I have been spending several hours each day this week photographing the Japanese iris flowers that I bought on Monday. Today some of the petals are beginning to wilt and fade. But I still see beauty in their graceful shapes. More Beauty Please Today I made closeups with extension tubes Read more…
This morning I cut off two fading amaryllis stems before they collapsed completely. And then I decided to photograph their faded beauty. So many beautiful sights I’ve seen this week have immersed me in contemplating the circle of life… Birth, Growth, Decline, Death I often feel as if our culture Read more…
Because it is January in Minnesota, I am spending less time outdoors with the wild things. And my soul is noticing it. I need… The Peace of Wild Things When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night Read more…
Today, the temperature outside is around 32 degrees, a very happy temperature for Minneapolis in January. As I gaze out my window at my bird feeders I notice that the birds visiting the feeders are no longer puffed up like chubby marshmallows. Instead their proportions have returned to their usual Read more…
I am moving slowly this weekend, feeling like I’m fighting off a slight cold, so I’m cuddling under a blanket in my favorite chair much of the time reading. The bitter cold has returned after a single day respite yesterday with temperatures in the twenties. I was looking forward to Read more…