Category: Photography

  •     The very best advice that I have given myself lately has been to be open and loving, and honest about my own needs and desires. Like the new fronds of the Sago Palm, open to the light and air and love all around.          

  •     The other side of the screen- the painted fern.   Happy Summer Solstice! Enjoy the long day.            

  •     Is it any wonder that humans took to painting and drawing? Here the sun paints the fern onto the screen.      

  •     When we are young, it is more difficult not to have regrets. We like to think that there are none, but usually there is something niggling in our hearts that we wish we had done better, or been stronger or kinder.   These will pass into oblivion once we see that the story…

  •     No egrets. Oh, one egret.   No regrets.   (Mostly.)       Great Egret at sunset. Borrowed from LainesBlog, June, 2013.  

  •     There is a charming young person who is painting our house, whose smile is so sunny that its effect stays with you for hours, and you find yourself smiling to yourself just remembering it!   Don't forget that your smile can do that for someone. It can even brighten up an already bright…

  •           Full moon, where the inlet and the Atlantic ocean meet, creating a moon road that leads far out to sea.           From Vilano Beach, St. Augustine, Florida. Related articles How Many Moons? Full Moon 2014 Live Streaming: Strawberry Honey Moon Tonight; Best View Time for Rare…

  •   Palm trees, so evocative of sunny days and warm nights, and easy times. Is life ever that simple?   Some days – Yes!               Reprinted from LainesBlog, February 2012, with permission!  

  •     In Spring and early Summer the Right whales feed just off the beaches in Provincetown. You can spend an afternoon with them, watching and listening to their unusual sounds, receiving the blessings freely offered.   The ancient whales have observed human evolution for millenium, and know things that we can only guess at.…

  •     Once in a while, we need the help of a friend, to see the other side of a conundrum.   A friend who leads us to safety – away from wrong turns, and renegade emotions, that could potentially muck up everything!   A friend who helps, not in a heavy handed – hit…