I feel blessed in my life when I can let my breakfast be interrupted by a lace shadow on the floor that catches my eye. When I can get down on my hands and knees like a kid intrigued by a bug and follow its path, the cat and mouse game between it and […]
It’s easy to follow tracks in mud and snow. On a recent hike we found deer and raccoon and turkey! And little boys walking in their Hopa’s footprints.
1. I call the above photo: I Hope This is the Last Picture of Snow That I Post This Year. 2. My 3-year-old grandson Liam is no longer afraid of our chickens. He doesn’t stand on a chair and yell at them when he feeds them like he used to. In fact, he gets up […]
Beaming beauty Maiden moon From crescent bud to fully bloomed Thorn tipped rose white flower of night courts the sky with its blossom of light ____________Colleen Redman______dVerse Poets Pub
~ The following first appeared in the March 6, 2014 issue of The Floyd Press with a larger spread of captioned photos. The Blue Mountain School (BMS) community knows how to throw a party. The 5th annual Mardi Gras Costume Ball, a BMS signature fundraiser, was celebrated Saturday night in three festively decorated rooms at […]
What we want to say to winter. When humans see their shadows. The roar of blue sky gets louder. Robins patiently wait. Liam breaking bad. ____________Shadow Shot Sunday
~ The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on March 6, 2014. A couple of photos have been added. Donna Polseno did some preparatory research for The Great Road: Contemporary Wood-fired Ceramics, an exhibit she presented at Roanoke’s Taubman Museum of Art, where she is adjunct curator of ceramics. At the museum members’ opening […]
1. Plastic surgery is to Hollywood what steroids is to sports. 2. At the Floyd Mardi Gras Ball on Saturday I ran into a friend who told me she loves reading my blog but never comments. I said ‘thank you” and then told her that my blog was like PBS. If supporters want to see […]
~ The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on February 27, 2014 Jennifer Greene’s study of water began when she was a child playing in mud puddles. Today, as director of the Water Research Institute in Blue Hill, Maine, she consults with municipalities on waste water management and teaches hands-on workshops that explore the […]
I wasn’t at the Mardi Gras for more than five minutes before a man in a devil mask asked me if I’d consider selling my soul. “How many tickets is that worth?” I asked. It cost me 2 tickets for a local craft beer on tap. I was really impressed with how cold it was. […]
The above photos were taken last night at the Taubman Museum of Art’s opening of The Great Road: Contemporary Wood-fired Ceramics of which my son was one of nine potters featured. More to come… Sunday Shadow Shot
