Changing Tides
Welcome to Bruce Rettig’s blog, Changing Tides. This blog focuses on topics related to the natural world, the creative process, and general musings. It focuses a keen eye on environmental and social issues and examines how the human spirit might, or might not, correct current trends. Many of the observations are colored by experiences from the road. The author posts once a month, and all comments submitted to this blog are welcome, including challenging or opposing views. Please visit with an open mind—there are many different viewpoints but we all share the same home.

Remembering Daniel Ellsberg: “The Most Dangerous Man in America”
THE TERM “WHISTLEBLOWER” might seem overly used, but we are living in strange and turbulent times and an increasing number of individuals are mustering the courage to call things out that they see as wrong, unjust, or untrue. I had the honor of listening to Daniel...

A New Definition of Insanity: Alaska’s Willow Project
All photography copyright 2023 Bruce Rettig THE OVERY-USED DEFINITION of insanity is "doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results." Its origin, attributed to Albert Einstein, Ben Franklin, and Mark Twain among others, appeared in a 1981 document...

Tracking Flying Objects at the “End of the World”
Photography by Bruce Rettig IN MY BOOK, REFRACTION: AN ARCTIC MEMOIR, I recount a comment by a union personnel director in Seattle the day before I traveled to the North Slope of Alaska: “Prudhoe Bay might not be the end of the world, but you sure as hell can see it...
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