Yesterday I noticed that the ice in the pond behind our house had all melted. And it was also gone in the pond that is just down the hill across the street from us and in Parker’s Lake which is also nearby. I found myself asking Is It Already Spring? Read more…
I went to Lakewood Cemetery late last week to make ICM photographs for my final photography class assignment (a 3-week class that I am enjoying immensely). My intention was to go there and somehow in some way Bear Witness to all of my feelings swirling in the midst of this Read more…
A couple of weeks ago I decided that I was in need of Gap Time — a time to take a break from writing and sharing photographs. It’s been a much needed break, more for my mental health, than for any other reason. Writing a blog regularly usually feeds my Read more…
Creating is Like Breathing There is an inhale (inspiration) and an exhale (expression) in the creative process. These days I teeter between gratitude for the beauty of the world and sorrow for all that is lost along my journey through this life. And that instability is affecting my creativity. I Read more…
Yesterday we had snow for the first time in weeks. And this morning I woke up to see a snow covered world outside. As soon as I saw the snow-covered bird feeders outside our windows I felt like I could hear many Minnesotans Sigh With Relief because the world looks Read more…