This week I want to sing out my too frequently overlooked collaborator on these Wednesday Wanderings and their younger sibling, the Friday Fragments.

Who is this collaborator?  My husband, Jim Moore.  Well over ninety-five percent of all the photos accompanying my words have been taken by him.  Sometimes, I give him a theme.  Other times, his photo inspires my words.  Still other times, our chats about something or other will give me a topic.

For every photo you see, he has taken on average, at least six.  When we go somewhere, he carries his camera, just in case.  And let’s not forget how, nearly every week, he convinces one of our feline or guinea pig co-residents to pose with a book or e-reader.  Amusingly, some of that cats are catching on and view Jim and his camera as a chance to get a little extra attention.

Over the years, Jim’s eye for detail and composition has evolved.  As an archeologist, he often thought of photographs as records rather than art.  Before the advent of digital cameras, he was restricted by the cost of developing pictures, many of which didn’t come out as he’d hoped.

Digital photography has freed Jim up to take self-confessed “artsy” shots, like the one above of our Maximillian sunflowers backed by the lush greenery of the nearby pomegranate shrub.  Sometimes, as with his photo of the Challenges anthology surrounded by wild asters, his use of shadow gives a flat subject like a book cover dimension.

There you have it!  If you see a photo and like it, don’t hesitate to let me know.  I’ll pass your praise along to the person who deserves it!