It is easy, when I’m absorbed in the day-to-day details of life, to walk along looking at the ground, actually not seeing much of anything at all. Yesterday the blue…
If I’m honest, I must admit to having allowed myself to be held hostage emotionally since November 2016. I know I’m not alone in feeling depressed about the conditions we…
There are many things I love about this little city I live in. One special event is a lantern parade that happens in the dark of the year. The kids…
In this crazy world where total insanity so often seems to loom, I find great delight, comfort, and inspiration in the small wonders that abound. Perhaps the world is, in…
…enjoying the amazing agave plants that grow in Oakland. Many are huge—8 feet tall or more—and some threaten to devour pedestrians much as Audry II did in Little Shop! But…
I don’t fly as often as I used to, thankfully, and yet, whenever possible, I still choose a window seat on the shady side of the plane with a clear,…
I am still learning to see and most days I also feel like a giant failure! Seeing the natural world involves peeling back layer on layer and the time to…
Thank you again to Mary Oliver for her poem, “Don’t Hesitate,” a beautiful reminder of the abundance of joy in life. Seeing the world through my camera gives me both…
Two years ago we had solar photovoltaic panels installed on our roof. The temperature the day the two installers from Catamount Solar started their work was well below 0F. Since…
We all have muses, even if not clearly seen or always at hand. Maybe she lurks in the tulip now underground but getting ready for a spring burst. Maybe it…
