This was a good week—a grace filled week—and for that and all my blessings I am grateful. Grace Filled Week The weather gave us a good mix of all the things that make January in Minnesota an interesting time. The week began with an all-day snowstorm on Monday that dropped Read more…
Where do creative ideas come from? I used to be one of those people who said, “I never have creative ideas for my art. I just photograph what I see.” That was a pretty true statement for my photography for a long time. While I captured beautiful scenes I didn’t Read more…
I had a bad cold for almost 2 weeks. Fortunately I’m on the mend but even while I was not feeling well, I made a practice of finding beauty in my surroundings. Finding Beauty Where You Are Almost every day I picked up my camera and made photographs of the Read more…
Tuesday morning I felt like I might be fighting off a slight sore throat and cold. I did everything I could to dodge the illness but as the day went on I felt worse and worse. By bedtime I knew I was in for a difficult night. My throat hurt Read more…
Butterfly Magic On the hydrangea bush in front of our house this morning — several butterflies, numerous bumble bees, and other nectar loving insects… “I almost wish we were butterflies and liv’d but three summer days – three such days with you I could fill with more delight than Read more…