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Begin Again

Some think that each new year is a chance to Begin Again with resolutions for a new improved you. Those kind of resolutions quickly dissolve for me. In fact I don’t make resolutions any day of the year. The idea of a fresh start is appealing I know, but we carry our past in our cells. Why not instead, simply strive to do our best, whatever that is in each precious moment. We strive, succeed sometimes, fail other times. That is life.  Each moment is an opportunity to begin again, letting go of regrets, embracing imperfection, and leaning into beauty Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Waiting

I bought two amaryllis bulbs in late November, planted them, and watered them. Now I am waiting for them to bloom. They began growing ever-so-slowly. And then more quickly. Both of the bulbs have sprouted two buds and a few leaves. The first bud on each plant has shot up and up. And I am Waiting for the buds to burst forth into bloom. Yesterday I photographed the buds in all their burgeoning glory. No flowers open yet, so I wait. Soon, soon, my heart sings. This waiting is a kind of allowing the flowers to unfold in their own Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Winter Hours

I awoke this morning to behold a frost covered lawn. Soon I expect to wake to find a snow-covered lawn. This is Minnesota after all and the winter snow queen  will arrive sooner or later. Meanwhile the Winter Hours march on minute by minute, day by day. The trees sleep and wait for spring, and many plants and animals also take a long winter sleep. Still, I found beauty in the frosty scenes I beheld this morning and I am sure I will find beauty when snow blankets the land. For me winter is often a time of hunkering down, Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Tree Medicine

Yesterday I took myself and my camera out to a small area filled with trees that I had noticed several months ago. It wasn’t a big forest but I found the presence of this little forest quite beautiful. You might say there was nothing special about these trees, but to me they are Tree Medicine for the soul. Spending time among the trees fills me with joy. I feel the benevolence of trees whenever I am with them. It’s such an unusual year to be able to make a photograph like this in late December in Minnesota and not see Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Winter Photography Class Starts Next Week

I finished teaching the fall Making Photographs class at the Minnetonka Center for the Arts last Wednesday. The Winter Photography Class Starts Next Week on Wednesday, January 3. There’s still time to register for this 8-week class. Though the catalog contains a very general description of the class, my plan is to introduce students to the work of different types photographers each week, share and talk about class members’ photographs, and address topics that I think will help the individuals in the class grow and learn as photographers. The class will include one field trip and each week there will Read more…

By Marilyn, ago