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El Cementerio de Tulcán
A face emerges from a hedge in the Cementerio de TulcanIn December of the year 2000 I made my first of what would be 11 winters spent in South America. An old college friend of mine and I flew from...
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Venezia
The Grand Canal at sunsetTravel is the stuff of dreams manifested in to reality. When I was a child watching the old game show 'Lets Make a Deal' on television, for me, the greatest prize one could...
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The Kolymbetra Garden
Looking down in to the Kolymbetra Garden Paradise is one of those elusive concepts we tend to stereotype as a tropical beach at sunset or the Garden of Eden, from which Adam and Eve were kicked out for...
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Ragusa, Sicily
A Baroque door on a Palazzo in Ragusa IblaThere are so many beautiful towns in Italy. The country is justly famous for them. Ragusa, on the island of Sicily is one of the most magical towns I visited...
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Camus
Camassia quamash, CamusSpringtime in the Willamette Valley of Oregon is a lush, glorious floral extravaganza. At the southern end of the valley around my childhood home of Eugene are green pastures...
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That which inspires me: Nature
These are some of the places that have inspired me to do what I do when I build gardens. Nature is foremost for me always but sometimes humans do a pretty knockout job too. Here I will show some of...
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The Next Adventure
Column in Parque Guell in BarcelonaAs I've mentioned before, I leave Portland, Oregon every winter for someplace that is the stuff of my dreams, and that is hopefully warmer. The Mediterranean is not...
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Parc Guell and its amazing tile mosaics
Wall at the front of Park GuellRoof of the Pavello de ConsergeriaWindow on the Pavello de Consergeria at the entrance to the parkPark Guell is one of those emblematic places in Barcelona that was...
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Tarragona, Spain A legacy of stone work
Stones from a mix of different eras form a wall in TarragonaI just spent 3 days, from December 17 to the 20th in the town of Tarragona, southwest of Barcelona, an hour and a half by train. I was drawn...
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The Botanic Garden of the University of Valencia
A Lush Desert Garden in the Botanic Garden of the University of ValenciaJardi Botanic de la Universitat de ValenciaBotanic Garden of the University of Valencia, SpainI have a thing for botanical...
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The Alcazaba of Malaga
View of the Alcazaba from the lower rampartsThe Alcazaba is a Moorish citadel built on a spur of a hill overlooking the harbor of Malaga on the southern coast of Spain. The site was formerly a Roman...
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A Photography exhibition: Le Maroc Excentrique
I am very excited to announce that I will be having my first ever photography exhibition in the Volubilis Gallery in the Kasbah of Tangier, Morocco. The opening will be on February 3rd, 2012. I have...
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Tragically Magic Tangier, Morocco
A film poster with Calla Lilies in the Cinema RifIts Friday the 13th of December and I have been in Tangier for a week now. The prankster spirits were out in force today, and I made the mistake of...
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The Koubba El-Badiyn
Looking up in to the interior of the Koubba El-BadiynMarrakech is a city rich in history and architecture. The city was founded by the Almoravid people nearly 1,000 years ago on a plain near the...
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Morocco and my work
A Pebble Mosaic Carpet I built in a garden in Los AngelesI am in Morocco again for the second of what may be a continuing series of trips to discover and revisit all that is wonderful about this...
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Chefchaouen Blue
A view of Chefchaouen, MoroccoChefchaouen is a small city in the Rif mountains of Northern Morocco known for its climate, blue houses, and kif, or marijuana that is grown in the surrounding mountains....
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Melilla, an architectural gem on the Moroccan Coast
Palacio de AsambleaMelilla is one of two Spanish enclaves on the Moroccan coastline that are remnants of Spain's occupation of parts of North Africa. The other is Ceuta near the city of Tangier, which...
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A labor of love
I am about to post the most laborious essay I have written to date for this blog site. I've been wanting to do it ever since I revisited the Alhambra in Granada, Spain last year, but hesitated to do...
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Tales of the Alhambra
The Alhambra viewed from the Generalife"Everything here appears calculated to inspire kind and happy feelings, for everything is delicate and beautiful. The very light falls tenderly from above,...
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That which inspires me; The World of Man
Temple 1, Tikal, GuatemalaI recently posted a series of photos highlighting places from the Natural World I've encountered in my travels that have inspired me in my life and work. Nature for me is the...
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