Wednesday, December 27, 2023
Manholes and Memories
Monday, December 18, 2023
Conservation, Traditons And Imagination
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Doing Our Part
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Introspection and New Beginnings
Thursday, August 4, 2022
Backyard Bird Bulletin
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
One of a Kind
There is a bald eagle family in our area and the birds regularly visit our yard. They sit on the branch and eat the fish caught from the river or just take a break. That tree is in east/south east section of our yard and from my kitchen window I always see the birds in the mornings as silhouettes. The painting on the opposite page for the week in the Smithsonian Engagement Calendar 2021 prompted me to paint the scene with black brush pen. That hanging scroll, ink on paper painting is by Tomioka Tessai (1836-1924) Su Dongpo in a borrowed hat 1912, Meiji era.
Sunday, May 15, 2022
The Power of Words and Images
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Colors in the Sky and Garden
Sunday, April 17, 2022
Water, Earth and Sky
Thursday, March 3, 2022
Icicles and Blooms
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Changing Dance of the Universe
Monday, January 31, 2022
Folds and Craters
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Congressional Cemetery
'Among the nearly 70,000 burials at Congressional are scores of noteworthy citizens who left their mark on the city and the nation.'
While walking around reading the names on the gravestones, I recognize very few. But as I slowly learn the names, I am getting a very special understanding of history of the city and the nation. The calm, quiet beauty of the place along with happy dogs strangely always makes visiting the cemetery a memorable experience. The last time we were there, the trees were in full fall color glory !