Fire and Light: when the idea is too big
Only light – not things – strikes the retina. Derek Doeffinger, “The Art of Seeing” Sometimes an idea is just too big to handle. I’ve been struggling for a few weeks with … Continue...
View ArticleStill Point
. . . just as a violin string’s different vibrations produce different notes, energy strings’ unique vibration patterns correspond to different subatomic particles. If this picture is correct, all of...
View ArticleTurbulent Transitions
I stood on a hill in Dunoon, Scotland, in the middle of March many years ago. Powerful winds brought a succession of rain, sleet, snow, hail, and sunshine over and over again in the course of an hour –...
View ArticleAt the speed of light
The speed of light is the same for all observers, no matter what their relative speeds. Einstein Tonight the air is crisp and cold and the sky is bright with winter stars and a growing half moon....
View ArticleBreathe Out, Breathe In
“Breath” 1. the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration; 2. life; vitality 3. time to breathe; pause or respite Adapted from dictionary.reference.com Spring break from school began today, and true to...
View ArticleKennywood’s Open!
Ah, words that have a magic ring! Kennywood Park is our local historical (but very up to date) amusement park. School children in Western Pennsylvania love the phrase “Kennywood’s open!” – it...
View ArticleWaters of March (Águas de Março)
And the river bank talks of the waters of March It’s the promise of life, it’s the joy in your heart – from “Waters of March” by Antonio Carlos Jobim The Waters of March (Águas de Março ), written by...
View ArticleYour Opinion, Please
Months of work are coming to a peak! I have finished the audio for the first song, Breath, and am tweaking the video for it now. I hope to premiere it in a post this coming weekend. In the meantime, …...
View ArticleMusic From the Heart
Christina Aguilera’s voice captured my attention last night. I turned on the Telethon for Hurricane Sandy Relief broadcast from NBC across the nation and heard her sing as only Christina can sing, a...
View ArticleEvensong
Evensong ~ 1. a daily service in the Anglican church, also called evening prayer; 2. a song sung in the evening This Easter Saturday, I spent most of the day in the garden. Early that morning, the bird...
View ArticleWilly-nilly
“Willy-nilly” – in a haphazard or spontaneous manner ~ The Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary Yesterday, the warmth and sunshine of a beautiful April day lingered into evening, a perfect time to work in...
View ArticleWalk in a dream
You can walk in a dream while you are awake; just walk in the misty morning of a forest! ~Mehmet Murat Ildan Yesterday was sunny and hot, a perfect August day. Then wild windy storms blew in, pouring...
View ArticleEarth Day, Watershed Edition
I remember the first Earth Day as a teenager – I loved the idea then and all of these years later, it still seems a special day to celebrate. As I grow with my garden, I realize that creating a …...
View ArticleThe Inner Garden: Father’s Day Edition
Years ago, in the 1990’s, I created my first video entitled The Inner Garden. In those days, it took over 20 hours to render a small low resolution video in Adobe Premiere. Nevertheless, I wrote,...
View ArticleSo loud and clear
Spring makes its own statement, so loud and clear that the gardener seems to be only one of the instruments, not the composer. ~Geoffrey B. Charlesworth Spring has suddenly unfolded herself,...
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