At (A Little Past) The Halfway Point
(or, it's taken me seven months to write a new blog. Phooey.) The promise of a new year. Yes, it was only seven months ago that the slate...
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Robert Stephens
- Dec 30, 2022
- 7 min
Keeping The Fire Alive
I've been at this photography thing - at least on a paying level - since January 2011. And staying motivated during those fledgling,...
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Robert Stephens
- Jun 12, 2022
- 3 min
Springing Into Action (Part 1)
I wasn't going to let this spring go by like I had in recent years. So if that meant "driving 'til I drop," 5:30 wake-up times, and...
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Robert Stephens
- Dec 21, 2021
- 7 min
My Favorites Of 2021
Some years are just better than others. That's an unavoidable, universal truism, of course - not only in my field, but life itself. It's...
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Robert Stephens
- Sep 26, 2021
- 3 min
So Far (Part Deux)
Ahh, spring. After the stark, dark desolation of winter, those first spring blooms are like manna from heaven. If you haven't read my...
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Robert Stephens
- Sep 19, 2021
- 2 min
So Far...(Part One)
Okay, I'll admit - I should be checking in a bit more than annually, or even semi-annually... But here we are in September - when the...
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Robert Stephens
- Dec 20, 2020
- 8 min
The Best Of 2020
Okay - as we all know, there wasn't a whole lot that could be considered "best" in 2020, but let's keep things positive here. For when it...
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Robert Stephens
- Feb 2, 2020
- 5 min
Enduring All The "Seasons"
To order your copy of "Seasons," click on the pic below: Seven years is a long time, and a lot of seasons - especially when it comes to...
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Robert Stephens
- Jul 23, 2019
- 2 min
Catching Up
So it's been a minute. Okay, a looooooooooong minute, since your faithful reporter has checked in with a blog, updating my recent...
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Robert Stephens
- Dec 19, 2018
- 8 min
My Favorites Of 2018
I went into 2018 with the thought of "different." I also went into 2018 with the thought of "Geez, Robert, don't break your other arm,"...
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Robert Stephens
- Dec 2, 2018
- 12 min
Mom's Homecoming
It doesn't seem possible that it has been five years since Mom's passing on December 2, 2013. But alas, that much time has passed since...
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Robert Stephens
- Nov 19, 2018
- 6 min
Looking For Fall (Without Falling Over) Part Two
Autumn has not been very kind to these mountains the past few years. There were the horrific wildfires in 2016 that left much of my area...
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Robert Stephens
- Nov 12, 2018
- 4 min
Looking For Fall (Without Falling Over) Part One
So (until now, anyway) I skipped over what I did over the summer. That's because, in a lot of ways, this summer felt like a "lost...
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Robert Stephens
- Jun 26, 2018
- 8 min
Looking For New, Part Deux
So the first part of my spring found me trying hard to avoid repeating myself (See my prior blog "Looking For New"), tossing a spanner...
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Robert Stephens
- Jun 17, 2018
- 5 min
Looking For New
The never-ending winter (which seemed like a real life version of "Groundhog Day," with Yours Truly playing the role of Bill Murray)...
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Robert Stephens
- Mar 26, 2018
- 7 min
Going With The Snow........er, Flow
My intention for this past Saturday was to head up to Boone for the private reception for all the finalists in the Appalachian Mountain...
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Robert Stephens
- Jan 7, 2018
- 8 min
Winter Break
On a rainy Friday, just before Christmas, in a singular, freak moment that night - I slipped on wet concrete, my feet giving way from...
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Robert Stephens
- Dec 11, 2017
- 7 min
The Best of 2017
And just like that - in a flash - another year has come and gone. It's absolutely true - the older you get, the faster that life seems to...
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Robert Stephens
- Jul 16, 2017
- 11 min
Reboot
"Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you." ~ Satchel Paige It's always been about the "long game" in regards to my...
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Robert Stephens
- Apr 2, 2017
- 11 min
March Madness (Part Deux)
The "Spring-in-Charleston-by-way-of-Winter-in-Saluda" trip was truly a successful, satisfying escape (see Part 1 for more) - with winter...
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