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The Swans are Back

Today I’m celebrating the fact that The Swans are Back on Medicine Lake. Though not as many as I saw last year, there are several families of Trumpeter Swans, gulls galore, and lots and lots of migrating ducks and Canada Geese on the lake right now. I first saw them on Medicine Lake the day after Thanksgiving. I love these graceful noisy graceful swans so much! My heart leaps a bit every time I see them gliding, flying, and honking. They brighten these cold late November days for me. Every day I go down to the lake and look to Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Making Meaning

Today I want to write a little bit about the creative process and Making Meaning in your artistic work. As I record my responses to the beauty I see in the world through the lens of my camera, I think a lot about the artistic process. When is the photograph I make just a photograph documenting what I saw and when is it art? I don’t have a definitive answer for that. But I know that it is not enough for me any more just to create a “pretty picture” in my photographic work. I want the photos I make Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Morning Light on the Pond

Each morning when I wake up, I open the bedroom shades and look out at the Morning Light on the Pond seeing whether the day will be bright or cloudy, windy or still. Some mornings the view is so gorgeous that I head out to the living room in my nightgown to photograph the beauty of the moment through the large windows that overlook the pond. This morning was one of those mornings. The light changes so quickly that a beautifully lit scene can turn into a dull lifeless scene in just a minute or two. Several recent sunsets have Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Je suis arrivé!

Yesterday the pond was completely open with no ice to be seen. This morning with the colder weather a skim of ice covered most of the pond. It feels like winter is saying… Je suis arrivé! (I have arrived!) It amazes me how quickly this change happens. Just yesterday I noticed that the Northern Shoveler ducks that had made a migration stop on our pond finally left. They spent almost a full week patrolling the pond, bills slanted halfway beneath the water, siphoning up food to prepare for their journey south. I loved watching them glide to and fro across Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

The Colors of November

On a short walk today I went looking for The Colors of November in the neighborhood. I found what I expected—that brownish gray landscape I associate with November. But I also found little pops of color and some subtle shapes that made my heart sing. Who knew so much color and beauty was hiding in plain sight? I feel blessed to be alive on this cool late November day, able to walk and take in the beauty all around me. When I consider the blessings of my life I am filled with gratitude. How did I get to be so Read more…

By Marilyn, ago