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Rainy Day in February

The skies have been gray all day. And rain has been falling steadily since late morning. It is now late afternoon and still the rain falls. It’s an unusual Rainy Day in February a month not known for rain in Minnesota. But this entire winter has been unusual, with rain/sleet/snow that froze to create winter wonderlands of the trees again and again. Record snowfall early in the season surprised many of us. And now this. The past few sunny mild days have brought a feeling of elation to my heart. I can feel hope bubble up that this strange winter Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

It Begins in the Heart

I’ve been pondering creative acts. Where do they come from? How and why do artists choose their subject matter? What moves people to create? I’ve come to a conclusion. Art that matters, touches and moves people, It Begins in the Heart. I photograph what has heart and meaning to me. We are all artists in one way or another, creating and weaving a life of meaning. And I believe that the more that we listen to our hearts, the more we create art that can touch others in their hearts. Also, the more that we listen to our own hearts, Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Sunny Day Blues

Yesterday I took a walk at French Regional Park. Everywhere I looked I saw Sunny Day Blues (not the sad kind of blue but the bright blue sky kind of blue). One  The mosquito is so small it takes almost nothing to ruin it. Each leaf, the same. And the black ant, hurrying. So many lives, so many fortunes! Every morning, I walk softly and with forward glances down to the ponds and through the pinewoods. Mushrooms, even, have but a brief hour before the slug creeps to the feast, before the pine needles hustle down under the bundles of Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

A Single Flower

This morning I bought a bouquet of gerbera daisies. While I was trimming their stems one flower head broke off near the top of its stem. I decided to challenge myself to see how many different ways I could photograph A Single Flower blossom. I tried photographing it with back light and side light, from the front and the back and from above. There are probably more ways that I could see it as well. But right now I am distracted by the beautiful sunny weather outside my window. So I’m headed out for a walk on this balmy February Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Yes and No

Recently I read part of Gabor Maté’s latest book, The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture. Unfortunately I didn’t finish the book before it needed to be returned to the library. But two questions that Maté suggested we ask ourselves have been resonating for me for several weeks. They are about what we say yes to in our life and what we say no to. For weeks those questions have been resonating for me and I’ve been thinking about the whole idea of minding your Yes and No I wish I had written down the Read more…

By Marilyn, ago