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Thoughts about the beauty of life

Noticing

The more I make photographs, especially of flowers over a series of days, I believe that making photographs is a kind of Noticing all kinds of things. There are textures, shapes, and colors. And my Read more…

Make a Joyful Noise

The sun is shining and the snow that fell for several days is beginning to melt despite the cold temperatures outside. The angle of the sun this time of year has power! I had a Read more…

Fleeting Beauty

Looking out the window this morning when I woke up, I saw huge snowflakes drifting down so beautifully. I didn’t even bother to get dressed. Quickly, I put on my robe, grabbed my camera and Read more…

Extraordinary and Beautiful

  It’s March and that means that I can find bunches of ranunculus flowers at some of the local markets. They are one of my favorite flowers, full of layers and layers of papery textured Read more…

Hello Snow! Hello beauty!

Looking out my windows this morning towards the pond I saw such beauty. The ground was covered with snow and snow still clung to tree branches and covered the neighbor’s small pine tree. All I Read more…

Lake Walk

Finding beauty this time of year in Minnesota can be challenging, particularly this year with the strangely mild and snow-free winter that we had. Still I found beauty in small things on my Lake Walk Read more…