why
Why do the birds come flying north? Why do the animals get all frisky? Why do people jump on bicycles, drive more slowly, head up mountains? Why do bodies linger outside, lie on lawns, wander along the shore? Why do we hear laughter fill the air and smell yummy smells wafting by? Why do we […]
macro and micro
I hate to travel. Hate it. Before hand, I’m exhausted with dread. And inevitably there is some major unexpected guffaw in the plans or the journey. This time – I was heading out to see my son, Samsun graduate – the plane was not at the runway. Two hours later it had still not left […]
being right
Don’t you hate it when someone is right? Especially if it’s bad news? Especially. Two days ago I was in the bicycle shop buying this really great used bicycle. It’s finally warm enough to get outside and play. The great shop owner/seller, Slade, says, “Yeah, I’ve been doing all the outside fix-up I need to […]
what happened?
Spring! That’s what happened. That’s why I didn’t write for a while. That’s what’s still happening. With the help of wonderful Kristin, I updated my web-site front photos. But mostly I just got buried in my art. With all this light and new energy and with all the 500 mittens and scarves and coats and […]
oh happy day
Do you know that gospel song? :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSFt7cuSmaI (Edwin Hawkins feat. Shirley Miller – Oh Happy Day) Can you NOT be moved by that song? Can you not be affected totally affected by that song? I’m not saying religious conversion, although that could surely do it. I’m saying: her conviction in the words, the beat, the […]
time belief
Can you see the rain coming in on the right? Spring can be so dramatic. And so welcome. Time. I wait and wait and cannot wait for the warm lift of spring. And now: it’s here! It’s that time. And my feeling? It’s like I’ve dropped down a rabbit hole. I’m here. The world is […]
the doing
(screens up: good) (rain:….) Next Tuesday, my dear pup is getting spayed. A good thing. But for the week afterwards she is supposed to not run. NOT RUN? She’s a puppy! So today was wet. (she is also not supposed to get wet) I thought, let’s start to “practice” being calmer. Let’s not go for […]
lighthearted
One day later ~ Look at the reflections. This is what has been missing for so long. The sky, the light of the sky in the water. As I’m pouring over this book on Caruncho, I understand now why water is so compelling in his gardens. He works in southern Europe away from the coast, […]
green and green
I’ve been raving about spring green lately. The green you see above is not that one, not the sharp new green that appears with the first leaves and grass. This is a subtler woods undergrowth hue; the kind of tone that you find on the forest floor. Pure comfort. And it’s also perhaps the most […]
veni vidi me vicit
(ice turning grey as it melts) Do you know that all-time famous quote: “Veni vidi vici”? Beginners Latin. Does anyone teach that anymore? Regardless, it means: “I came, I saw, I conquered.” Supposedly those were Caesar’s words on returning to Rome after conquering France. Now, how many hundreds of years later, I say: ” Veni […]
