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The Road Less Traveled

This time of year especially (but actually most of the time) I like to take back roads where I am going instead of driving on the freeways. It takes a little bit longer but the beauty and calm are worth it for me. This morning as I drove to an appointment in Excelsior I followed favorite back roads soaking in magnificent colors almost all the way there and back home again. I am so fortunate to have the time to take The Road Less Traveled As I watch the people I know returning to their pre-pandemic social lives I feel Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Color Full

Everywhere I look this week my eyes feel Color Full All of the fall colors are popping and it’s glorious to simply wander around gazing at all of the color. I often wonder what the world would look like if I was color blind. I think about this because recently I edited some photos for my son-in-law, who is color blind. The photos featured a lot of blue and yellow. He mentioned that he loved how colorful they were because of the predominant blue and yellow, colors that he could perceive well. And I realized how different the world must Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

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