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The Story of Seamus

We said good-bye to another Dougherty dog on Saturday and while it was time for Seamus to move on, our hearts are broken all the same. On our way to the vet, we stopped at Bayview Beach for one last drink of Lake Superior and a feather (Seamus always, and I mean always, found a feather on the beach and walked with it hanging it out of his mouth like a stogie). He was happy to see the Lake and…

Our Words For Water

In a week where the newspaper headlines asked, ‘What in the heck is going on with Wisconsin public education?’, ‘Budget committee cuts scientists’ and ‘GOP propose 250 million cut to UW system’, I photographed a group of 5th graders from the Bayfield Elementary School writing their words for water on chalkboards. Talk about parallel universes…our elected officials in Madison are working their way…

The snow is almost gone, the ice road is defunct and tender greenery is emerging from the earth. Spring sprung quickly this year and while it’s been cold for the past couple of days, the sun is warm and the ground is softening. Bayview Beach is still solid ice and I wanted to hear and see some moving water. Will, Charlie, George and I settled on Lost Creek Falls as our Saturday destination…

Shards of glass can cut and wound or magnify a vision. Mosaic celebrates brokenness and the beauty of being brought together.

Our survival, the vitality of the planet depends on mental flexibility and emotional acuity. Hands raised. Hands put to work. We can improvise. We can create without a map. And we don’t have to live in isolation. The gift of an attentive life is the ability to…