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just rain on the windows (a little series)
A steady rain falls this day and as the light shifts and the wind blows, beautiful patterns are created upon the kitchen windows. In the foreground are the raindrops and in the distance are the...
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beautiful grays
Through the rippled window in black and white. Where’s the beauty? I’m not sure. I just know I find it all mesmerizing. And I hope you enjoy. Here’s the view in spring.
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cloth
Not flower petals. No view through rippled windows. It is a piece of cloth draped over a chair. Yes, in that same kitchen with those magnificent windows. A bright ray of sun shone through and settled...
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glass on the table
That same day there was a glass on the table, and it too filled with light. As you might imagine, it was a very hard day to concentrate. It would have been easy to pull down some shades or find a dark...
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and then of course there are those days …
when I focus on the wonderfully altered views. Heavy rains are coming with strong winds so I expect future views will change quite a bit.
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in the winter times
While I cannot say I am ready for the arctic blast that is apparently striking the east coast next week, I am a bit curious to see what icy formations will appear on the windows next.
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the curious blues
But then I did wonder, what if I changed the setting on my camera to cyanotype? How would the red paper appear to me then? Simply blue, in part. But I was also reminded of blue lakes and shadowed...
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when I went up the stairs this morning …
… I didn’t notice anything. I didn’t even take a peek at the plant. I took it for granted what must be in the pot. It wasn’t until I descended the stairs with eyes wider open. That was when I noticed...
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hot off the press …
I must say, I’ve had a good year with gardening in so many unexpected ways. Please enjoy a new poem, hot off the press, published in Lyrical Somerville: Near the Window.
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family gifts, a guest post by lin nulman
Lin A. Nulman is an Adjunct Professor of English at Bunker Hill Community College. Her poetry has appeared in Black Water Review, Tanka Splendor, and the anthology Regrets Only: Contemporary Poets on...
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one day the rippled window will break
or I may move into a modern home where the glass will be quite clear without an imperfection to be found. But until then what pleasure to pause and peer out, as I did this sunny day, and never truly...
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condensation
At night, in the winter times, ice forms on the interior of the windows where I live, depending on location of the window, thickness of the glass and so on. By morning, between the household heat...
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race, character and the art of dee beebe
When do we see ourselves? How do we see ourselves? How is our sense of self shaped by the images of others? This past year, I spent a lot of time researching U.S. history, mostly pre-Civil War into...
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fallen beauty
I continually learn through photography that when beautiful things fall apart – like my bouquet of tulips – that’s when you sometimes find an even greater beauty.
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the unexpected philosophy of kale
The kale was purchased from the farmers market yesterday. It is a big green bouquet sitting in a silver bowl of water next to the window in the kitchen. The wide frilled leaves are draped over my...
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