Continue Reading You up there – We down here. A German author and an investigative journalist teamed up in 1973 to publish their experiences after prolonged interactions with the very rich…
Continue Reading Between Two Worlds. Leonora Carrington and David Seymour (Chim) at the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education. Update: Due to copyright issues to be resolved, I will remove the photographs I had taken of Carrington’s work at OJMCHE or…
Continue Reading Late June (Dis)Pleasures. Walk with me. A sedate stroll on Sauvie Island, easing us into a week where I will be working on a longer…
Continue Reading Arcing, Stilling, Bending, Gathering. Rather than spend time reading today, I encourage you to listen. Classical composer Lisa Illean creates music that is often serene, able…
Continue Reading Self-Deception and Denial (2) Today’s images were made by a young photographer from New York City. Ben Zank was on a meteoric rise as an artist…
Continue Reading Self Deception and Denial (1) When I talk with my friends we often circle back to the question of finding the right balance: When is it ok…
Continue Reading Salvia and Szymborska to the Rescue. One of those weeks. Between the heat and a body with its own intentions I had to cancel all planned outings, miffed…
Continue Reading Juneteenth 2024 Today is Juneteenth. We mark the day in 1865 when the last of enslaved Black Americans in Texas first learned of the…
Continue Reading Walking Among the Beasts. Phew. Don’t have to start with my innervated spiel about art and botanical gardens, sounding like a broken record. As it turns…
Continue Reading June Excursion. If you like vistas, wildflowers and wondrous limestone ponds, come walk with me around a lake or two at the southern side…
