Officer Jim Chee of the Navajo Tribal Police did not understand why white people stole when they already had money. Investigating a burglary, he stopped near the Chuska Mountains to admire the dawn, loosening a pinch of pollen so that he might walk again in beauty—hozro in his language.

My thoughts turn to Tony Hillerman’s character as I explore the west coast of Florida, this intersection of nature and money, asphalt and surf. I take my camera whenever I can to capture the beauty of the land and the people who inhabit it.

I thought I’d share a little of that with you.

So take a breath. Take a photo. Walk in beauty. It’s here if you look.

The campaign to vaccinate Americans, and the backlash that ensued, didn’t start with the current pandemic. It began in a sleepy Pennsylvania town in the late 1800s when a doctor and his wife bet everything they had on a new formula to eradicate smallpox. The Spirit of Swiftwater tells their story of hardship and success. Discover how vaccines are made and who makes them on Amazon (click on the link “New from $15) or on eBay.