My only regret about this post is that I cannot include the heavenly scent these blossoms have. Imagine! Of course we can enjoy the equally beautiful sight they are. Hopefully…
Spring has been long and lovely coming this year and luxuriously slow in its progress. Even I complained once or twice about how cold and rainy it has been, but I’ve…
…I am still struggling with what’s next. Partly it is the continuing overwhelming situation of the world and partly it is the age-old question every artist faces: what’s next? A…
As a photographer I’ve long marveled at the small differences in light and composition that make a photograph either dynamic or a cliché. In my career as an educator who spent…
Rivers frozen hard under deep snow roared to life, and all over Central Vermont last week steam could be seen rising from sugar houses as the first of the new…
Like many I am often still feeling lost in this brave new world we find ourselves in. These past few weeks more than a thousand people have Illegally crossed the Vermont border…
I realized today how down and discouraged I’ve been the past few days, very unlike how I usually am, the eternal optimist. I know, I know…I’m not alone in the darkness! As…
Our daughter lives in Oakland. She is still reeling from the recent, unimaginably horrible fire at Ghost Ship. Like many of the thirty-six who died, she is an artist who…
At forty-five degrees north here in Vermont, we know dark days. Earlier this week the overcast day had edged into darkness by mid-afternoon. But we also have days, like this one, beginning with the…
On this morning—our first snow on the way—I’m unsure about some things and more certain than ever about others. I’m unsure how strongly to politicize this blog, so let me simply write…
Still Learning To See 