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A typical winter day in Chester California. After the storms, the plows push snow into the center of Main Street, then come back with hugs snowblowers that throw the snow into the back of dump trucks who haul the snow off. Life continues as usual in towns where snow is a normal part of life. Our schools rarely close for snow days. You learn to drive in it, blow it, shovel it... and sit in your home or office and watch it come down again.

I have lived in Plumas County since 1977. It is a place so steeped in nature and wildlife, that every day, every view, is a photographic opportunity. Photography captures and freezes moments in time that would otherwise be missed, or compressed by our brains into the daily mash of life. Whether I am capturing wildlife, birds, clouds, water, landscapes, stars, flowers, even people... the excitement comes in savoring a singular moment in time... often these moments occur faster than our vision can record... or we simply overlook the beauty of a sunset or cloud... but the photograph brings us into mindful presence instantly. I am drawn to color, texture, contrast, and visual drama of all sorts. In fact I am so distracted by visual...