Appaloosa on the Loose
My friend and former colleague J.B. Forbes has taken dozens of wonderful photos of horses at Rolling Thunder Ranch near his home in Cedar Hill, Missouri. Forbes is the former […]
Eye To Eye
Last year, when my friend J. David Levy posted photos of polar bears from a trip to Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, I was struck by a photo of two bears with […]
Insectivore At Work
A few months ago, my friend, J.B. Forbes, posted a picture of a pileated woodpecker perched on a tree-trunk, its tongue and bill forming a crescent above the tree. That […]
Watching You
In late May, I saw a stately-looking wolf staring out from the cover of the Seattle Times’ Pacific NW magazine. I was intrigued. The picture was touting an article by […]
My Gobble Gang
When my friend, Robert Koenig, posted a picture of wild turkeys in a meadow, backlit by the sun, I knew there was a quilt in there. But seven turkeys? That […]
Bobcat: Up A Tree
My friend Tim Barker recently started tracking bobcats for nature photography. I loved the pictures, especially one of a bobcat up in a tree. He gave me permission to use […]
Going Virtual: A Year Like No Other
Today, March 12, Quilters Anonymous Guild opens its 39th quilt show – and its first-ever virtual show. And somehow, I was part of making this happen. QA is the guild […]
A Fascination With Whales
By Jerri Stroud I have been fascinated with whales since I read Moby Dick in high school. In college, I took a religion class focusing on Melville’s novel and the […]
Before You Leave This Nest…
When Tim Barker, a friend and former Post-Dispatch colleague, posted a picture of an osprey and her chick on the nest, I knew it was something special. I wanted to […]
Eagle Quilt: Fresh Fish For Dinner
There are some subjects I have a hard time deciding that I should attempt, partly because of their symbolism or their colors. An American bald eagle is that kind of […]
Pocketbook & Patches 