Dave brushed past me as he made his into to the kitchen. No words were spoken between us. Not even a glance. We were having an off day. He was distraught with me. I had closed the shop the evening before and seemed to have forgotten a number of items on the “to-do” list. I…
It must have just happened. His herd was still only a short distance away. At least I believe it was his herd. At least I believe it was a "he". I did not get out of my car to check. I can only assume it was his herd. They too had the same white marking…
The five stars stand for the number of years it took Amber’s tumor to go away. Five years of hope that maybe the 77 pills a week would finally work and maybe…hopefully…her and Joey would get pregnant. I love shooting births. I’ve been in many labor rooms…always as the photographer staying the shadows…only occasionally stepping up to…
How do you say goodbye to imperfect perfection? I guess you can say I have a bit of experience with that…I’ve become a pro at it. So I’ll go ahead and just tell you how I do it. Turn around and walk away as quickly as possible. And don’t look back. And force yourself to…
Posted with permission from Twyla: For those of you who knew Wade Collins, many great things can be said about him. When he passed, his wife Twyla asked me to design the program for his memorial service. How do you capture such a beautiful life on a folded piece of paper? I had immediately thought of an unfinished…
I was pleasantly surprised. A cotton field in Kansas?It was early morning. I had just spent the night in the back of my car. The misty rain which fell on the roof throughout the night made for a restless sleep. That and the fact that I had somehow managed to park my car under a…
“That’s not how they make them in France.” The man grumbled from across the counter. I was preparing a cappuccino and had not even started steaming the milk. Had this been a year ago I would have simply finished what I started and poured his drink in a togo cup (even though he ordered it…
Dave is losing his hearing. He has been slowly losing it since I met him in 2010 but the last year it’s been more rapidly so. I think he chooses to view this as one of the more enduring qualities of aging. Me…not so much. This is particularly difficult in the coffee shop. Not because…
And the Dairy Queen saga continues. Tonight Dave shows up at the coffee shop as I'm closing up. He's decided to surprise me and take me out for sushi. Afterwards as we are heading home he makes a last minute decision to turn into the Monte Vista Dairy Queen. He was in an unusually lovely…
Well, like most of our adventures, it all started out innocent enough. Over breakfast this morningDave Buechler announces that he is taking our friend Eric Cox out for a ride on the Polaris. I voiced that it was maybe a little cold for a Polaris adventure? With his most authoritative voice (how dare I question…
My Shutter Speaks 
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