Since 2006 I've been writing digital entries in this online journal and illustrating them with photographs. I create them mostly for myself; through both the process and the product of journaling I get to remember and savor experiences, primarily from the natural world, in a way that I otherwise cannot. It is also true that I enjoy having an audience, however small, and I enjoy playing with HTML and Vbscript, so I put my stuff on the web. I don't have any great insights to share but you might enjoy the pictures.
Since 2017 my wife Darchelle has taken all of the photos. That was when my ALS had progressed to the point that I could no longer use any camera, not even a phone. I first noticed weakness in my hands in 2012. In 2016 I ran my last marathon. In 2019 I hiked my last mountain. Since 2021 I've been in a wheelchair and on a ventilator day and night, but that has not prevented Darchelle and me from geting out birding together. My focus in these pages reflects that.
Brian