Hi Reader, We have good news to share! Jennifer's surgery in early August went extremely well, and the hardest part of recovery is behind us. This is the first week she's starting to feel human again (her words). She still has about four weeks of healing ahead, but we're through the worst of it and so relieved. Thank you for every note, reply, and kind thought you sent our way. Your support was truly heart-warming, and so appreciated. August is a quieter month for us by design: I am catching...

Hi Reader, We hope your summer is treating you well, and that you’re finding ways to keep creating despite the intense heat settling over so many places. We just returned from the Colorado mountains and our Crested Butte wildflowers workshop. We arrived to thick smoke from the wildfires burning across Colorado, but the winds shifted in our favor and cleared the skies just in time. What followed was a week of thoughtful photography with a wonderfully creative group, and we came home...

Hi Reader, This has been one of the more challenging months we’ve had in a while, and in its own way, one of the more meaningful. The biggest news at home has been Jennifer’s horse. We discovered a tumor in his sinus that required emergency surgery, and in those first days, we weren’t sure he would make it through. Thankfully, the surgery went far better than we feared. The weeks since have been filled with frequent care, a few scares, and slow but steady progress. He’s now doing very well,...