Month: March 2010

Playing with Yupo

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Here are my first results playing with Yupo, a polypropylene synthetic tree-free paper (see here). On the one hand it has some great possibilities for vibrant color, which are thrilling, but I am concerned about the archival durability of it as there is no “tooth” for the paint to cling to. 10492

Photos of Crocus

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Here are crocus photos that I’ve just taken in this lovely weather we’ve been having. (You can see last year’s crocus photos by clicking here). I like the shadows on the petals and how the crocus in the lawn are bluer in the shadow of the tree. This kind of detailed witnessing enriches my experience; … Read more

Photos of Early Spring

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Yeah! Spring is officially here! A chorus of peepers sing out for their sweethearts, and carpets of scilla paint the ground an unexpected brilliant blue. I first remember seeing scilla in the movie Little Women and thought it magical, and then was delighted to find it here in Connecticut near old fashioned homes. I’m resigned … Read more

Book Review: One Thousand White Women

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This is a fictional account spinoff from an actual proposal that a Cheyenne chief made in peace talks in Washington: give us a thousand white women to couple with our braves, and since our children belong to their wives’ tribe, this will assimilate us into the white culture peacefully. I thought this offer had interesting … Read more