If you read my last post you know that Solace in So Many Words is one-year-old. I have been thinking of the highlights from the past year. But before I give that account let me tell you how great it was that last week started with congratulatory flowers, sent by neighbor and mentor Fran Podulka and her husband Phil to celebrate the gold medal award Solace in So Many Words won from the Next Generation Indie Awards sponsored by Independent Book Publishing Professionals … [Read more...]
Water by Kathy Buckland
Kathy Buckland, Glenview photographer, took this photograph from the back of a ferry on its way from Victoria to Prince Rupert, British Columbia, which is about 40 miles south of Alaska. … [Read more...]
Summer Palace
"This photo was taken when I went to Beijing," writes Kathy Buckland from Glenview, IL, "We were at the Summer Palace, which is a peaceful, beautiful place, and I thought this scene was worth capturing." … [Read more...]
Oil and Water
“I don't really know how to express the excitement I had when I saw this beautiful scene,” says Kathy Buckland, photographer from Glenview, IL. “The water looked like oil and with the ripples on the surface, the reflection of the sailboat was an image I had to capture! We had just flown in from Vancouver on a seaplane and when I saw the reflection of the sailboat in the water, I had to snap the picture. It reminded me of drizzling paint on a canvas.” … [Read more...]
Un-staged beauty, summer at the gardens
This picture was taken after a rain at Chicago Botanic Gardens by Kathy Buckland, a photographer from Glenview, IL. … [Read more...]