In late December 2014, artist Karen Hegglin was in the midst of an important realization as she faced what she referred to as a “big birthday year” in 2015. That’s how she remembers the beginning of the 30-day, 30-portrait challenge she posed for herself.
When retired pastor Earnest Brooks receives a box of rocks for Father’s Day, he’s a happy man. As he puts it, “I’m probably the only man around who gets a box of rocks for Father’s Day and appreciates them!”That’s because they’re Coquina rocks, collected on a Florida beach by Earnest’s middle daughter, Carol, along with husband, Jeff, and their daughter, Hailey, a student at the University of Denver.