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Fall Migration

Every November I look for the trumpeter swans to appear on nearby Medicine Lake as they migrate south for the winter. And for the past few years I haven’t been disappointed. But this November I am astonished at the number and variety of water fowl I am seeing on the lake. Fall Migration Yesterday late afternoon I took my Canon camera, 100-400 mm lens, and 1.4 extender over to French Regional Park to see if I could see any trumpeter swans nearby. There were none near the park but as I gazed towards the eastern shore of Medicine Lake I Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Do The Work

This morning I reviewed my book project images that I’ve been working on for several months. And when I finished reviewing all sixty of them I felt so happy. For the first time every single image felt like it belonged in this collection. The flow of the images from one to the other felt exactly right. I think I’m done adding and deleting, ordering and reordering them. Now I need to begin the hard work of actually creating the book. It is so easy to procrastinate by fussing about which paper I should use or to arrange and rearrange the Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Nature as Poet

I was looking through photographs I made during 2022 and happened upon a photo I had not paid attention to at the time I made it. But today it stood out as a kind of poem created by nature. Nature as Poet The grace and beauty of small scenes in nature always captivates me and surprises me. (I can’t decide if I like my black and white version or color version of the photograph better.) These poems created by nature are what I look for when I go out with my camera. I am less interested in “capturing” and more Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Wonderland

Three days in a row the snow fell. Finally it stopped mid-morning today and left me sitting inside a Wonderland filled with beauty. I have been focusing on home stuff and recovering from a gut upset that has been lingering for days. Despite the discomfort in my digestive system I have been active and feeling well enough to scoop the snow off the driveway on Monday and vacuum the house yesterday. I am celebrating the strength to do these things without lingering pain afterwards! Similarly, even though I wish that winter had not arrived already I am celebrating the beauty Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Oh S-NO-W!

When I woke up this morning and looked out the window I exclaimed Oh S-NO-W! The ground is white as far as my eye can see and more snow continues to fall. This heralds the beginning of my least favorite season of the year. I had hoped for a mid-November warmup but the weather forecast looks like winter is here at least for a week or so. Snow is in the forecast every day this week. But still, despite my dislike for some of the inconveniences of the season, my heart soars a little at the beauty of it all. Read more…

By Marilyn, ago