly lets its greatest voices fall silent. The city continues to echo with creative lives long gone.
Jun 14, 20182 min read


Cotton Candy skies after the storm
An icy day gave way to an unexpected quiet after a graupel snowfall. As the storm cleared, cotton-candy skies of pink and blue stretched across the cold horizon - a fleeting winter moment that softened the sharpness of the season.
Jan 16, 20181 min read


Where Winter Leaves a Signature: Observing Frostweed (Verbesina virginica)
While birding near Fredericksburg, Texas, I encountered frostweed - an unassuming plant that reveals its quiet magic only on freezing mornings. As moisture escapes its stem and freezes into delicate ribbons of ice, the ground briefly blooms before the sun erases the evidence. It was a reminder that some of nature’s most beautiful moments ask us to slow down and look closer.
Jan 1, 20181 min read
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