Independence and freedom are ideals worth celebrating. Liberty for all is what will make us one Humanity. We live in a friendly neighborhood in Madison. Last Saturday we donned masks and joined them for a small outdoor, social-distanced July Fourth celebration. Here’s the beautiful show our neighbors gave us. In Mexico, Central and South America, […]
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Road Trip Poetry Manifesto Words shimmer on the horizon like summer heat could be a mirage. Cross country road trip each center stripe a letter. Bugs cleaned from my windscreen the view is clear lakes, cactus and the deep blue sea. Paper map poetry small dash of GPS Road signs my grammar rocks and mufflers […]
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We were out for a drive, Eagle and I, three miles from our house up hill and down dale. I was focused on the road when Eagle piped up from the back seat, “Wow, look! Two cranes!” “Where?” “Right there. Right there!” they said. I imagine Eagle was pointing wildly, but I couldn’t see. I […]
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I see the world through a social lens, especially right now. Does this photo represent symbiosis, mutualism or parasitism? Would the flower open on its own? Scientists say that despite common wisdom the bud does not need the insect to bloom. The ants use the nectar at the base of the bud for food. In […]
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A nod to the BBC Sherlock series, modern retelling of Sherlock Holmes, in this discussion of a mind palace; a place in our heads dedicated to thought. Such a place functions as a retreat, a refuge, a sanctuary of the cognitive kind. I’d like my conceptual safe haven to look like the Alhambra Palace of […]
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I’ve told photographer Flavia Vinci I had a door series to show her. I’ve scanned them in! These are from when I studied Spanish in Antigua, Guatemala several weeks one summer. The wooden doors struck me as special. They are similar to doors in Spain, but have unique embellishments. I took many rolls of film. […]
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