Sophos = clever, skillful, wise

Sophos = clever, skillful, wise

I’m never crazy about getting behind the other side of the lens but when a gig relies on a snapshot…ready or not with only a few minutes left until dusk, I called it a day with this one. Taken from … Continue reading

Stars in Her Eyes,

Stars in Her Eyes,

dreams above her crown, fervor within her heart…no end and no beginning. I see this not only in her but many children. They knew what they would be up for…they didn’t get here to be seated without a sound. At … Continue reading

Homework Hour

Homework Hour

Winding down and reverting to the continuum while one of us buckles down to minutia on paper. Out here is where it matters. Out here there is true abundance. Out here is to be venerated. Out here the gentle breeze … Continue reading

Be Curious

Be Curious

We’re living in dense times of wild lies. For decades I mostly ignored the inversions then suddenly last Spring, they could no longer be disregarded. It was well past time to identify the deceit but not dwell on the problem … Continue reading

No Dilly-Dallying on Your Way to Grandmas

Guess she’s got this area covered alright. She must have been a Sikh guru from Punjab, or a Suri of Ethiopia or stick fighting among the Guanches of the Canary Islands in her past lives. I looked back and without … Continue reading

Catch Me If You Can

Catch Me If You Can

The guy on the left looks determined. The guy on the right looks confident, maybe even a bit bored. Either way kudos to them both. I couldn’t do this now that’s for sure. I never cared for it back then, … Continue reading

Opening Day

Opening Day

I got this face when the forlorn announcement was harkened. After some time of watching the annual pool opening procedures, high hopes turned to tears when the forecast for our days of swimming won’t start for another five days. I … Continue reading

Heads Up

Heads Up

There’s a lot of beauty up there and some of it can’t been seen but our ancestors are routing for us. “Be still,” they say. “Watch and listen. You are the result of the love of thousands.” -Linda Hogan We … Continue reading

A Stroll From Home

A Stroll From Home

Suddenly out of nowhere, flurries came down in the early hours of the day and sputtered through a stretch of sunshine by the end of the day. Thankfully none of it stuck, but it did turn us into lightweights. A … Continue reading

Hubris and Greed, Oh My

Hubris and Greed, Oh My

So much on the breaking news front this week—a scheme of unimaginable boldness and foolhardiness requiring grand bravura risking enormous hubris among other peril. Maybe just maybe a mind or two will expand with all this extreme in-your-face hoopla. It … Continue reading