Antlers for sale
The other reason I went to Jackson last weekend was to photograph the annual elk antler auction. Thousands of animals winter on the National Elk Refuge adjacent to Jackson, and the males shed their antlers in the spring. For decades now, when the elk leave for higher ground, the Boy Scouts [...]
Monthly Archives: May 2007
Antlers – Jackson, Wyoming
Bluebirds at the National Elk Refuge
Male Mountain Bluebird carrying food to chicks in the nesting box
A few years ago, I noticed that a series of nesting boxes had sprouted along the boundary of the National Elk Refuge between Jackson, Wyoming and Grand Teton National Park. Our annual trip is usually in late September for paddling and aspencade, long after [...]
No more treasure hunts
An exquisite litte treasure: Banksia after a rainstorm, Kings Park and Botanical Garden, Perth, Western Australia
The entire Getting Things Done process has paid off in one unexpected area – a near-cessation of “treasure hunts,” by which I mean a frantic search for some object/phone number/scrap of paper. I could loudly lament hours of my [...]
Wait just a few more minutes
Sunset at Yavapai Point, Grand Canyon National Park
The day I saw the condors at El Tovar started out with a clear blue sky. Over the course of the afternoon, it clouded over with potential. I parked my car at the overlook, made myself a PB&Honey sandwich, and waited.
Plenty of people came and [...]
On Being a Woman Photographer
Desert View Watchtower (1932) – Mary Colter, Architect
[Updated 2007.10.15 - I've been collecting links to great women photographers - gathered in my Women in the Field archive to share. Email me with suggestions to grow this list.]
I couldn’t help but notice during my 17 days on the road what a low proportion of “serious” [...]
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