The Story Behind Our Rosa ‘Königin von Dänemark’

Mamacita Day

In Spanish we call our mothers mamá and when young mami.
 
 The diminutive of mami or mamá would be mamacita. But a mamacita is not a…

Balthus, Helen & A Hole In The Ground

On Tuesday, February 20, 2001 I was profoundly affected by a little picture on the top right…

Linda Lorenzo — Nostalgia Ayer y Hoy

In a lifetime when you reach my age, 74, it is most obvious that one’s life has been made…

Thanks to Evan Williams but I feel Smug About Medium

Dance — A Frozen Style

Santa Conchita del Molino de la Pampa & Fernet Branca

One Useable Image or the Kiss of Death

My mantra for being a successful magazine photographer, and I was from 1976 until recently…

Rosa ‘Charles de Mills’ — On a Rainy Day

A weekend visit with our daughter Alexandra in Lillooet, BC gave us 40 degree…

Bertram Brooker — A Wonderful Discovery

The essay below is about the fact that in Canada and particularly in Vancouver where I…