BLUE WOLF GALLERY

Plutarch, from the late first century, used a thought experiment to illustrate how the human mind works. The Ship of Theseus was built to...

I wasn't a good student, average at best. But if I liked my teachers I tended to do better in their classes. Of all the classes I took,...

Entering Olympic Valley, CA is experiencing a living museum, filled with history, memories, and natural wonders. Even the sky...

"Surely no more beautiful and spiritually uplifting coastline exists on this earth." ~ Ansel Adams "The place itself is so overwhelmingly...

You’ve heard the story. It’s about a man who prays to God, night after night, week after week, to win the lottery. God finally responds,...

And what educators can do about it English departments rarely produce good writers because they often force the mechanics of "good taste"...

The wordsmith makes words come alive. Whether it's stirring tall grass along an ocean's edge, rousing a lake to fury or creating a state...

Here's a thought experiment: Imagine you are sitting on a boulder overlooking your favorite Lake, under a spectacular sunset, the wind...

and how you can adopt one too Nicola and I met online through a Facebook post of a Black Wolf photo taken June 2019 in Squaw Valley, CA....

Christmas Eve "Shiny" Edition ... and story with more photos to boot!

Klondike You can't help but feel Klondike (pictured above) studying you, your fears, your honesty, your courage, your love. See for...

"The lover of nature is he whose inward and outward senses are still truly adjusted to each other; who has retained the spirit of infancy...

My wife and I recently took a long hike up to High Camp above Olympic Valley, CA. Along the way, as we paused to take in the creeks,...

During the past couple years I've been walking through our village and for the most part, it's been all mine. Quiet. Peaceful. But...

The allure of Lake Tahoe is so inviting, so visually rewarding, so stimulating and complete that at first, you’re dizzy with sensory...

Above Olympic Valley, fully absorbed by the views of the majestic Lake, mountains, and meadows below. The energy of Tahoe is unmistakable...

Day and Night As long as I can remember I’ve been an M.C. Escher fan, blown away by his unique mind-bending perception of things. His...

There will be days when you give something your all. You leave nothing on the table. But you don't get the result you expect. The...

And other important things our children can teach us My daughter and son, Morgan & Jon - my MoJo - in morning light. Morgan looks as if...

Glittering so restless they can hardly stay still on the tarmac, enticing you with their powerful elegance, pulling you in like creatures...