sound mental health

delaney in the snow
black river falls, wisconsin
120mm

the last warm day
chicago, illinois
120mm

looking up
black river falls, wisconsin
120mm

fall in the alley
chicago, illinois
120mm

laughs in autumn
chicago, illinois
35mm

dappled light
chicago, illinois
35mm

chrystalla's new normal
chicago, illinois
120mm

blue and yellow
chicago, illinois
120mm

wynn in the grass
chicago, illinois
120mm

winter hues
black river falls, wisconsin
120mm

up until the edge

let us drive north

to the woods

into the country

a want so wanted

i ache for buzzing silence

and asphalt acceleration

let us keep driving north

up

and

up

and

up

right until the end brushes my nose

before the edge tickles my toes

just until what lies before me 

swallows what has been following behind

 

flag and cross at the point

lake superior, upper peninsula, michigan

120mm

wynn from the water

lake superior, upper peninsula, michigan

120mm

into the distance

lake superior, upper peninsula, michigan

120mm

across the stones

lake superior, upper peninsula, michigan

120mm

carnal driftwood

lake superior, upper peninsula, michigan

120mm

 

late august yellows

late august yellows

bring early september jitter bugs

spritely leaping

from my eyeball 

to my fingertip 

and to the arch of my foot

the tides are shifting!

the vessels are swaying

and red leaves rock 

this way and that way

on the water's surface

wynn in afternoon sun
wells state park, michigan
35mm

late august yellows
wells state park, michigan
35mm

late morning light
chicago, illinois
35mm

waiting on the storm
wells state park, michigan
35mm

soft reds
35mm

on the lake pt. II

thick undulations

rise and fall

like sap

like syrup

licking up in laps

a time when

limbs can grow leaves

and breath is sweetly savored

layne in afternoon light
priest lake, idaho
35mm

lookout mountain
priest lake, idaho
35mm

the late afternoon
priest lake, idaho
35mm

wildflowers bloom
priest lake, idaho
35mm

wynn on seven mile island
priest lake, idaho
35mm

i like myself (so you don't have to)
laughing dog art studio
priest lake, idaho
35mm

cindy in blue
priest lake, idaho
35mm

sarah john in the daisies
priest lake, idaho
35mm

wynn atop lookout mountain
priest lake, idaho
35mm

sunset drift
priest lake, idaho
35mm

on the lake

on the lake

we move slow

ebb

flow

embers flick

flare

our lids

grow heavy

long exposure 01
priest lake, idaho
120mm

from the porch
priest lake, idaho
120mm

in the daisies
priest lake, idaho
120mm

skye and seth
priest lake, idaho
35mm

friends
priest lake, idaho
120mm

cindy on the lake
priest lake, idaho
35mm

layne after a nap
priest lake, idaho
120mm

skye on the beach
priest lake, idaho
35mm

long exposure 02
priest lake, idaho
120mm

green lines
priest lake, idaho
120mm

portrait of skye
priest lake, idaho
35mm

long exposure 03
priest lake, idaho
120mm

the dock
priest lake, idaho
35mm

long exposure 04
priest lake, idaho
120mm

on gravel
priest lake, idaho
120mm

me with wildflowers
(photo: wynn)
priest lake, idaho
35mm

long exposure 05
priest lake, idaho
120mm

tidied sidewalks

sometimes things just don't match up

at least not at first

like mowing the edges of overgrown headstones

where the weeds sprout and the grass grows long

just to come back a week later

to see those leafy limbs pushing back

like sweeping fallen petals and cig butts

from one end of the sidewalk

to the other

but sometimes its just about doing it

or doing something

you know?

wrapping your fingers around that contented feeling

like you have control 

over the weeds

or petals

or cig butts

thinking that maybe one day you'll go back

and the edges will still be trimmed

and the sidewalk still tidied

but we know better

don't we?

a lady and her christmas stick

chicago, illinois

35mm

beach naps

martha's vineyard, massachusettes

35mm

 an alpaca speaks

martha's vineyard, massachusettes

35mm

a man watches

montreal, quebec

35mm

ava outdoors

martha's vineyard, massachusettes

35mm

the lake at dusk

chicago, illinois

35mm

addie and i at home

chicago, illinois

35mm