Maple in Manito Park, Spokane

The sun set at the edge of a thunderstorm tonight.

Just finished a watercolor based on photos I took in Bryce Canyon in May. I enjoy the challenge of trying to create a sense of depth in a landscape. The mat and frame are simulated. #watercolor #landscapepainting

Blanketflower, a wildflower, blooms in June in the Saltese Uplands.

Asahel Curtis Nature Trail

Pondering my recent trip to Zion, remembering the Timber Creek Trail

Lupine Along the River #wildflowers

Rocks of Sharon Hike

Arrowleaf balsamroot is our local icon of spring, blooming where it has for millennia. #wildflower

A devotion I wrote: www.luthersem.edu/godpause/202...

Upper Falls, Spokane River

This area's iconic wildflower, arrowleaf balsamroot, is just beginning to bloom.

About five thousand gathered in Clark Park in Spokane for the #handsoff protest today. People were very respectful including of a small MAGA contingent.

There are 33m companies in the USA. Only 21k employe 500 or more. And they only make up 23% of workers. Trump and Elon are ignoring the more than 32m entrepreneurs that can't afford to build a new factory or pay tariffs or absorb cancelled contracts.

My exercise today was a good three mile walk at Saltese Flats. These Pintail ducks were exercising too.

Working on a painting of Steller's Jay. #watercolor #birds

My watercolor of a dry maple leaf is invited to the Spokane Watercolor Society's national show at the NW Museum of Arts and Culture. #watercolor

Watercolor has drawn my attention lately and tonight I finished one of Mount Spokane. #art

I see fellow Christians celebrating the closing of USAID. I have to ask, what if Jesus was serious about this?

“God calls us to welcome the stranger and love the sojourner as we love ourselves.” www.elca.org/news-and-eve...

Every day it's worse than I would've imagined.

I’m preaching at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Spokane, this Saturday at 5:30 pm and This Sunday at 8:30 am and 10:45 am. Sunday’s service will also be on YouTube.

I'm moved by her courage, but I'm guessing she would tell us she *had* to say this.

This painting, exhibited by the Jundt Art Museum during the summer, was sold this week. #art

Today’s winter hike took us to the Dishman HIlls. Here’s the west pond reflecting the woods.

Here's why I'm deeply grateful to serve on the board of Luther Seminary. Some of my Episcopalian friends may be familiar with Dr. Dwight Zscheile who leads the initiative that includes this podcast. President Steinke is always worth hearing! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

A granddaughter who loves books!

A garden grows on a twig.

Hey, that was my salmon! Drama among the gulls caught my eye today in Lake Coeur d’Alene. #birds

Our hiking group went to Wolf Lodge Bay today.

Remembering Sarah Hale The "mother of Thanksgiving" was Sarah Josepha Hale, a teacher turned writer and magazine editor. Many of us can recite one of her poems, about one of her students, from memory. Yet few know her name. 1/3

It's been a beautiful fall here, and I'm not eager to move on to winter.

Trails wind through the Saltese Uplands in eastern Washington. This is where I spent an hour and a half this afternoon. I love the forest but open country hikes are wonderful in their own way. #hiking #spokane

Currently in #AvenueWestGallery #watercolor #oilpainting #landscapeart #spokane