On holiday expectations, collisions, and delight:
There is something about first days of the holiday vacation when we’re all together as a family, converging on the kitchen with our apron pocket hearts stuffed full with expectations. We show up aproned and get flour everywhere, and then burst into tears, each of us in turn, when there is too much crowding and [...]
some glimpses from the week
I decided to take you along on my walk today:
The first fat snowflakes this afternoon were so beautiful I had to stop and capture them. I intended to take a photo–but started recording video instead accidentally. So I went with it… and I’m kind of curious about what video offers that writing or photos don’t. What do you think? Also: obligatory Clover cuteness and [...]
Field notes: A small collection of beautiful things
The quality of light just here, on the plate where the yolk from the egg has spilled into a small river of gold against white enamel; light falling through the big south facing window before noon, while at the feeder chickadees scatter the sparks of millet hulls onto the grass beneath. // In the woods, [...]
The secret to perfect timing, and the sweetest Clover
Call me irrational. And maybe I am. But when I get an idea into my head, sometimes I can’t shake it. This time the idea I had was a dog. A partner in crime. A studio buddy. A reason to be out doors infinitely more than I am right now. An excuse to take rambling [...]
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