Category: English
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The links that connect us
It is by sorting and organizing my photos that I rediscover moments that were either exciting, joyful or tearful. My photos make very good mementoes. They represent what catches my eye, what interests me and what fuels my creativity. By sharing the photos that inspire me, I share facets of my life, they are like…
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Message on a feather
Walking in the field I find a feather. I always start by circling the field but then I head in different directions across it so when I find a feather it’s always unexpected. I started collecting them and putting them in a pot on the deck. Life is very unpredictable, there are many things…
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The weeds of life
As I bent down to turn the handle to rewind the watering hose my eyes were attracted by a vibrant color, magenta, one of my favorite colors. A flower sat enthroned on top of its stem covered in green leaves that grew in pairs from the ground up to its flower. This elongated and twinned…
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Dandelion stars
There are things in life that we expect, others that are unexpected and some that we walk past without noticing. Have you ever asked yourself this question, “how long have I walked or driven past this place and never noticed the shape of that tree or that sign before?” I walk around the yard with…
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Time passes
Time passes, the seasons are there to remind us of that. Right now it’s fall, it is preparing to pass the baton to winter. My eyes are drawn towards the neighbor’s birch tree, its yellow leaves are moving in a rhythm that only they can follow. It is a dance that shakes each leaf individually,…
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Snail shells
As I reflected on this past year, the memory of a picture of a snail I had taken popped into my mind. I had mostly visited my home country during the summer months when my daughters were young as we had those months off. But here I was visiting my mom to help her…
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Little windows
As a child, one of the favorite things that I looked forward to was to be handed an advent calendar on the first day of December. I loved propping open the little cardboard shutters and looking at the pictures in the little windows, the last one the biggest with its double shutters. It might seem…
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The tree and the metaphor
The saying “when it rains it pours” is not a metaphor for those of us living in the Pacific Northwest. In late December we had 2 inches of rain in one day. I have learned to be positive about the whole rainy season. No matter if I am ready for it or not, it comes. …
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A calm mind.
During these past few months I have felt like a serene island amidst the chaotic waves created by the tumultuous and fearful thoughts of people all over the world. Fear has created an atmosphere that suffocates many people. Fortunately for me, wherever I go, calm has become my constant companion which I appreciate more and…
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A symphony of autumn colors
Every time I decide to go stretch my legs, I leave the house with the idea of seeing or discovering something. This something doesn’t have to be important, it doesn’t need to transform my thoughts or my life. What I’m might find may be trivial or interesting, but what matters to me is that I…
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