I’ve been having fun with diptychs this past week. A couple have made an appearance on Instagram but I thought I’d share a few more here, even though I posted a few last week. “The word diptych comes from the… Read more
A Little Beauty
what are life weeds?
“What are life weeds? All of the unwanted things that creep into our lives and before we know it they have choked the life out of the things that actually do matter.” — Heather Longhurst With that thought, fill your… Read more
Print Your Photos
printed photographs are gifts
“And into the forest I go to lose my mind and find my soul.” said/wrote John Muir. The wind in the cedars and firs whispers and hums, yet in the maples and alders it rustles and prattles, making fine forest… Read more
General
on this autumn day
“Is not this a true autumn day? Just the still melancholy that I love – The birds are consulting about their migrations, the trees are putting on the hecticor the pallid hues of decay, and begin to strew the ground,that one’s very footsteps… Read more
General
when women were birds
“Once upon a time, when women were birds, there was the simple understanding that to sing at dawn and to sing at dusk was to heal the world through joy. The birds still remember what we have forgotten, that the world is meant to be celebrated.”–Terry Tempest Williams… Read more
A Story, General
One Day in October
October here is like a painting. Days still warm and sunny, the palette ranges from the rich rippling blues of the Salish Sea to spicy notes of saffron, cinnamon, and hot chili-coloured leaves. The juncos chitter as they gather seeds… Read more
General
Worthy seeds to sow
When I wrote in his birthday card, I said, “I’m so proud of the father you have become.” It’s one of the many things about my son that make me proud of him. The power of a sincere compliment is… Read more