Magic Hour is the term for the first and last hour of sunlight in any given day. Everything is washed in golden light and there is an ethereal quality to the atmosphere. The orange and blue transitions to darkness as your eyes move from one side of the sky to the other. It's a great … Continue reading Magic Hour
Month: September 2011
Relations
Family is important.When I was younger, we would spend the 4th of July and Christmas at my Dad's folks' place. They lived in an old converted schoolhouse about fifteen miles north of Pawhuska, OK. It sat on two acres and the only traffic that old gravel road ever saw were from few-and-far-between neighbors. Dad was … Continue reading Relations
Smiles
It's a new day.As predicted, I woke up this morning in much better spirits. Last night, I found myself in a place where I didn't want cheering up, but I did, and amidst the confusion I decided to reach out. I spent a little over an hour with my good friends Leah and Darci, having … Continue reading Smiles
Direction
It's going to be October soon. Hard to believe the year is this far along already. The weather has cooled and our highs are in the mid-to-low eighties most days. We've had some rain. Pretty soon the leaves will start to turn and summer will be a distant memory. I've had a lot of really … Continue reading Direction
Dragon*Con 2011
Boy howdy. Dragon*Con. What a whirlwind of amazing times!The group of us (Brad, Nikki, Niki, Zack, and me) left Tulsa on Wednesday night thirteen minutes ahead of schedule. We arrived in Atlanta twelve hours later at 11:00 AM, tired and ready to be out of the van. I checked into my room at the Sheraton … Continue reading Dragon*Con 2011