I have a fascination with spiders. Maybe it’s their artistry, an ability to create intricate structures that serve as both homes and practical food-capturing devices. Maybe it’s their solitude– how they live alone, work alone, spending hours waiting…waiting…patiently, high in trees, low in branches, on fences and between houses. Maybe it’s how their webs catch the … Continue reading
Who brought us light, Waits patiently for us to find her. She still holds light inside for the darkening afternoons. You might also like: The Artist a great web Continue reading
The magnificent tapestry is revealed. Creativity bourne of abandonment, now abandoned. Also see: a great web Continue reading
To mark the coming of the Autumnal Equinox this year, I planned a trip through my favorite local natural area. Though this year’s autumn solstice was sunny, muggy, and warm and all the leaves were still green, I embraced the seasonal importance of the day and the few hours of sunlight still available to me … Continue reading
Previously, I wrote about the important of spaces and places in our lives. How finding comfortable places in our lives is essential for establishing peace of mind, ownership, responsibility, and even self identity. So, for this post, I thought I would share with you a bit of free writing that I recently did while on-the-job … Continue reading
The spider has faith that its hard work will prevail- there is never a guarantee that the artistry of its labor will remain beautiful. But it does anyway- it builds its house around itself, an interconnected and very calculated system of tiny threads as strong as steel. It begins by putting its life on the … Continue reading
The Marquam Trail- evening light coming through the trees, brightest green and dusty light brown. Particles floating through the soft setting sunlight Spider webs- so strong. How long does it take the make? How are they made? Why do they keep sticking to me? What do spiders have to tell us and what can we … Continue reading
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