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A Quick Hello

The signs of fall are all around us — brightly colored leaves, birds migrating south, leaves falling, and colder temperatures. Isn’t it beautiful? I’m writing a short post for A Quick Hello today. I’ve got lots of things planned for today but wanted to send out a few photos and a poem to brighten your day. Have you ever listened to bird song with awe and appreciation? When I was growing up on the farm we always had wrens nesting near the clothes lines behind the house. And when I hung out clothes to dry I got to hear their Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Simple Gifts

Very often I find inspiration for my photography in the natural world. But sometimes an ordinary object that I’ve seen over and over again catches my eye. Those moments remind me that Simple Gifts surround us daily. It’s up to us to notice the beautiful and sacred wherever it shows up. Becoming a photographer and looking at the world through the eyes of a photographer has helped me to notice these special moments more and more. The photo above is of an old white wooden chair that came from my grandmother’s house. I got it when I moved into my Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

A Feast for the Eyes

It seems that everywhere I look I see vivid colors across the landscape — reds, oranges, bright yellows, and still many shades of green. It’s a Feast for the Eyes! I believe that the seasonal changes that we have here in Minnesota, along with the many trees in our landscape, are food for my soul. If everything was the same each day I think I would get a bored, even if the colors were like they are right now. But the movement from bare trees and snow covered ground in winter to the land waking up and beginning to bud Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Suddenly Sumac

I took a walk yesterday in a part of French Regional Park that I haven’t visited for awhile. I was too late to see the full slope of vividly orange/red sumac color that I’ve seen in past years. But there were plenty of sumac trees that were brilliantly lit and they were spectacular none-the-less. Suddenly Sumac Other colors were also appearing and I fell in love all over again with this beautiful world we live in. It feels like every tree in the area decided to start turning to bright gold/orange/russet/burgundy just this week. What joy, when I let myself Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Welcome October

I’m back from my September break. It felt good to let go of blog writing for a period of time. But now it’s time to Welcome October The months fly by so quickly! Though I would like to cling to summer, it’s clear that fall is turning slowly towards peak color, leaves falling, and cooler temperatures. To complain about what is inevitable seems foolish. Instead I am consciously embracing and welcoming this season as I welcome and embrace the seasons of my life. During my break from blogging I’ve been working on a photography/book project. In fact I buried myself Read more…

By Marilyn, ago