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Farmer’s Market Colors (Early Summer 2022 Photos)
By Polly Castor on July 12, 2022Read moreThis Saturday pilgrimage keeps me creative and nourished. I’m so grateful for it!
41Roughhewn (New Abstract Painting in Pastel)
By Polly Castor on July 11, 2022Read moreRough-hewn– both the word and the painting denote what is strong but not polished, rugged but capable, like a...
Mystic Love (Richard Rohr Quote)
By Polly Castor on July 10, 2022Read moreWe don’t trust that such a love exists—and for us. But it does.
Savory Crumble of Baby Turnips with Juniper Berries (Recipe)
By Polly Castor on July 9, 2022Read moreHave you seen those baby turnips at the farmer's market or did you get them in your CSA share...
Jean Gumpper (Featured Artist)
By Polly Castor on July 8, 2022Read moreHer images thrill me and make me happy.
Grace Notes #41 (with Photos)
By Polly Castor on July 7, 2022Read moreI am furthering my ongoing goal of appreciating such a continuous, overflowing abundance of random good.
Remarkably Bright Creatures (Book Review)
By Polly Castor on July 6, 2022Read moreMarcellus, an octopus, is one of the main characters in this charming novel, and he he steals the show...
Staycation (New Large Abstraction in Pastel)
By Polly Castor on July 5, 2022Read moreGoing nowhere and meandering a bit, while pleasantly doing all sorts of little things locally, is the essence of...
America is a Gun (Poem by Brian Bilston)
By Polly Castor on July 4, 2022Read moreOh, better to be anything than America as a gun.
Our Church’s New Little Free Library
By Polly Castor on July 3, 2022Read moreI'm so grateful to be in a church where expressing love to the community is important, and where members...
Hike Photos from Huntington State Park (June 2022)
By Polly Castor on July 2, 2022Read moreI gaze at the compositions in the water, at the reflections, the sky, the spider webs, the sun burning...
Silent Spring (New Abstract Landscape in Pastel)
By Polly Castor on July 1, 2022Read moreI painted this recently in plein air in Maine on the very beach where Rachel Carson did her research.