Summer is travel time. There are several important reasons for this, but at the top of the list are the warm weather, and the fact that kids are out of school. My sister and her husband are taking a long, and long-awaited, tour across the American west. They seem to be having an amazing time…

As spring approaches, and with the arrival of Daylight Saving Time, I am outdoors more, both as a journalist and as a homeowner. Since I am a photographer both as a profession and for a hobby, I am always taking pictures. Some of these pictures are very straightforward, like tornado damage, flowers blooming, or kids…

I recently spoke to the Byng School student body as part of Journey of Hope, a program from the Oklahoma City National Memorial, about my experience as a journalist covering the terrorist bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. At the end of the session, organizers opened…

As I write this, my community and I are mostly idle, since most activities have been halted by a sharp cold snap, accompanied by freezing rain, sleet, and snow. Despite the outdoors being somewhat inhospitable, life goes on, and we all try to do something inside. Housecleaning is productive. Movie night is fun. Eating hot…

Here are a few recent images that passed my eyes on the job, but which weren’t suitable as content for my newspaper.