The Road to Somewhere

"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known." --Sharon Begley A road to somewhere at the Pinewoods campground in the Kettle Moraine State Forest, Southern Unit, near Dousman, Wisconsin. Copyright 2018 Scott Norris Photography scottnorrisphotography.com

“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” –Sharon Begley The road to somewhere – a path that leads you to new places or experiences. This particular road is at the Pinewoods Campground near Dousman, Wisconsin in the Kettle Moraine State Forest.  The morning light, the sunlit moss covered branches, and the curve of the…… Continue reading The Road to Somewhere

Forest Stairs

“The world’s a forest, in which all lose their way; though by a different path each goes astray.” –George Villiers A staircase rising out of a small ravine along the Seven Bridges Trail in Grant Park, South Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Shot in digital color, it was always my intention to create a black and white image. …… Continue reading Forest Stairs

Paradise Springs Dam and Turbine House Ruins

Water flows through the concrete dam past the ruins of the turbine house at Paradise Springs. Located near Eagle, Wisconsin in the Kettle Moraine State Forest, Southern Unit, the dam and ruins are part of the Paradise Springs Nature Trail. The area once had a resort hotel with a tennis/shuffleboard court, a small horse track, a…… Continue reading Paradise Springs Dam and Turbine House Ruins

Dark Footbridge

“Faith is a footbridge that you don’t know will hold you up over the chasm until you’re forced to walk out onto it.” –Nicholas Wolterstorff I am always intrigued by small wooden footbridges such as this one. Especially when I cannot see where it leads. Is there danger on the other side? A paradise? An…… Continue reading Dark Footbridge

Gnarled Old Tree

Gnarled Old Tree

“Love is a naked shadow, on a gnarled and naked tree” –Langston Hughes An old and twisted tree stands on the shore of an icy pond on a cold and dreary morning. Photograph taken at the Veterans Park pond near the Lake Michigan shore, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Looking for art for your home or office or something…… Continue reading Gnarled Old Tree

Contemplating Impermanence

Contemplating Impermanence

“By contemplating the impermanence of everything in the world, we are forced to recognize that every time we do something could be the last time we do it, and this recognition can invest the things we do with a significance and intensity that would otherwise be absent. We will no longer sleepwalk through our life.”…… Continue reading Contemplating Impermanence

Self-Portrait 34

Self-Portrait 34

By my count, this is self-portrait 34 in this project.   When I need to shoot something interesting everyday and I can’t find a suitable subject, it makes sense to shoot myself.  After all, I am trying to share a bit of me in every photo I create.  What better way to do that than with a photograph…… Continue reading Self-Portrait 34

Moonbeams on the Attic Window

Moonbeams on the Attic Window

“Such a deep silence surrounds me, that I think I hear moonbeams striking on the windows.” –Lucian Blaga A midnight moon shines its light through a dull pane, signing its name on the crumbling plaster walls of a long forgotten attic room.   Of the days of joy and sorrow, love and loss, life and death, only a century of…… Continue reading Moonbeams on the Attic Window

The Parking Garage

Parking Garage at the End of the World

The road twisted down into the open mouth of the parking garage.  Slow. Slow. Slowly descending into the earth.  We would be out of the searing sun and the heart of the day, no doubt.  But what of the dangers that lurked below? There was only one way to find out.  Down. down. Downward into the blackness. Day 299…… Continue reading The Parking Garage

Veil of Memory

Veil of Memory

As I inch ever closer to a half century on this Earth, I’m reminded more and more how fragile memory can be. Whether it is forgetting where I put my keys or trying to think of what’s-his-name that sat next to me in home room back in grade school, the older I get the more…… Continue reading Veil of Memory

Merry Go Round

Merry Go Round

“If I had my life to live over, I would start barefoot earlier in the spring and stay that way later in the fall. I would go to more dances. I would ride the merry-go-rounds. I would pick more daisies.” –Nadine Stair Next time you are in the park take the time to ride the merry…… Continue reading Merry Go Round

National Selfie Day

National Selfie Day

Today is National Selfie Day.  Now you may think with the way social media is these days that every day is National Selfie Day and you’re probably right.  But either way, today is the official day.  Therefore,  I’m adding my own mug to the endless stream of self shot portraits. My intention with this shot was to do…… Continue reading National Selfie Day