Life is full

 

Life is full. While it's been quiet here, I have written here a little, and here, and a little here too. I have been taking pictures, printing, teaching, going to the art museum, visiting with friends, discussing new ideas, working on new projects, walking, going to the lake, baking cookies, enjoying garden salads, riding bikes, noticing the autumn leaves are changing quickly and... how about you?

Film in review [no. 2]

Since today is the last day of summer, I chose a few summer shots. All taken in the evening while riding bikes. 

A little inspiration from my week: 

+ I made these zucchini pancakes. Instead of parsley I used thyme. (Thank you for the link Shari, they were yummy!) 

+ Movies: Georgia O'Keeffe and a Hitchcock classic, Spellbound. 

+ The poetry of Jane Hirshfield, The October Palace. 

+ Yesterday afternoon, our sedum plant was buzzing with activity in the late summer sun. Swarms of honeybees, bumblebees, tiny white, yellow, and buckeye butterflies, moths and three monarchs. I clicked away with my film camera.

Film in review [no. 1]

 

For a while I'm going to post film shots that I don't think I've shared here before. Sometimes at the end of a year we look back over images we've taken. Well, I feel like reviewing now. There's a number of pictures sitting quietly on my discs and I will share them as they interest me. These are from spring and I grouped them together with "morning" in mind.

At my table

 

A few looks at my table this week, sketching, writing, printing. 

The new wood block card is finished. 

And talking about delicata squash at tend.

Saying hello

When life and schedules get busy I try to counter it by slowing down. Teaching is beginning again and with it the re-entry into a different routine. Lately I've had a desire for new things, nothing huge, but details like trying my baking hand at sourdough, sprinkling cinnamon on popcorn, and non-food things too. I want to be online less, paint in my sketchbook and hand-write letters more. I'm thinking about what matters and am trying not to waste time.

And I'm working on a new card, here's a preview.

That's all for now, thank you for stopping by today!