Continue Reading Lilies galore Out and about in Washington County, I saw signs at the side of the road advertising a Lilyflowerfest – “the only one…
Continue Reading Exquisite Gorge 5:The Alchemist “Alchemy – noun : a power or process that changes or transforms something in a mysterious or impressive way.” (Merriam-Webster) The English word alchemy…
Continue Reading Power Dams I have been thinking a lot about the Columbia river in the context of writing about the Maryhill art project of wood…
Continue Reading Dragonflies And now for something utterly different, simply because of my chance to sit still and photograph a few dragonflies recently – …
Continue Reading RISD adventures A few weeks ago I went to the museum of the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, RI. I had never…
Continue Reading Upheaval at the Whitney Yesterday I published a long piece, am currently working on another, and am aware that all of that can be taxing for…
Continue Reading Considering Circus In the staunchly conservative, predominantly catholic German village of my childhood, we children eagerly anticipated three occasions each year: Carnival came around…
Continue Reading Finale After the events of this week, every non-White or non-Christian person I know has felt an unease that topped most of what…
Continue Reading L’Art et la Réalité The single museum I had time to visit during my days in Montreal was chosen because of its location. It was…
Continue Reading L’état et la religion The photographs today are encompassing the colorful diversity and creativity found on the streets of Montreal. My faithful readers who know my…
