In the neighborhood where I grew up, I was tormented by a classic bully. This kid was the picture of toughness: He had long stringy blond...

If you've ever tried to photograph a hummingbird in a large open area, you know how maddeningly quick and elusive they can be. These tiny...

I came across a quote from the poet Rainer Maria Rilke that struck me like a gong in a temple. It resonated deeply with me because it...

Last week, sadly, I learned that a former colleague died recently at age 68. His name was Clay Andrews and he was one of the founding...

There are two kinds of beauty in this world. There’s surface beauty, which is skin deep and gradually erodes with time until it’s gone....

My hematologist told a story about one of her patients suffering from an incurable blood cancer. To her surprise, he was incredibly...

I stood on a footbridge in Freedom Park, watching the reflections of trees and sky in the creek below. Later on, I did some reflecting of...

We don’t have to travel to another country to find sights that fill us with wonder. It can happen right in our own backyard.   After we...

It’s easy to get wrapped up in things in a way we never intended. When that happens, it can be difficult (and sometimes impossible) to...

It was an ordinary morning that became an extraordinary one for a very simple reason: I gave it my fullest attention. And that...

As temperatures in Charlotte hit the mid-90s last week, our upstairs air conditioning unit broke down in the middle of the night. A check...

I hadn’t thought about my old childhood friend in a long time. It’s been almost 60 years since we last hung out together. Over the years,...

Flowers have a lilting lyrical quality to them. They have no voice, and yet they sing. They sing of life and wonder and beauty, the...

SHHHHHHHHHH! Let your mind go quiet. Listen. When we do, we can tap into a source of creativity that’s far beyond anything we can...

I've always wondered: why do so many people want others to be exactly like them? They won’t be happy unless everyone else looks like...

As I photographed this beach in Southern California, I was mesmerized by the water pouring into the inlet and then withdrawing back into...

Two weeks ago, on a cold January day in Charlotte, our granddaughter Lily spotted a colorful surprise. As we walked down our front steps,...

With the holidays in full swing and 2023 drawing to a close, I wanted to take a moment to thank you for visiting Paul's Reflections. The...

When I saw these leaves on a cracked sidewalk, I thought the divided pavement looked like countries on a map. I wondered: Do the leaves...

An interesting thing happened when I photographed Hickory Nut Falls at Chimney Rock State Park last week. This 404-foot falls, located...