Color me curious — Are black and white colors? This question was asked and answered in a brief but engrossing Britannica.com article I read recently. The answer is yes and no! As I understand it, white is all the colors of light together; black is the absence of light. …

Barnyard birds, bugs & blossoms — If you suspect I have a tendency to alliterate, you are right — at least in headlines. I have been crazily busy myself lately, completing two major projects among power failures, hurricanes, and daily drizzles in usually sunny Puerto Rico. The first was publishing my Geriatric Journal collection of essays…

Dedicated to Dennett and Captain Argentina — “In joy or sadness, flowers are our constant friends.” —Okakura Kakuzō The last quarter of the year in tropical Puerto Rico — where I live — is not known for autumn leaves or colorful trees. There are no real seasons — it is always summer. Sure, it rains a bit…

Six Word Photo Story: Freestyle — ‘Fragile orange wind in the garden.’ This lyric by Adrianne Lenke, the lead vocalist and guitarist of the band Big Thief, spoke to me when I was photographing Gulf fritillaries one morning recently. I didn’t remember where I heard or read this verse — a quick Wiki search led me to the source. …