wintering - Jack Cheng

Water monitor lizard basking on vivarium rock. Faint reflections in glass.

#367: On Wintering

Reading Katherine May’s meditation on rest and retreat.

Two (snowy) roads diverging in a wood.

#360: On Believing in Labels

Or: the difficulty of website bios.

Glimpsing snow-covered conservatory through wintered wildflowers.

#359: Random Days

On discovering my hidden extrovert.

Black and white, angled toward the sky. Dead, sun-bleached tree reaching out amid the pines.

#355: My Kaer Morhen

On wintry Camelots.

Standing by still, snowy lake. Sun coming through tree branches.

#354: Snow-Covered Paths

A short observation for 2021.

A partially frozen Lake Michigan, blue and orange.

#328: Thawings

The simple joy of seeing friends again.

Pup on sofa in light and shade.

#318: When We’re Vaccinated

Notes from working the polls.

Feet marching, shadow of your photographer.

#310: Spring Moving to Summer

Words accompanying a photo series in The Detroit Free Press.

Tea bag steeping in navy blue Michigan Humane Society mug. Next to it: sweet beet pie with fork on a round white plate.

#196: Sauna

Snowy sunlit woods. Yurt and barren trees, throwing shadows toward camera.

#129: The Home Wind