Greetings, fellow dust particles in the grand scheme of things!

Once again, this issue features all-new images. Lately, I’ve gotten the urge to edit, and I picked a shoot. After editing 6 to 8 new photos, I’m satisfied. So, I’m pretty far ahead of the curve for images for the Museletter.

I’m working on a BTS video, and if I get it edited in time, it’ll be down below. I’ve worked with this model a few times. Makala has been a joy to watch grow in her talents and shape. She has a classic nude art body, and she knows how to bend, twist, and turn to make the beautiful shapes that only a female can.

As lovely as it is out here in the country, I miss shooting. Actually, I miss the 3 or 4 shoots a week I and just about everyone was doing before the pandemic. The sails went slack, and the wind never returned, I’m afraid. I see far less shooting going on. Or maybe I’m not asking enough? I’m SO happy I have terabytes of images I can edit from my shoots over the years. I miss the banter with the models, but I think I would miss the editing more if it were to disappear for some reason.

This summer, like the last two, we had reservations for the campground at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Then, some time at Bryce Canyon for the first time. When we were raising our kids (who are now in their 40s), we would camp in that campground every summer for a week. It was a little like Disneyland for us with trails, dinners at the lodge, and little trips to the lookouts. No Cheeros or Micky Mouse, but a good time with the family.

I had a feeling I didn’t want to be far from home for some reason, so I canceled our trip. I’m not sure why, but it felt right. A hunch. We would have been one of the last people to spend a week there before it burned to the ground. I’m not sure if I would be more heartbroken if we’d just been there, or from the years and years of slightly faded memories. In either case, Linda and I are very sad it is gone. Maybe our great-grandkids will visit and enjoy it as we did. They won’t know we went often, but that’s how the circle of life is.

Our internet is now fast and stable. You may recall that I was on T-Mobile Home Internet, and it was working fairly well. Then it started slowing down, especially on the upload side. You might imagine that I upload a lot. So, Starlink arrived, and I’ve installed it; it has been humming along beautifully. Speeds comparable to what we get in Chandler from COX. In terms of connecting to the world, we are well-positioned. Now, if only what we saw out there were humane, factual, and full of empathy. Humans be humans.

We are all we have. There have only been about 100 billion humans on this planet. Ever. That number may seem huge, but consider we started as small tribes and usually nomads. And today, 8 billion people are trying to survive. I cherish every life. I don’t have to know them or know they believe what I believe. They have as much right to be here for their moment in the sun as I do. Any color, any sex, any age. We all have hearts, breathe, cry, and laugh. Frankly, I have no time or energy for hate. From what I’ve seen, hating is exhausting.

Go give someone a nice long hug. NOW!!

Until next week!!

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