Wishing You a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

Hanging from the Christmas tree, colored lights light up the gold-trimmed flat glass ornament etched with the words Peace on Earth.

I hope you are safe and warm on this Christmas Day. Praying for peace this Christmas, especially for everyone struggling to find joy and cause for celebration in a year that has brought so much darkness, loss, and pain. May the light of love shine upon you and yours and bring you hope of better… Continue reading Wishing You a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

My 10 Most Popular Posts in 2020

10 most popular posts of 2020

There’s one thing I can say about 2020, it’s a year we’re all glad to leave behind.

COVID has taken away our friends, family, and colleagues as we struggle to keep ourselves and our families safe and healthy.

It’s hard to focus as the news highlights more cases and deaths in our hometowns and countries.

With news of COVID vaccines in the past few weeks, many people are finally seeing a light at the end of what we can describe as a terrible, horrible, no-good year.

I am looking forward to a better year in 2021.

Reflecting on my most popular published posts in 2020, readers enjoyed posts about accessibility, technology, and web design as well as posts about virtual work.

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Photo of the Week: Lesser Scaup on a Wintry, Snowy Day

Blue-billed blacked-headed duck with grayish-white body lazily swims in the pond.

When it comes to identifying scaup, a common duck seen in winter in southeast Michigan, I’m zero for two in the past two months.

I’ve photographed and identified the duck as a Greater Scaup, only to be gently reminded the bird I found was a Lesser Scaup.

They can be challenging to identify. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Lesser Scaup on a Wintry, Snowy Day