home again home gain loopity loo
It’s evening. I’m looking through my translucent horses to that snow covered lake. Perfect backdrop. It’s quiet. Good to be home. Good to feel the peace. And also, glad that I was in Bath. That my winter months were spent near Nika and Scott and Cecilia. That I was surrounded by people in the most […]
ice art
Seasons. Lots of wind in the night broke up the ice. Allowed it to shift into these shapes. Kind of stunning. The thing about living in such a gorgeous spot is that you realize always that all you have to do is look outside and be moved. Look at the lines. Look at the shapes. […]
Baby
baby baby Cecilia getting close to 4 months already!
The gift
River water! Ice is gone. What a gift. I walk through tall old growth pines. Over jagged rocks. Next to the clear river. All gifts. In Native American understanding, the earth was given to us. Every year, the animals that are born, the food that is grown, the sun that shines. All are gifts. I […]
should-less
Years ago, I taught film-making to 4th and 5th graders who were struggling in school, struggling to learn to read and write and generally be there. The idea was to start with something they love and then make the other parts: the words, the writing, part of the film-making. So, first: learning how to make […]
“No, not more snow!”
This is Peaches looking out at the Kennebec River on a BEAUTIFUL 50 degrees day in April. No, that is not a big fish causing the disturbance in the water: that is the rip, as it is termed: the river is trying to flow downstream as the tide (in the center) is pushing full force […]
what I’m thinking …
I’m thinking: “The ice is getting really thin. I hope Peaches doesn’t … AAAUGH!” “COME BACK, Peaches!!!” “Phew! Good dog.” Huge sigh of relief. Let’s go take a ride:
stupid crampon …
Yesterday I lost a crampon in the woods. I looked down and one boot was bare. You can see – above – what I lost: it’s meant to prevent your slipping on the ice. You can also see, by contrast, the size of my little horse pieces I’ve been having a blast making. So today […]
basic understanding
Doesn’t Peaches look like she’s emerging from the darkness? As in Tolkien. The deep, dark woods… And yes, that kind of feels like what one small realization meant to me today. I had this wonderful Alexander technique session with Alice. Alexander technique is something that professional musicians and actors are likely to know about because […]
home
I go to the woods because they feel so much like home to me. So today I was thinking about a time when they were actually home to so many people. And how the woods weren’t a place to “go to”. Home surrounded you, in a sense. But home itself is that feeling, isn’t it? […]