Sailing on Green Bay

June 25, 2008 by 16 Comments
Sailboat on Green Gay

Sailboat on Green Bay © 2008 Bo Mackison

“There is a rule in sailing where the more maneuverable ship should give way to the less maneuverable craft. I think this is sometimes a good rule to follow in human relationships as well.” ~ Joyce Brothers

One of my viewers, Rosa Say, who has a remarkable site at Aloha Coaching left me an interesting comment. “There is a Hawaiian belief that the sky above us is filled with multiple layers of life: The word we use is papahulilani, and (it means) we don’t always see what is there, but we shouldn’t question that it is.” Thank you, Rosa, for this added insight.
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No Matter How Long the Winter,

March 27, 2008 by 10 Comments

Field Sunset

No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow.
~ Proverb

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Sunday ~ Another Iowa Sky

December 2, 2007 by 4 Comments
Another Iowa Sky

Another Iowa Sunset © 2007

Sunsets are so beautiful that they almost seem as if we were looking through the gates of Heaven.
John Lubbock, English politician (1834-1913)

I couldn’t resist posting one more Iowa sunset, this one turning the sky a lovely shade of purple. Again taken from car moving too fast, thanks to a driver who wanted to get to Illinois before dark. (We didn’t make it in time so we may as well have stopped a few times.)

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Iowa’s Beauty Captured at 85 MPH

December 1, 2007 by 8 Comments
Iowa’s Beauty

Iowa’s Beauty ©2007

“The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart” ~ Helen Keller, American author and activist (1880-1968)

This photograph was taken yesterday, November 30th, on a family trip from Wisconsin to Illinois, via Iowa and Missouri. Don’t ask! We follow the Mississippi River so our path is always a twisty affair. I was shooting with my new Olympus E 510. This photo was taken south of Iowa City in East-Central Iowa.

I hate to admit it, but I switched the settings to automatic and shot out of the car window while traveling 85 mph. The traffic was crazy, and we were being pushed by semi truck traffic, everyone in a big hurry to get nowhere, so we were changing lanes, and any attempt at photography was a challenge. I thought the colors were worth the required technique.

I had an even better set of shots, but we  were blocked by a semi just as I started clicking away! 🙂

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