Farewell to the Farm by Robert Louis Stevenson The coach is at the door at last; The eager children, mounting fast And kissing hands, in chorus sing: Good-bye, good-bye, to everything! To house and garden, field and lawn, The meadow-gates we swang upon, To pump and stable, … [Read more...]
Plum Farm…Good-bye.
A week or so ago we returned from Plum Farm. My cousins' place in Michigan. It was, and still is, a place of beauty and grace. A place to work and read. I could always find a quiet corner. Or show up for cocktails. There is so much to say, but little I can say now. My … [Read more...]
How to Trim a Bird’s Wings
I run into people - neighbors, acquaintances - all the time who ask me when I am going away. Or if I've just returned. The truth is, I'm not. I'm back now from Istanbul and Rome, from Canada, and Plum Farm. From the coast of Spain...I am for the foreseeable future HERE. In … [Read more...]
Rusting dock – Tarifa, Spain – Two Views
I took this picture on the dock at Tarifa. I knew I wanted to try a watercolor, but when I did, the watercolor just seemed too, well, like the photo. It wasn't working for me. It bothered me for weeks. So I splattered it with paint. It's a new technique I've been playing with. … [Read more...]
Proust and Travel
Proust wrote that travel isn't about seeing new places, but about seeing with new eyes. I've always felt this is true. I am not a particularly adventurous person, but I love the new perspectives travel gives to me. These images are of three fairly ordinary things - some glasses … [Read more...]
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