Continue Reading Joy at the Metolius Walk with me. A lot of joy and a bit of contemplation. This time along the Metolius river and adjacent forests, in…
Continue Reading Present or future need – which should be served? Looks like I always come back to dragonflies at this time of the year, an unending fascination with their beauty and evolutionary…
Continue Reading Industrial Beauty and other architectural delights. I’m a bit out of words after the last round of intense writing, and so was grateful when my inbox showed The…
Continue Reading Portland Japanese Garden: New Additions to an Old Treasure. “Memories of Hiroshima are what drives me to take action to restore peace. In order to achieve peace, the international community must make…
Continue Reading Doing the Best I Can Easing back in after a lovely break, some of it spent sitting near the butterfly bush (Buddleja) in the garden, watching hummingbirds,…
Continue Reading A Sustainable Feast TO PUT IT BLUNTLY: I came for the art. Stayed for the history. And left with a mind filled with thoughts about…
Continue Reading Exquisite Gorge II: It’s a Wrap! It is always bittersweet when a project ends that involved a long-time investment and connected you to many different artists, art works…
Continue Reading Hike with Me! I was so indescribably happy 2 days ago when for the first time since my surgery 18 months ago I was finally…
Continue Reading No Trespassing Do you know that moment when you read something and all of a sudden things fall into place, finally a factual reason…
Continue Reading Let’s talk about trees What Kind of Times Are These BY ADRIENNE RICH There’s a place between two stands of trees where the grass grows uphill and the old revolutionary…
