Digital Art & Photography — The cold waters of the North Sea harbor a vibrant community of marine life and offer fabulous coastal diving opportunities. Boddam Village on the east coast of Scotland is an easy-access location where you can dive with the local seals in the summer kelp forest at high tide. My advice…

Dancing on the Edge of the Blade — We are the petulant children of Gaia, not listening to Mother Nature’s lessons, or stubbornly ignoring them. Las Vegas is parched and desiccated, but ironically its grand entertainment palaces were recently flooded with water from monsoon rains. In Pakistan, thousands of babies, children, grandparents, and all those in between have…

The East Coast of Scotland — (All photography and digital art by WM House — Archean Art; ©2022 Archean Enterprises, LLC) The city of Aberdeen, Scotland, has its roots deep in the North Sea, first as a fishing village and then as the logistical center for Scotland’s offshore oil and gas industry. It is not exactly…

Methane Driven Climate Change in the Geological Past — Published in the EarthSphere Blog Lightweight, colorless, and odorless, methane is a slippery character in the global warming story. But it is a super-greenhouse gas. While Anthropogenic, man-made sources of methane grab the headlines in climate news, we still don’t fully understand the threat natural methane sources might present for…

Digital Art — Willamette Falls — The last image in my recent SnapShots article (Beauty, Decay, and Energy) was of the Dancing Trees. These graceful oak trees are perched on the edge of basalt cliffs along the east bank of the Willamette River at Oregon City. Below them, the river water tumbles over Willamette Falls. This…

Willamette Falls — The two largest waterfalls in the United States are a continent apart. Niagara Falls, New York, tops the list, and Willamette Falls, Oregon, holds second place. But no one takes a honeymoon at Willamette Falls, where you must struggle to find the rewarding views, and pockets of natural beauty lay…

Medical Bankruptcy — Medical bankruptcy is a uniquely American experience. We can list it up there with Wrigley Field, hot dogs, and Fourth of July parades. To be an American is to deeply understand the price of health. I lived in the United Kingdom for 20 years, and the first time I mentioned…