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Large Plein Air Pastel Painting: Hudson River in Summer
By Polly Castor on August 4, 2016Read more00Baby Robins in Our Peach Tree
By Polly Castor on August 3, 2016Read moreWe have been enjoying watching three baby robins being raised by two very doting and squawky parents in the...
Book Review: The Art Forger
By Polly Castor on August 2, 2016Read moreIt was a pleasure to zip through this page turner; I loved it and give it five stars!
Photos of Maine Tide Pools
By Polly Castor on August 1, 2016Read moreThe tide pools we saw on our recent trip to Maine were wonderful little worlds unto themselves.
Bits and Clips for July 2016
By Polly Castor on July 31, 2016Read moreThis "Bits and Clips" post is a monthly feature on this blog of the best I read, saw, or...
I’m in this Juried “Art of Abstraction” Show in Hartford
By Polly Castor on July 30, 2016Read moreIt is a delight to be in a show all of abstraction, and this venue is beautiful with natural...
Book Review: The Sermon on the Mount
By Polly Castor on July 29, 2016Read moreFor a refreshing look at the basic teachings of Christianity, I highly recommend this book.
Two Plein Air Pastel Paintings Done on Echo Lake Beach
By Polly Castor on July 28, 2016Read moreI really enjoyed painting on location in this lovely setting on Echo Lake Beach in Acadia National Park in...
A Week of Sunrises
By Polly Castor on July 27, 2016Read moreEach morning we rose at sunrise to enjoy the display.
Back at Sand Beach in Stonington
By Polly Castor on July 26, 2016Read moreI never tire of this place, and the light this time was completely different than when I was here...
Just Back from a Week Long Vacation in Maine
By Polly Castor on July 25, 2016Read moreAt the last minute a friend and blog reader offered us a week in their family cabin on Mount...
Poetry is Where We Are Ourselves
By Polly Castor on July 24, 2016Read morePoetry is the human voice, and are we not of interest to each other?