Thank you to everyone who has ordered by book “We Always Find Ourselves Here” on Amazon. It means the world to me.
However, if you could please share it around, that would be fantastic! It’s a fun read, and I think you’ll enjoy it!
Get it here.

One of my favorite things about Ohio and living here has to be the rustic nature of just about everything around.
You’d think this barn was abandoned – but in fact it’s very much in use! Sure it has some bumps, scrapes, and dents. But it still serves a purpose.
Ohio is tough on us all, but that doesn’t mean we have to give up!


A rare double-upload!
Actually, the first double. Mostly because I couldn’t decide what to post, and I knew that I wouldn’t be posting the same style of photo too closely together.
Taken in a photobox since it is 30 degrees outside.
Happy New Year!

There is a “golden hour” when it comes to photography. The sun is in just the right location, the clouds are just slightly overhead, and the shadows falls perfectly.
Typically, there is, quite literally, only an hour or two a day when this happens – usually dawn or dusk. However sometimes, the golden hour doesn’t apply, and there are places where no matter how the day is – it’s perfect.
For me, that the Metroparks in Cleveland. A place so many of my photos have come from – a place where I truly fell in love with the art.

Taken somewhere deep in the Cleveland Metroparks. This photo was one that I almost forgot about, lost in a ever-expanding hard drive.
But, much like the squirrel, I went looking for something more, and came across this gem.
Oh, also, I had to edit out a trashcan.

We’ll get there eventually.
The sun will be on our backs again, the saltwater kissing our cheeks. The sand will grind its way into our shoes, forever stuck in the thread of our socks.
We will have annoyances again, we will have frustrations again – but they’ll be good ones. Frustrations we missed.
Today was a good day, and the light is getting brighter.
It's me, Paul.
Thoughts For Thoughtful Thots