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not yoga

This is my idea of “downward dog”, as in yoga. I HATE yoga. Wait a minute. Do you know anyone that hates yoga? Isn’t that what is loved so much? When I was growing up in the 50’s, my mother…

more light

Look what a difference the water makes! So much more light with the reflection added. If you look closely, you can see that the white in the lower left corner is not a cloud… It’s the departing snow. It’s exciting…

shut it

t’s Easter. It’s Spring. It’s the day to think deeply. Or to remove Thin Ice signs. It’s a day to clean winter out of the house. Sew seeds in the garden. Germinate new art ideas. Or… there is always a…

still still

Today in my yoga class the teacher was talking about the over-stimulating world we live in. Yes. And then… there is the nice still, not moving: ice. Still here. The normal date for ice-out, as it’s called is today, April…

momentum + lag

This is how the day started yesterday. Not too promising. And then it progressed: Further: This juxtaposition of the fading winter and oncoming spring reminded me of how tides work: we all know they are controlled by the moon. The…

surface / more than surface

This is the ice situation. Still there – a solid surface. And if you were to be here in person, it would not look a whole lot different. It’s grayer than a few days ago – wetter from the warm…

“snow” peas

April 10: peas in the ground. And, because the outdoor faucet is not turned on, I added on top this snow (blessed snow) to moisten them! Now, will they be up, blooming and producing peas by the time Hunter and…

still white

White snow still covers the lake. It’s been a long winter. And just because there is nothing I can do about that – I think, what a relief, really. The darn snow will last as long as it pleases. I…

peeking

Do you see that yellow-green – the color that I was dyeing my fabric all winter long??? It’s the first evidence of spring. I’m pretty sure it was NOT there yesterday – I’ve been eyeing that patch of earth. And…

yin yang

Here they are: yin and yang. Looking as tired as I feel. I just spent the morning doing Tai Chi with the master, who comes to this area several times a year. I have been learning this form for a…