Yales of Wales Excerts

These are the histories of Pas y Ial as researched and told by Gordon Sharrat who was a descendant of Col. William Parry Jones-Parry who assumed the Yale name after Sarah Yale died with no progeny. He was active in the local history of Llangollen have published one book

Forest Evening

The wind blew as directionless and unsettled as the times. We caught you unawares. As were we. The snap of a twig, a head turn, and there you were, The camera caught you in the fading evening light, Vigilant, perhaps curious. And we, not intending disturbance, Wandered away on another

Hypothermia

I have suffered from the first stages of hypothermia on three occasions. Two of them were during the summer and one in the winter. None of them were life threatening because in each case I knew the symptoms and was aware of my vulnerability and still able to take action

Roswell

When you drive east in New Mexico, and drive far enough, you reach a sudden reckoning that they ran out of mountains and there is a distressing sense that they are also short of hills, even short hills. Maybe God gave up, or perhaps there is little appealing there now

CSKT Bison Range

We live at one end of ‘The Road to the Buffalo’ as the Inland Salish tribes called it. The route follows the Clark Fork of the Columbia into the plains of Montana where they would hunt and dry buffalo meat to take back home for winter. 'The Road to

Eternity

One day the oil will run out The gas will be gone Coal will move from the black and into the red. Engines rattle to a halt. Turbines spool down and whine no more Cars, trucks, forklifts, excavators, bulldozers, graders, dump trucks stop Refineries cool and congeal Factories issue smoke

Spring Again

The keening call and clatter of the merlin Snow turns to drops Then snowdrops A warm damp wind Timid, tense, birds halt at the merlin’s call Sharp swift swooping cessation of life The rattling taps of the flicker’s mate Sounds a lively retort of new life

Genius

The origins of words provide insights not normally available through traditional definitions or connotations, and genius is just such a word. Conventionally when we use the word genius we think of someone who is exceptionally smart or good at something. Albert Einstein is the iconic genius for many. The Greek

Management

One abiding aspect of modern life is the emphasis on management. I know because I worked most of my life in management. Good management is good because it reaches its objectives quickly and effectively. Man (mankind) is at the heart of management. This of course is not an accident. Management

Teleconverters

Be fore-warned this is a technical photo post. There are a couple of truths about photography, 1) The shot you get is better than the one you don't (it can still be crap however), 2) There is only so much light in a scene, you can'

My Traveling Photography and Workflow

My Travel Photography Style I don’t write often about my photography but some thoughts have accumulated and spurred by a discussion with friends about my current approach, here it goes. I am not sure I have a fixed style as my work and interest evolves over time. I am

Kofa Mountains

Sit in the remote desert and wait for the sun to rise or fall. Be enveloped in the silence. Watch the shifting colors. Feel the age of the place, the rocks, the mountains, the cactus. Cares recede and calm settles in its place. Mystery unfolds in the wildest of wilderness.