I had one of those bucolic walks with my friend Jan this afternoon. Jan, who I just met – is it 3 (4?) years ago. We were in a yoga class – where we didn’t really meet. We shared a…

I hate to travel. Hate it. Before hand, I’m exhausted with dread. And inevitably there is some major unexpected guffaw in the plans or the journey. This time – I was heading out to see my son, Samsun graduate –…

Why do the birds come flying north? Why do the animals get all frisky? Why do people jump on bicycles, drive more slowly, head up mountains? Why do bodies linger outside, lie on lawns, wander along the shore? Why do…

Spring! That’s what happened. That’s why I didn’t write for a while. That’s what’s still happening. With the help of wonderful Kristin, I updated my web-site front photos. But mostly I just got buried in my art. With all this…

Don’t you hate it when someone is right? Especially if it’s bad news? Especially. Two days ago I was in the bicycle shop buying this really great used bicycle. It’s finally warm enough to get outside and play. The great…

Do you know that gospel song? : (Edwin Hawkins feat. Shirley Miller – Oh Happy Day) Can you NOT be moved by that song? Can you not be affected totally affected by that song? I’m not saying religious conversion, although…

Can you see the rain coming in on the right? Spring can be so dramatic. And so welcome. Time. I wait and wait and cannot wait for the warm lift of spring. And now: it’s here! It’s that time. And…

(screens up: good) (rain:….) Next Tuesday, my dear pup is getting spayed. A good thing. But for the week afterwards she is supposed to not run. NOT RUN? She’s a puppy! So today was wet. (she is also not supposed…

I’ve been raving about spring green lately. The green you see above is not that one, not the sharp new green that appears with the first leaves and grass. This is a subtler woods undergrowth hue; the kind of tone…

One day later ~ Look at the reflections. This is what has been missing for so long. The sky, the light of the sky in the water. As I’m pouring over this book on Caruncho, I understand now why water…