This time of year I often lament the short day length, wishing for the long days of summer. But lately I’ve been enjoying the early sunsets because I take the time to sit and soak in their beauty. Even on a cloudy day there are sometimes glimmers of sunlight that Read more…
Here is my eighth photo/essay in my photography/writing project. It’s called Reflections and it’s about different kinds of reflections and about beauty and impermanence. Here it is… Reflections The pond behind our house is an endless source of beauty in my life. In the warm months of the year, the Read more…
The days are still turning shorter. And the late afternoon sunsets surprise me, arriving much sooner than I expect every single day. I go out at 3:30 in the afternoon expecting what I think of as mid-afternoon light only to see the slant of the sun low in the sky Read more…
As Thanksgiving approaches and families plan gatherings I’m contemplating Cultivating Gratitude as winter weather arrives and the landscape becomes more and more monochromatic.This time of year, my least favorite time of year, I often struggle to feel grateful. Though my life is filled with blessings it is all too easy Read more…
Here is my seventh photo/essay in my current photography/writing project. It’s called Getting Older I went to my thesaurus this morning to look for other words for aging. Many of the words I found were neither encouraging nor up-lifting. There were words like declining, crumbling, debilitation, decrepitude, degenerating, deteriorating, failing, Read more…