Author Archives: Gary Fultz

From Whence We Came

We were young once. Almost half a century later some of our stories might sound a bit far-fetched. By the time this picture was taken we drove the tractor and the pick-up truck on the farm. We milked the cows by hand, made home-made slingshots, dwindled the farm-yard chicken numbers, some of moms canning jarsContinue reading “From Whence We Came”

Trouble with the “Red Thread”

  I am an avid outdoors-man. I write songs and play a mean keyboard. Cliff diving is a great rush as well as skiing the mountains. I have enough woodworking equipment to start my own business. Photography, yes lets talk about the hard to get shots in the rain or -20 winter temps in theContinue reading “Trouble with the “Red Thread””

More Snow: A Creative Response (I think)

Just when it was starting to show signs of spring. No global warming here this year. Last year at this time it was 70 degrees. This morning I plowed snow with the bumper to get to work and getting home was really wild. In northern Minnesota I have found that sometimes we have to thinkContinue reading “More Snow: A Creative Response (I think)”

Tilt Your World

Antigua Guatemala. Riding in the back of a small pickup to a mountain village where we will build three small homes. Cobblestone streets built in the 1500’s make photography challenging while hoping to stay on board. Lean over and lose your face on another vehicle passing from either way and any direction. In the StatesContinue reading “Tilt Your World”

Building a Home for the Homeless

  I just sent my final letter for a project my wife and I are doing.  Put it on your bucket list if you are so inclined if you haven’t yet. It will be rewarding I believe In a couple of hours the 17 of us will take off on our journey to Guatemala. Thanks forContinue reading “Building a Home for the Homeless”

What does -20F look like?

Words and numbers tend to be abstract to most of us unless we have been there. Stories help and pictures even more. I remember a wide eyed 15 year old kid at a gas station in Georgia asking me to roll my window down and saying “you guys are never going to believe this butContinue reading “What does -20F look like?”

Black Powder Hunting in Narnia

I just stepped in the door from an exciting afternoon adventure. I’m still hunting for our winters table fare with a black powder rifle. I think I was in Narnia, somehow, maybe. I even brought the camera. I held the gun ready after a ruffled grouse sailed straight at me and set down in frontContinue reading “Black Powder Hunting in Narnia”

White Friday Reflections

Thanksgiving is over and looking out my window it’s a “White Friday”here in northern Minnesota USA. It’s a sad sight as a fisherman knowing ice is now forming on the lakes. The outside gauge reads 17 degrees. I’m not sure why I thought I could take the boat out one last time before winter. MeanwhileContinue reading “White Friday Reflections”

Crying…What’s With That?

I was a teenager when I first saw the picture of a young girl weeping while holding a tuft of grass Ringo (from the Beatles) had walked on. At the time I remember thinking “get it together girl.”  Now here I am almost 40 years later and I have my moments of weeping. What’s withContinue reading “Crying…What’s With That?”