trying to find my way

Life's cycles sometimes get in the way of that which we love. My two passions, photography & climbing, have been usurped by the demands of my classroom this school year. The attack on photography really began last year, and I've struggled mightily to remedy it. This year's assault on my time spent climbing, either on plastic or outdoors, is really wearing on me. The graduate course I've been taking has eliminated a night that I always climbed and has negated any gains in ability or strength I made over the summer. I'm hoping the winter and spring are kinder to my passions.
(ISO 100, f/9.0, 1/50s)

life finds a way

I'm always amazed at the small places where plants germinate.

(ISO 100, f/11.0, 1/40s)

old fashioned

Nothing like meeting with an old friend for a drink to set things right. These busy lives we lead in the District/Maryland/Virginia sadly mean months can pass before we see one another to catch up...unless it's football season.
(ISO 400, f/1.8, 1/15s)

reborn beauty

Out of the oscillation of our lives' relative polarities evolves our balance. Thus, out of death springs life anew.
(ISO 100, f/4.0, 1/400s)