In my garden, the first rush of color is blue. Scilla Siberica. Siberian Squill. April is a challenging month here in the north-country. We’ve just come out of a third of a year living in the grip of winter. Then comes April, and we think our trials should be over. But snow and wind and…

The Creative Life
Navigating turbulence
Greetings Everyone, It has been too long since my last post. I had promised myself I was going to do better about staying in touch with all of you, but life got in the way! On a personal level, my Mom who turns 91 this month, has been in a mental decline for many years….
Sitting on the cusp of The Deep – a long reflection about where we are
Greetings Everyone, Warning… this is a rant of sorts. Like so many who are navigating these unknown and sometimes dark waters, I’m having trouble staying on course. Staying afloat. Keeping connected to what matters. What needs to be done. Mainly because there is a dissonance between what this artificial, built-society says I must do and…
Return to Spring
These past few weeks have been a mad scramble of photo-taking and editing as the final push to get my images ready for Amber Lotus and the next calendar deadline looms very large on my horizon. It’s always a nostalgic journey this part of my process, much like viewing your vacation snaps at the onset…