Blog

Day by Day

As I begin to explore my new vision in my left eye after cataract surgery earlier this week I realize that I cannot ever know or plan anything fully in advance. All I can do is to be here in the moment Day by Day exploring the beauty of the world around me. Each decision I make in life often has two sides, a plus and a minus. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.    — Martin Luther King, Jr. Though I thought that I knew what I wanted, in my vision before Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Bird Photos of 2022

Every year near the end of the year I pick my favorite 12 photos of the year. This year I am struggling to narrow the number of photos down to twelve. I also noticed how many bird photos were in my top picks for the year, too many, it seems, to narrow down to a few favorites. So today I thought I would show you my favorite Bird Photos of 2022 I haven’t picked up my camera for a few days. On Monday I had my first cataract surgery, something which I was very nervous about. Fortunately it went splendidly. Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Light Writing

December is a good month to celebrate the light. With short daylight hours, seasonal displays of colored lights at night are delightful to look at. And because of the shortness of the days, the late sunrises make it easy to study the early morning light. The word photography literally means Light Writing The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera. ― Dorothea Lange This morning as I sat to meditate I was so enchanted by the early morning light that I abandoned my chair and picked up my camera to do some sunrise light Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

A Certain Light

This morning when I woke up and looked out the windows I noticed A Certain Light that captured my senses. It was soft and a little bit golden, and it seemed to paint the landscape outside my windows with a certain ethereal grace. I picked up my camera and made some photos through the windows trying to see if I could distill the scenes as my eye saw them in the early morning light. I don’t think that I succeeded. But I came as close as I could to the feelings the morning engendered in me. The sun was a Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Playing Around

I’ve been Playing Around with flower photos this week. The one above that I made using a photo of my red Christmas cactus feels like a bright holiday greeting to me. It has been quite awhile since I played around with making mandala like images from flowers or other plant photographs. Play is our brain’s favorite way of learning.    — Diane Ackerman Each time I play like this I learn new skills through exploration. After our most recent snowstorm I realized that the snow is probably here to stay for quite awhile and that winter is really and truly Read more…

By Marilyn, ago