getting ready
Earlier in the day – pre the time this photo was taken on a sweet woods wander – Peaches and I were walking on the grass at Whole Foods in Portland when we saw a discarded label: other side up. Well, on one of the first balmy days in May in Maine, that kind of […]
the word: fun
You hear people say: words are just words until you live them. And a word you hear a lot : fun. You’re not feeling well? Go have some fun. You’re tired? Do something fun. If I knew how to do those, dammit, I’d be doing them now. I’m too this. I’m too that. I can’t […]
belongs
Remember that stream that Peaches was trying to reach – was it only a week ago? Maybe two. And yes, she’s incredulous. Spring. A time to be outdoors. Just being. Aaaaaaah. As I was strolling through the rainy woods today – blessing the rain for keeping most others away – I loved that feeling of […]
soothing dynamism
Running horses? Relaxing? Is that possible? I was out walking in the woods. Walking. Not running. But watching Peaches run hither and thither. It had been pouring rain, so happily we had this lovely piece of outdoors to ourselves. I loved it. Roaming the now quiet woods. In Barry Lopez’s thoughtful book, Horizon, he brings […]
the real …
I left the lake today. The quiet lake. I took this photo to capture that: how fully I felt. The quiet. Very few people are around. But many are online. And so is so much else: lots of art. Which made this particular paragraph in Broad Strokes stand out for me: (preface: it was written […]
ice art
Seasons. Lots of wind in the night broke up the ice. Allowed it to shift into these shapes. Kind of stunning. The thing about living in such a gorgeous spot is that you realize always that all you have to do is look outside and be moved. Look at the lines. Look at the shapes. […]
home again home gain loopity loo
It’s evening. I’m looking through my translucent horses to that snow covered lake. Perfect backdrop. It’s quiet. Good to be home. Good to feel the peace. And also, glad that I was in Bath. That my winter months were spent near Nika and Scott and Cecilia. That I was surrounded by people in the most […]
Baby
baby baby Cecilia getting close to 4 months already!
The gift
River water! Ice is gone. What a gift. I walk through tall old growth pines. Over jagged rocks. Next to the clear river. All gifts. In Native American understanding, the earth was given to us. Every year, the animals that are born, the food that is grown, the sun that shines. All are gifts. I […]
should-less
Years ago, I taught film-making to 4th and 5th graders who were struggling in school, struggling to learn to read and write and generally be there. The idea was to start with something they love and then make the other parts: the words, the writing, part of the film-making. So, first: learning how to make […]
