Butterfly Photos from Monhegan
It is amazing to think that these slight, fragile creatures, flew there across the ocean and will fly much further in their migration. No wonder they are fueling up with so much nectar!
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Morocco: Monkeys, Nomads, and Date Palms in the Atlas Mountains
Headed to the Sahara, we crossed the Atlas Mountains. On the way, in the cedar groves in the national park, we saw monkeys. Then we visited nomads in their cozy, makeshift home; they radiated happiness and humble pride. We had lunch in a private home where we watched the bread being made and cooked over … Read more
Where Sheep May Safely Graze (New Poem by Polly Castor)
What a metaphor they seem to me, of how to trust, how behave, how to allow yourself to be cared for.
Hike and Inn in North Yorkshire
Heading homeward, we spent two nights and a full day in North Yorkshire. I mostly wanted to visit Yorkshire since I have loved the scenery in All Creatures Great and Small, but the place is huge. When booking our trip last January, I wondered where to stay in Yorkshire; it was the last unresolved piece, … Read more
English Lake District Day 2 (Hike to Castlerigg Standing Stones)
In these photos, you can follow along on our walk out of Keswick into the fields and beyond to the standing stones
Guadeloupe (Day #2: Beach Day at Saint Anne)
We had some idyllic time on a beautiful beach, reading, swimming, and painting.
Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool Festival (Photos)
In the photos in this post, enjoy all the color and wonder, composition and texture, from this fun outing with my sweetheart.
Jellyfish Photos
Jellyfish are certainly inspiration for abstract compositions, and so intriguingly graceful.
Photos of July Hikes in Huntington State Park 2021
In these photos you can traipse with me these special paths, and see what drew my attention, in all that verdant expanse.
Two New Animal Paintings
Both of these works were painted for their abstract meanings, so even when art is representational, I feel it should be about more than just what meets the eye.
Day 32: South Branch Pond (Reflections and Loons), Baxter State Park
This place is blissful, clean and clear, reflecting the changing light and full of wildlife. We loved it and rested deeply.
Day 31: Eight Mile Beach Hike to See Seals
In Kouchibouguac National Park we hiked 8 miles of remote shoreline on the Northumberland Strait to see seals; here are my photos.
Prayer Nuggets #6
Here are some nuggets from my private prayers that I’ve been outwardly working on lately:
Lovely Day Plein Air Painting at Chatfield Hollow State Park
To me plein air painting is about fusing all the sights and sounds and smells in an approximated image. I look at my painting from that day (done in pastel) and I smell again the pungent pine trees and the mud stirred up by many rubber boots…
Whistling Swans (poem by Mary Oliver)
Do you bow your head when you pray or do you look
up into that blue space?