Yesterday was one of those perfect summer days—with low humidity, a gentle breeze, sunny skies, and low eighties temperatures. While many people in Minnesota, across our country, and around the world marched for black justice, I spent my day taking it easy because of a sore knee. (It’s not a Read more…
We had a very quiet Memorial Day. After the rain stopped I spent a little time on the deck with my 50 mm lens at F/1.8 (an inexpensive plastic Canon lens enthusiasts call “the nifty fifty”) and with an extension tube, making soft closeups of the lilacs. They are in Read more…
Gracie was a purr-fect meditation companion this morning. She insisted upon my scratching under her chin. I could feel and hear the vibration of her purrs. At times I swear she was saying, “A little to the left. Yeesss. That’s it.” What a purr-fect way to start my day. I Read more…
Spring blossoms are still bursting forth, but they are also beginning to fade and drop their delicate petals. Soon this season of blossoming delight will transition to hazy warmer summertime days. It’s the turning of life that never stops, only pauses here and there, to my eternal joy. When I Read more…
I cannot remember a spring when I spent as much time outdoors as I am spending this spring. Almost every day I’ve been wandering around our backyard, listening to the frogs croak, seeing the ducks and turtles in and around the pond, watching spring arrive, slowly, softly, day by day. Read more…