When we found out that Cherri was pregnant with Kelvin, "Danny's Song" became "his" song - or "our" song, actually.
Now Kelvin is shielded from further perils - we take solace in that, and in our expectation of seeing him again under much better circumstances, and "taking up where we left off."
http://www.4shared.com/video/eoQif8qT/Kelvin_Caleb_Mordecai_Shannon_.html
You can also see in the collage his magnificent mother Cherri, his wonderful younger brother Morgan, and me.
I just relocated back to California, and have started a photoblog:
As readers of this blog know, from late 2009 to late 2010, I spent a lot of time walking various sections of the Ice Age Trail, camera in hand. I spent most of my hiking time close to home, but also made trips to both terminuses (termini?) of the Ice Age Trail -- to the northwest on the Minnesota border along the Mississippi River near the town of St. Croix Falls, and to the northeast on Wisconsin's “thumb” in Door County.
Additionally, I made forays to the Devils Lake, Dells of the Eau Claire, and Gibraltar Rock Segments. I then released a large book of photography from those forays into the forest and hikes in the hills in late 2010 or early 2011. Due to the large format and number of photographs, though, that book is quite expensive (to print, and to purchase).
Therefore, I have made available a new “scaled down” version of the book, namely "Wisconsin's Ice Age Trail Throughout the Seasons." The images are 5” X 7.5” (as opposed to 7” X 10”) and there are only 30 of them instead of around 100. This makes the new book sort of a “best of” version of the earlier one, and is much less expensive (as noted $16, as opposed to $50-$75).
"Wisconsin's Ice Age Trail Throughout the Seasons" is somewhat like two of the installments of the "Waukesha County Trilogy" I recently released (the two with the subtitle "Throughout the Seasons") however this one (Ice Age Trail) is not a photoetry book - instead of pairing poetry with the photos, I have included "field notes" about the images.
Herein I present my favorite 30 Ice Age Trail images of mine in the chronology that makes the most sense to me – starting with Spring and continuing through Summer, Fall, and finally Winter. Spring, to me, is the true beginning of the year, and Winter the finale.
Wisconsin's Ice Age Trail Throughout the Seasons can be purchased for $16 (cheap at twice the price!) from:
Or directly from amazon:
As a follow-on to the last "teaser" post, here are the links for the three members/installments of the so-called Waukesha County Trilogy:
Visions of Old World Wisconsin: https://www.createspace.com/3700218
Lapham Peak Throughout the Seasons: https://www.createspace.com/3700330
Nashotah Park Throughout the Seasons: https://www.createspace.com/3700333
Note that these are small books, or booklets, specifically 8.25" X 6". This "downsizing" was the only way to keep the cost (to/for you, dear reader!) to a reasonable level. My previous photography book ("A Trail For All Seasons: Wisconsin's Ice Age Trail") had to be priced at $75 to cover the printing costs. These booklets (which contains 5' X 7.5" photos, retaining the 2:3 ratio the camera produces (IOW, they do not need to be cropped at that ratio/size)) are relatively inexpensive at $16 each. You can purchase the whole set, or just one or two (or even none, but then why are you reading this?).
Final note: Maybe it should be plain, but I wrote the poetry paired with the photographs in the two "Throughout the Seasons" booklets.
Some time ago, I made some scenic photographs (mostly of Wisconsin) freely available for downloade (suitable as desktop wallpapers). You can get them from:
http://www.photoshop.com/users/bclayshannon
These will only be available for a short time, as I am going to close my photoshop account (not that I have any problems or "beefs" with them; just a case of transitioning into a personal "austerity mode"). So if you want to get them, get them now; I will be closing the account soon, possibly as soon as the end of this month (October 2011)
I apologize if the picture looks a little grainy.
