Category: Photography
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Road Runner Rest Stop
Passing the Rest Stop many times over the years, to finally visit at my leisure
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Love and Healing
Dreaming of nomadic travels roaming our planet, searching for tranquil moments surrounded by nature.
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Saguaro National Park East, Again
I have returned with more of my desert hiking experiences forthcoming.
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Poetry is Nature
Words describe what is visually sighted, allowing your mind, body, and soul to absorb the picturesque poetic surroundings.
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Natures Spirituality.
Nature is forever, as opposed to humanity’s life span of fewer than one hundred years.
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2022, Juneteeth honoring and celebrating heroes.
I attended the 2022 Juneteenth event at the Carter Farms of Unionville in Orange County, VA, honoring the freedoms of the enslaved who later suffered through “Jim Crow” ruthless tyrannical white supremacists through to the Civil Rights Movement, which continues today. As an African-American tax-paying citizen, my physical presence is a testament and the legacy…
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Dogs, cats or petless
The early morning dog walking before 6:00 am in the cold was extreme and brutal.
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Expressing your passions
Discovering your passion is cathartic when you tell the world of your discovery.Your discovery becomes a relief as you tell the world, hoping family and friends acknowledge your discovery and accept its reality. You, the creative, must remain on course to create and develop your passion.Doubting and confidence become persistent emotions that build courage, your…
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Retiree anniversary
I once was a hard-working, career-minded son, military personnel, husband, father, civil service worker to survive and enjoy the fruits of forty years of work/hard labor since the age of eight. I’m currently a highly-skilled veteran retiree who travels full-time in an RV relishing in the beauty of each day I awake. I have a…
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Washington State’s Pacific Coast
An ocean becomes visually mesmerizing with never-ending waves of water breaking upon a shoreline, is nature’s melodic, soothing sounds.
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Adventure vehicle maintenance
Ten thousand mile oil change and maintenance check by Toyota technicians.
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Wintering in the Southwest
I enjoy the full hookups provided with a campground but I’m in love with the solitude of boon-docking.
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A new nomadic era
I have been fortunate to encounter men and women whose wisdom I have taken to heart.
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PCT 2019 people and animals
Among the thousands of people hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in 2019, there are also animals, and photographer, Andrew Burns. He is not hiking the trail, but he is developing a photo picture book of hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail. You can follow his current work on Instagram at PCT People Project. Then there are the…
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“2019 Pacific Crest Trail Days.”
We are sleeping inside a pup-tent for the very first time together.
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“New camera begins with Texas Bluebonnets.”
Writing, reading, mountain biking, and fishing, be patient daddies got a new toy!
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“My restless soul; (“Poetry”).
In the forest I close my eyes hearing insects buzzing and humming around me.
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“Photography.”
This past February I attended the Key West Photo Festival with other photographers from around the US who broaden my knowledge and inspired my soul for the creative art. For the 2nd year in a row, the 2019 Key West Photo festival organizers Quincy Perkins & Allison Tirrell have established a premier event in Key…
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“Everglades Panthers.”
Be aware of the panther crossing signs when driving in the Everglades giving these beautiful mammals a chance to live.
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“My nomadic travel origins,”
One aspect I thought of was my self-diagnosis of having a hyperactive personality with a dose of attention deficit disorder. :-)
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“Hiking and backpacking fears.”
On many occasions, my family and friends have voiced they’re concerned about me backpacking or hiking into the forests and deserts. They fear for my safety of everything and anything from zombie hikers to lions, tigers, and of course, bears. I see a trail as natures peaceful serenity revealing the visuals of various trees,…
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“A National Parks Geek.”
It was a day after the American Labor Day holiday and the unofficial end of summer. But more importantly for me, it is the demographic transition of the US National Parks. I learned a couple of new phrases distinctive to Yellowstone National Park with the upcoming change of seasons, as the winds blow new color…
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“Womens Rights Museum.”
There are many unique museums and places I want to visit, learn and further understand American history. Many tourists and travelers see and reveal in video and blog postings the visual beauty of the locations they visit without explaining the history of the location, the people, their dreams and more importantly what we can learn…
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“New tent and picturesque islanding camping in Vermont.”
During the last couple of years, I have traveled mostly in the western US and back home to my much beloved Florida beaches and the Florida Keys, I have seen and witnessed many forms and types of camping, but the new phenomena is the roof-top tent. I have viewed thousands of Youtube videos about roof-top…
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“Meteor Crater.”
Many things in life are comfortable assumptions, like night or day, green light or red light, and a massive crater in the middle of a desert created by a meteor. About 50,000 years ago an unbroken stretch of the flat desert landscape was suddenly disturbed when a meteor streaking across the day or night sky…
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“2018 Overland Expo West.”
I attended the 2018 Overland Expo West gathering that brought people together from around the world to Fort Tuthill County Fairgrounds in Flagstaff AZ. This event is organized for anyone who is interested in everything connected and associated with short or long-distance overlanding any part of our planet. The expo has been etched on my…
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Arizona’s Route 89A, a scenic drive.
Everyone who visits Arizona always recommends the Grand Canyon and their next recommendation is usually the city of Sedona AZ to see the picturesque red mountains surrounding the town. Many travelers use some form of an electronic map on their cellular phone or the built-in mapping system in their vehicle providing the most economical way…
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“Petrified Forest National Park.”
Oh yes, the Petrified Forest National Park has been on my must-visit list for years, and my recent scenic drive tour has only conjured up plans for a re-visit to backpack the backcountry overnight and hike some of the incredible trails. The park was initially dedicated in 1906 and became a National Park in 1962.…
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“Places in the World.” (poetry)
There are many places in the world, but none compare to traveling to witness vistas, landscapes, and wildlife. My current place on this planet is the above photos inside Bluewater Lake State Park in Prewitt, NM campgrounds. At over 7000ft above sea level, my current vistas are spectacular, from sunup to sundown. The night…
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“Authentic Migrations.”
Capturing sunrise photos while stopped at the “Sols Cliff scenic overlook with views of Bar Harbor Maine from inside Acadia National Park. The crisps winds of an early September cold weather front, caused my eyes to tear and blur my exquisite views leaving only the distant ocean waves sounds lapping against the shore for my…
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“Layers upon layers of hope.”
Attending a funeral, a retirement gathering, a college or high school graduation, of a family member or friend allows for personal self-reflection. Your thoughts peel away layers of life’s reality igniting and stirring emotions, to bring tears to your eyes similar to peeling layers of an onion. Life is similar to the layers of an onion when reaching…
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“I’d Rather Be.”
The weekly photo challenge asks the question where would you rather be. The following photos reveal where I would rather be as photography allows for the repeated return to moments when the original photo was taken, over and over and over forever. Within the past two years, I have traveled to many different locations…
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“Time to return to the trails.”
As the days of March wind down and I continue editing, re-editing and repeating the process of my short stories. The recent cold weather in Southwest Florida provoked a wrinkle in my ability to sit outside and write. So, I traded in my shorts, tank top, and flip-flops for my long pants and long sleeve…
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“Meander.”
During my lifetime of travel along the back roads, my reason to stop is best described as “distracted.” by what my eyes witness and I want to learn and discover the details of my initial distraction. I developed this type of travel during my twenty-five plus years of riding my touring motorcycle across the US…
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“Defining our love.”
Our parents, families, and friends say we are too young to know love. We both wish and desire a love we neither know of or have ever experienced, yet, we have said “I love you” to one another unknown of loves potential and power. I believe we share a love for one another that…
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“A Grey Nomads Gap Years.”
My plan for the day was to set up somewhere along the beach to write and read all day on a picnic bench under a shelter looking out onto the Gulf of Mexico. My location today is called the “Little Hickory Island Beach Park” located in Bonita Springs FL 34134. The park is a sliver of…
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“Valentines Day of love”
Well, it has come around again the commercially celebrated Valentines Day of love. It is the erotic, exotic, enticing, inspirational day for the expression and confession of love for one or more particular persons or ourselves. I write this blog post watching the sunrise from Smathers Beach in Key West Florida on this yearly holiday…
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“Temporary photos.”
Landscape photography changes minute to minute, hour, by hour and daily at the White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. In these photographs, I capture a temporary moment in time, that are fleeting moments of windblown shifting sands and clouds across a sunset. Not one photo is precisely the same with winds moving clouds across the sky and…
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“Singular or Multiple Sensations”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Singular Sensation.” If one experience or life change results from you writing your blog, what would you like it to be? My blog has morphed from “Retiree Lifestyles,” on to “An Aspiring Writer” and continues to evolve. My retirement is the one experience in my life to…
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“My Happy Place”
In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Happy Place.” Where do you go when you need to think? What do you do when you need to restore yourself, to ready yourself to take on the coming week with energy and verve? How do you get your sense of humor back? How do you…
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“Mirror ,Mirror, On the Wall!”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall.” Think of your blog as a mirror: what does it reveal? Consider your blog name, theme choice, design, and bio post. What does every element tell you about yourself? Nomadic Traveler, speaking to his magic mirror, Mirror, mirror, on the wall, do I have…
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“Change of Season in Southwest Florida”
In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Change.” As most of the US prepares for the autumnal color change of leaves, and the winter sports seasons begin. The subtropic area of Southwest Florida experiences a different change. As the days shorten, the various colorful migratory birds numbers begin to increase into the hundreds of…
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“The Photo Grid; “Morning before Sun”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Grid.” I often superimpose a mental grid over my view screen to help with composition, layout and centering of the photo. This week, I used the available grids to square my morning photos. The foot and bicycle tracks breaks the symmetry of the surrounding rails. I lowered…
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Photography “Monochromatic”
In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Monochromatic.” This week, share with us your monochromatic images. Be calculating and creative in choosing your subject and focal point; resist the urge to simply take a photo of something with a single color range. Go beyond the obvious choice, and have fun! No matter what…
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Cee’s photo challenge. “Flower of the Day”
Enjoy and free to add your flora comments, especially if you can identify and name the flora. This way we can all enjoy the beauty. I captured this photo while visiting the Key West Garden Club. Cee’s Photo Challenge
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“Inside the Bubble”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Inside the Bubble.” A contagious disease requires you to be put into quarantine for a whole month (don’t worry, you get well by the time you’re free to go!). How would you spend your time in isolation? To live a month in quarantine for some people could…
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“The Start of a Great Day”
It is currently the off-season in Southwest Florida. With few snow-birders in the park during the early morning hours in August, the start of a great day begins with the silence of mother nature’s, birds chirping, insects buzzing and capturing the calm still waters reflecting a morning sunrise. The third and last photo has been spotlighted…
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“Today Was a Good Day”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Today Was a Good Day.” In a Mesh gallery, show us what makes you happy. Share your ideal day, recount a memorable day in the past, or share your favorite things. Every day for me is a “good day,” when I wake with my heart pumping, and eyes…
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“Creepy”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Creepy.” This week, I will show something creepy — because hey, we can’t take photos of rainbows and puppies every day. Well, okay, I guess we can. But let’s branch out anyway! The creepy series of photos. The Daily Post Photo Challenges
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Beneath Your Feet
In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Beneath Your Feet.” Experiment with your angle: stand as you snap your picture or get close to the floor. You don’t need to include your feet, as I’ve done in the photo above. Consider all kinds of settings and surfaces, from interesting textures and patterns to sidewalk…
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“Morning Inspiration”
In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Inspiration.” Ok, I know I’m partial to sunrises and sunsets. This weekly photo challenge of inspiration hits the mark as many of us gathered to watch the 6:57 am sunrise from Whites pier in Key West Florida. The dense cloud cover on the horizon proved dismal…
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Weekly Photo Challenge. “Close Up”
In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Close Up.” This week, discover the hidden details that can only be seen up close. These are close up photos I took three months ago at Lakes Regional Park. July 24, Weekly Photo Challenge
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“Half & Half”
In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Half and Half.” This week, share an image that has two clear halves, literally or figuratively. The close ups of the rain, the blades of grass, sidewalk and a spider sitting on top of the water. The impacting drops of rain, splashing up from the sidewalk…
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“Symbol”
In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Symbol.” This week, share a symbol with us, and tell us what it means to you. This Rooster is a symbol of Key West and any visitor who travels around town will work hard to avoid them as they dart out into the roadway. This particular…
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“Key West Monday Morning Sunrise”
These Monday morning photos, were taken at the White Street Pier with many other sunrise viewers in Key West Florida. I used three different filters to achieve the photos of the morning sun rising above the horizon as clouds passed by with my 35 mm Nikon Cool Pix camera.
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Photo101: Day Twelve: Architecture & Monochrome
From geometric patterns on skyscrapers to the ironwork on historical buildings, there are many opportunities to capture the beauty and complexity of architecture. The following photos I used a mono chrome filter to achieve the color changes.
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“Early Bird & Vivid Weekly Challenges”
In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge for June 5th 2015: Early Bird & “Vivid.” The early bird vivid colors of a sunrise and one sunset. Vivid The Daily Post Photo Weekly Challenge for June 5, 2015 Early bird The Daily Post Photo Weekly Challenge for April 17, 2015
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Photo101 Day Sixteen: Treasure & Close-up
I love flowers and capturing the colorful beauty of this yellow Hibiscus with surrounding foliage, zooming in close, to view the depth and details of the flowers filament, style and stigma. Day Sixteen: Treasure & Close-up
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Day Thirteen: Moment & Motion
Our lives are made up of big events and tiny moments. Ultimately, life is fleeting, and oftentimes it’s these small moments, this motion, that we love to document. Capturing the movement of water is fairly easy when it is the rainy season in Southwest Florida. Photographing the moment of rains impact with the lake and…
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“Snapshot Stories”
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Snapshot Stories.” Open the first photo album you can find — real or virtual, your call — and stop at the first picture of yourself you see there . Tell us the story of that photo. With hundreds of photos taken over the years from my cross…
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Day Eleven: A Pop of Color
The colors in our photographs are evocative and rouse emotions within us. Color can elevate a mundane image into something intriguing and meaningful, and can tell a particular story within the frame. This photo displays the striking contrast of a pool and the surrounding vegetation. The pools cool color provides the refreshing emotion of a…
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