Owls and airplanes? Strange things seem to be happening to me lately. For example, the other night I walked into the house in the dark. I had forgotten to leave lights on. The moon is waning so it was pitch black. As I entered the kitchen I was startled by something small, but larger-than-a-bug flying […]
Dreams of Vastness and a Visit from Athena
October 5th, 2013Southwest Semester: The Ghost Ranch
August 27th, 2013Georgia O’Keeffe painted Pedernal many times. Her presence dominates this valley, just as the the mountain itself oversees her home of many years at the Ghost Ranch. Ms. O’Keeffe is quoted as saying: “God said if I painted it enough, I could have it.—Georgia O’Keeffe. She was talking about Pedernal. Her ashes were scattered on […]
World of Art: The Hyde Collection: Modern Nature
July 27th, 2013Exquisite Brevity
January 3rd, 2012The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do. ~Thomas Jefferson The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC is a haven for me. Restorative, informative, inspirational, reassuring. An afternoon spent there last week provided all of the above. Plus a bit of serendipitous surprise. The exhibit was […]
Exquisite Brevity
January 3rd, 2012The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do. ~Thomas Jefferson The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC is a haven for me. Restorative, informative, inspirational, reassuring. An afternoon spent there last week provided all of the above. Plus a bit of serendipitous surprise. The […]