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  • Pathways

    If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.~ Anatole France Paths have long been associated symbolically with the journey of life—personal growth, spiritual and religious meaning, working towards one’s goals… But for me? I just like… Continue reading

    Pathways
  • Golden Hour, Frozen River…

    There’s a certain slant of light, winter afternoons—that oppresses, like the heft of cathedral tunes…~ Emily Dickenson It’s been a rough couple of days…But sometimes a bit of time spent by my Hudson River during the golden hour is a… Continue reading

    Golden Hour, Frozen River…
  • Finding Magic in Nature’s Reflections

    In a Wonderland they lie, dreaming as days go by, dreaming as summers die: Ever drifting down the stream—lingering in the golden gleam—life, what is it but a dream?~ Lewis Carrol, Through the Looking Glass, 1871 Often when looking at… Continue reading

    Finding Magic in Nature’s Reflections
  • Tropical Vibes in the Bronx: A Winter Escape

    If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.~ Marcus Tullius Cicero Luke and I decided that it was time for a bit of a tropical interlude in the midst of a wintry landscape, so we… Continue reading

    Tropical Vibes in the Bronx: A Winter Escape
  • The Calm Between Storms

    There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm.~ Willa Cather As one storm clears, another begins to gather. The quiet in between. Continue reading

    The Calm Between Storms
  • January Musings…

    In the bleak mid-winter, frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone; snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow, in the bleak mid-winter, long ago.~ Christina Rossetti, 1872 January. Is it still January?… Continue reading

    January Musings…
  • Block Island: History, Nature, and Beauty

    Circled by waters that never freeze, beaten by billow and swept by breeze, lieth the island of Manisees….~ John Greenleaf Whittier, from his poem Palatine. January has got to be the longest and dullest month to trudge through. The glitter… Continue reading

    Block Island: History, Nature, and Beauty
  • Dog Days of Winter

    January, the Monday of months…~F. Scott Fitzgerald Chasing sunshine in the midst of a gloomy January.Taking every day as it comes… Continue reading

    Dog Days of Winter
  • Capturing Texture: A Light & Shadows Gallery

    It’s time for a photo gallery refresh and shelving my Autumn gallery is long overdue. In its place is my new Light & Shadows gallery—a collection of photos that I took specifically because I was drawn to the way the… Continue reading

    Capturing Texture: A Light & Shadows Gallery
  • The Beauty of Frost: A Winter Reflection

    Cold indeed, and labor lost: Then farewell heat, and welcome frost.~ William Shakespeare Seeking peace. Noticing softness in a harsh season. Continue reading

    The Beauty of Frost: A Winter Reflection