Shakespeare’s Sonnet 13 is a quiet but forceful meditation on mortality, inheritance, and responsibility. On the surface, it sounds like a lover’s complaint: the speaker addresses a beloved and argues that if the beloved is truly as precious as they seem, then they should preserve themselves by marrying and producing an heir. But beneath that … Continue reading “Put in Order”: Love, Legacy, and the Fear of Losing What We Build in Shakespeare’s Sonnet 13
Coral Fungus
We saw these in a small area, deep under the heavy canopy, next to heavily rotted logs… and nowhere else in the entire forest. They seemed to be spreading out from a core near the logs. Bright and translucent white blooms; they vibrated and seemed blurry to my eyes as if I was looking atCoral … Continue reading Coral Fungus
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #161 – The Eye
The Eye: The History: Share what you see and continue the story. This is part of my Ships series… for a time I was finding and reading many articles on the reusing of old factories & ships, the renewed interest in art, design and architecture from the turn of the century… and the growing movement500 … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #161 – The Eye
Refocusing, Doubling Down, Changing approaches in time management: How I’m planning on staying curious and creative!
For the past year, I've been managing my writing time between several, ongoing projects: Analyzing Shakespeare's Sonnets, Rewriting the Sonnets in Gen X & Gen Z vernaculars (and I'm constantly putting off the desire to write the sonnets as Blues or Jazz lyrics, but I'm weakening on that front), T.A.E.'s book reviews (and the reading … Continue reading Refocusing, Doubling Down, Changing approaches in time management: How I’m planning on staying curious and creative!
Colonizing Decay
We saw loads of these little mushrooms all over the Morgan Arboretum forest… on dead and dying trees, and on the lower sides of tall healthy-looking …Colonizing Decay
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #160 – Stand Tall
Stand tall: The History: Share what you see and continue the story. I was having a rough week at home and work and little interest in making new … 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #160 – Stand Tall
Canary Yellow Brush Strokes
This little flower measures about one centimetre in diameter and gives off more yellow than imaginable. When reviewing the images I took, it seemed …Canary Yellow Brush Strokes
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #159 – Rain Bowl
Rain Bowl: The History: Share what you see and continue the story. Happenstance, serendipity, happy accidents… add a sprinkle of mystery from a dirty…500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #159 – Rain Bowl
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #158 – Politicians
Politicians: The History: Share what you see and continue the story. There are always leftovers when I work with slabs… these leftovers almost always…500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #158 – Politicians
The First Sign of…
This floated onto our breakfast table early last week on a particularly windy day. Could this be an early sign of f… You know what? Let’s not mential…The First Sign of…