It’s another rainy day in Minneapolis. The greens outside are glowing a spectacular electric green. And even though this is the third day of the last 4 days that has been rainy, I don’t mind at all. We are so blessed to live in Minnesota and have abundant water to Read more…
Pretty pictures aren’t enough to make me satisfied with my work any longer. And photographing what I love in the same old way just doesn’t excite me like it once did. As we grow as artists and people, I think our reach always exceeds our grasp. If it didn’t, we Read more…
Just Flowers I went out to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum this morning to see if I could catch some magnolias in full bloom. I was almost too late as most of the flowers were past their prime but there were still a few beauties remaining. “Nobody sees a flower – Read more…
California Poppies Earth laughs in flowers. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Hamatreya” People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us. ~Iris Murdoch, A Fairly Honourable Defeat
This week I’ve been heading to the woods every chance I get to see the spring wildflowers emerge and bloom, and still spring is springing up too fast for me to keep up. That seems to be the way of life. Either you’re waiting and waiting for something to happen—like Read more…