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My husband and I had a great time this morning visiting the thousands of daffodils at Laurel Ridge in Litchfield, CT. It was gorgeous even though we were not…
It was delightful to get out into the woods today – the first time since fall. The skunk cabbage are perky harbingers of much more green to come!
This is the fabulous forsythia outside the pottery studio I work in on Tuesday mornings… What a treat of luscious vibrance!
I love the advent of spring peepers. They are roaring over here, and I just bask in their sound. Check out this recording of them…
My daughter and I had a great hike today at Huntington State Park. Thousands of trees were down and snapped off from the recent snowstorm blocking the paths at every turn.
Here is some fodder for abstract paintings… Cut one in half and it is a completely different experience of pattern and shape. Inspiration and beauty are every where!
Well, we were out of power four days. The first evening we all played Settler’s of Catan by candlelight and had a nice family time. The second evening I painted by candlelight. By the third evening it wasn’t fun anymore and I negotiated with a friend in order to put our stuff in her freezer … Read more
We are on our way to Destination Imagination Globals, which has allowed us to visit a good friend in Marion, Virginia for the weekend. This is also the home of Hungry Mother State Park (click here), often ranked the #1 State Park in the country, but simultaneously is a well kept secret, frequented mostly by … Read more
After reading with my daughter The Girl of the Limberlost (click here) and loving it, I resolved to read more by Gene Straton Porter, but haven’t until now. This author, who died in a car crash in 1924 before The Keeper of the Bees was printed, wrote ten novels that have sold more than ten … Read more
Hearing reports of gloriously blooming fruit trees in Annapolis, and places where their forsythia is bloomed and past, I have to own where our flowers are around here. The crocus have been unremarkable this year, we are on the early side for daffodils, although they are beginning to arrive, and the forsythia is only vaguely … Read more
The answers to questions we are having are everywhere in nature, and we just need to change our lens in order to see them. Life creates conditions conducive to life, and we can follow that example as we find ways to meet our needs while making this place an Eden for future generations. This cogent … Read more
I screeched to a halt on a bike ride to take these photos. (Not bad for an iPhone, right?) These early vines are so vibrant and they are a precursor of things to come… I love the medley of colors!
