Jun 12, 2024 | Uncategorized
Image: Melanie Kyer Vespers Evening light washes the glare from the day As the sharp edge between air and substance fades And shadows roll in as silently as the tide. The last ray of sun to clear the trees Ripples with the current of the river Until they are both...
May 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
Image: Melanie Kyer Everyday Hope What does it mean to have hope? Is it good or is it bad? Do I hope to win Powerball? And what if I do? What would I do with 10, 20, 50 million dollars? It won’t happen because I rarely buy tickets! What if my hope hurts someone...
May 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
Image: Barbara Ryther Point of View To a photographer ‘point of view’ can be a simple concept – it literally means the point from which you are viewing whatever you’re photographing. It’s frequently tempting to go with the first point of view you stumble upon. After...
May 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
Photo by: Kathryn Yingst CAROLINA WREN I have a confession to make: I still have a Christmas wreath on my front door. Historically, I have been known to stretch the utility of our balsam door dressing well into February. But it is April, and we are well past any...
Apr 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
Image: Melanie Kyer Spring Frogging My mother taught me to crochet when I was a little girl and I was never much good at it. I could do basic straight stitches but anything that required reading a pattern was out. These days, there are excellent tutorials on YouTube...
Mar 20, 2024 | Uncategorized
Image: Nina Bisognani Reconciliation Forgiveness is a process. It began for me one year during Lent. I was reminded of the broken relationship between my older sister and me. When we were children, I thought she was a bad seed. She called me a spoiled brat. Sometimes...