Those with a personality similar to my own should consider this policy: never say in someone’s absence what you haven’t already said in their presence.
Author: Christopher Harper
Documenting life and exploration on Guam
Maidenhair fern
In a dark jungle, just after sunset, the leaves of this Maidenhair fern seemed almost to glow. It was worth stopping to capture them on my way to the car.
New year reflections
On the last day of 2024, I visited my favorite grotto on the Fonte River. Rather than shooting the waterfall, I concentrated on reflections in the river.
The monthly subscription nightmare
Some digital businesses have a difficult time choosing a business model. If they just started with a fair monthly fee, everything would be fine. Seriously.
Thin-shelled rock crab molt
These common crustaceans on Guam grow and shed their old shells. I have never seen a more perfectly intact molt, which I found at Asan beach recently.
I didn’t care enough to make this myself
Many more commentaries would be published if I could just avoid all this bothersome thinking, writing, reading, and publishing. Is this a job for AI?
Favorites from 2024
I use openings in my schedule to capture photographs on the beaches and in the jungles around our island. Here are some of my favorites from this year!
The light of the world is Jesus
It's not the most well-known portion of the Christmas story in Luke 2, but the account of Simeon has a lot to tell us about Jesus, hope, and salvation.
Nature and history
World war two era rusted metal and coral rock mingle together in the surf as they have since liberation. Rust has become a permanent part of this rock.