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Camp & Cabin Cookin’, October 2024

Camp & Cabin Cookin’, October 2024

Oct 1, 2024

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Shrimp Poppers —Submitted by the Shank family 20 extra large shrimp 10 jalapeño peppers 10-20 strips thin bacon Cream cheese filling: 4 oz cream cheese 1...

Fall Foliage Photos Straight Ahead

Fall Foliage Photos Straight Ahead

Sep 1, 2024

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Fall foliage in Hightown, VA. Photo © Shaphan Shank. Brilliant autumn foliage is straight ahead, at least we hope so. Finding a gorgeous opportunity like...

Favorite Focus, September 2024

Favorite Focus, September 2024

Sep 1, 2024

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Fall foliage at Logan Canyon, Utah. Photo © Loren Auker. Red maple leaves. Photo © Laura Leid. Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Photo © Joshua...

Preparing Your Garden for Rest

Preparing Your Garden for Rest

Sep 1, 2024

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive One of the blessings most North American gardeners enjoy is the cyclical nature of the pastime. While I have written about the joy of season extension and...

Delphinus, Sagitta, and Vulpecula

Delphinus, Sagitta, and Vulpecula

Sep 1, 2024

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive The Summer Triangle, a large triangle of bright stars (Deneb, Vega, and Altair), lies straight overhead on September evenings in the United States....

Components of a Successful Photo

Components of a Successful Photo

Aug 1, 2024

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive What does it take for a photograph to be successful? That is a question that doesn’t have any one right answer. If you were able to capture a poor picture...

Favorite Focus, August 2024

Favorite Focus, August 2024

Aug 1, 2024

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Daisies at sunset. Josiah Andring. Northern Mockingbird. Photo © Thomas Zimmerman. This mockingbird is a gorgeous example of separation lighting in a...

Sagittarius

Sagittarius

Aug 1, 2024

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Sagittarius, the Archer, lies straight above the southern horizon on August evenings at mid-northern latitudes. The band of the Milky Way runs through the...

Solar Photography

Solar Photography

Jul 1, 2024

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive The aurora superstorm in May has captured my attention—not just the beauty of the aurora, but the beauty of the sun from which the storm originated. There...