Signs Around Town (Irish?)
Found Exhortation
Signs Around Town
They’re Almost Here (Way Too Soon)
The cherry trees are starting to flower–two weeks earlier than an average spring and likely to set a record. In my own yard, the greens that over-wintered and are newly coming up are suffering from lack of rain and May/June… (READ MORE)
Sculptures Around Town (and Overdoing the Quest for Youth)
Every time I walk past this sculpture, I wonder whose idea it was to repaint it. For a long time it the gilding was chipped and faded. For me it had much more charm showing its age. So too, I… (READ MORE)
Being Present in the Present
Much is made by Westerners of the exhortation in Eastern practice to be in the present moment, but it often is used as justification for a feckless disregard for others, for our history, and for our own power to change… (READ MORE)
Tunnel Vision(s)
Boy Leading a Horse
Last weekend, I went with a friend to see The Steins Collect at the Metropolitan Museum. I made a special effort to see the exhibit because of the incredible impact on art and culture that the Steins had by virtue… (READ MORE)