Recent Black and White Photos
These photos have been collected since the beginning of January. I hope you enjoy their value contrasts, composition, light, shadows, shapes, and mood.
Winter
Recent Pages in my Artist Journal
I can’t recommend strongly enough keeping an artist journal as a means to mental health, a way to work things out, a way to de-stress and settle your thought, a way of release, and an outlet for some tinkering and some fun.
Snow Photos
The snow is up now over the wheel wells on our cars in the driveway, and shoveling out will commence later today.
Advent Visitation (Poem by Lucy Shaw)
These still December mornings
I fancy I live in a clear envelope of angels like a cellophane womb. Or a soap bubble, the colors drifting, curling.
Hike Photos from Huntington State Park (Late Winter 2025)
I’ve been to Huntington precious little this winter, but the snow and ice have mostly melted, except for on the lakes and the most compacted parts of the trails.
Recent Black and White Photographs
Here is what winter has looked like around here for the last two months.
Snowy Night (poem by Mary Oliver)
Last night, an owl in the blue dark tossed an indeterminate number of carefully shaped sounds into the world…
Hike Photos from Huntington State Park (February 2024)
Join me via these photos on my walks in our local park.
Snow Photos in Black & White
All of these photos were taken from within our cosy home, looking out our windows.
Recent Food Around Here (with Recipe Links)
Scallops on a Bed of Leeks Winter is such a good time for eating, and the food is totally different than summer. We’ve been relishing stove-top soups and things from the oven, with some simple protein thrown in. In the caption below each photo are details of what is depicted, with links to recipes in … Read more
Recent Black & White Photos
Urban environment contrasted with the natural one… organic shapes and texture contrasted with geometric, built, and man made angles.
Let the Angels Tell Them (Poem by Jane Murdock)
Isaiah of old said, “Hear now, behold,
a virgin, conceiving, shall bear a son.”
Solstice is (New Poem by Polly Castor)
Seed in Good Soil (pastel) by Polly Castor Solstice is Solstice is like a seed, buried in the dark earth, potential, waiting, reaching, cresting the surface at last, discovering the yummy light. Solstice is like a bud, with tightly fisted, creased petals, tucked inward, biding their time, until the relief of a sudden, stretching release. … Read more
Mid December (New Poem by Polly Castor)
Sun setting so early, meteor showers in the moonless night, cars with trees tied on their tops…
Hike Photos from Huntington State Park (February 2023)
Here are my Huntington State Park hike photos from this month, mostly a smattering of not-very-cold ice studies.
Citrus Beet Salad with Lemon Thyme Dressing
This is something I’ve been putting together recently, which was my own idea. It is delicious, refreshing, and always welcome.