SmugMug

  • Back to blogging after a brief hiatus

     Hey, I’m back. I obviously haven’t been doing a good job of keeping the old blog active, but I’m hoping to change that in the days and weeks ahead. As my last post indicated, Milky Way season is back on… Continue reading

    Back to blogging after a brief hiatus
  • Milky Way season is back

    It’s Milky Way season again. Which means it’s time to start planning and praying to the clear sky gods for them to do their thing. I’ve gone back to this image from Aug 2023 many times, editing and re-editing it… Continue reading

    Milky Way season is back
  • Social media in 2025

    One of the benefits of starting to disengage myself from social media is rediscovering RSS feeds for news sites I follow (instead of relying on a billionaire funded algorithm) as well as finding blogs that have really good writing. Case… Continue reading

    Social media in 2025
  • This is 0 ºF

    It’s easy to tell yourself “it’s too cold outside to do anything”. Easy to make excuses not to go outside. But sometimes you just have to say “fuck it”, get bundled up and head outside looking for some beauty in… Continue reading

    This is 0 ºF
  • Foto

      Do I really need another social media presence? Maybe, maybe not. But about 4 months ago I signed up for a limited beta of a new photo sharing app. Foto is still under development, and so far only available… Continue reading

    Foto
  • First sales

    Thank you so much for the first sales on my Etsy shop. Woohoo!  I know it’s a small step, and I’m still learning the ins and outs of selling with a print on demand service through Etsy, but it’s a… Continue reading

    First sales
  • Embracing winter

      We’re entering the part of the year when winter is truly settling in. Even though the days are getting longer, the end of year holidays are over and we’re entering the home stretch of the dark season before spring… Continue reading

    Embracing winter
  • New Year’s Ruminations for 2025

    It’s a new year. When I worked full time the end of the year between Christmas and New Years served as a time to look back and reflect on the previous 12 months. A lot of that was enforced by… Continue reading

    New Year’s Ruminations for 2025
  • Milky Way prints available

      I’ve added some of my favorite Milky Way images to SmugMug. As I dive more into the rabbit hole of landscape astrophotography I’m planning on adding a lot more images like this. Until then, you can purchase prints of… Continue reading

    Milky Way prints available
  • Etsy shop is live

    I’m still waiting on a couple of test products that I’ve ordered to ensure the quality is what I want, but at the urging of one *ahem* quite eager customer who is willing to serve as a Guinea pig, I’ve… Continue reading

    Etsy shop is live