2023-07-03 04:12
be snuffed out -- a year at that! RIP Ann F. Biderman 3/8/1955-- 7/2/2023 Read More
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2023-06-28 16:24
I believe nature has imbedded invisible stop signs to say, "Slow down, stop, and see. The natural details are abundant and will inspire you. Read More
2023-06-28 16:18
and everything in its season. Yesterday, I looked up and a big "K" plowed into the hillside. It's fire season here. Read More
2023-06-28 16:10
this is the way a bee sees the Puya. Any given afternoon from a bee's perspective, what would that be like? Read More
2023-06-27 21:11
Isn't is special when you find a favorite plant growing in your neighborhood. A plant that isn't a household name at least where I live. Here's the Puya, and she has one stalk wh… Read More
2023-06-25 17:12
Puya (Mapuche Indian meaning "point"). Majestic towering bush. The month of May & following into June is Puya season and I am always giddy & grateful Read More
2023-06-25 17:05
reaching out of the piano? For me, it's impossible to not be engaged if a mirror or mirrored surface is nearby. What engages you? Read More
2023-06-22 20:57
acting as if feathers in motion. Or an invisible hand catching fragments. Read More
2023-06-22 20:36
Like us, flowers are not singular in nature. They thrive in community scented by the fragrances of layered memory. Read More
2023-06-21 19:18
is a daily miracle. May she continue. Read More
2023-06-21 19:14
farmers markets begin brimming with color. The longest day is a kaleidoscope of stars and time is rainbow-hued. Read More
2023-06-19 22:50
Downtown Pleasanton, CA. Read More
2023-06-19 22:41
Can someone explain how to calibrate the distance between wishing and wanting. Read More
2023-05-27 17:42
Oh, you didn't realize forks are feminine. As feminine as any spoon, I might add. Now you know something new on this holiday weekend. Read More
2023-05-26 14:55
of our local, municipal library. Walnut Creek rose garden. Petite and eye-abundantly powerful. I'd say like a good read, like a yummy meal. Like the cat seeing the co… Read More
2023-05-23 22:11
Measuring cups are more accurate if they are red. There's a case study ongoing on red measuring cups. Stay tuned. Meanwhile whip up some eggs with that adorable petite red… Read More
2023-05-22 18:53
Well, guess you had to be there. Backlit by sun, a given. Read More
2023-05-22 18:44
Some of my best friends, too. Read More
2023-05-21 22:49
What is reality other than perception or the stories we make up, share. And who's to say that African violets don't dream of snow? Read More
2023-05-17 00:34
darts of color every which way. Isn't the phrase "every which way" captivating? Read More
2023-05-17 00:29
a shade. A way to slowly bring memory into focus. What was the first flower at your grandmother's that said to you, "You will always love flowers." Read More
2023-05-15 19:03
can be like waiting for a train to arrive. It usually does although sometimes a tad later than anticipated. Acts of waiting and naming interest me. What interests you? &nbs&hell…Read More
2023-05-11 23:28
from the innards to back outside. The personality of a dwelling without people. Without connections. Read More
2023-05-11 23:23
Perhaps, because the abandoned is never permanent? Perhaps, because the abandoned holds on to the shared stories? Read More
2023-04-30 03:52
Light on the wall and our imaginations flood with color. Just like memory. Suddenly, I wish to cook red beets. Embrace red. Embrace shadows. Read More
2023-04-30 03:28
especially when there is music. And when is there not? Read More
2023-04-28 18:26
I find myself no longer annoyed by incomplete sentences. Phrases (the shorter the better) suit me well. And should you ask, abstracts are my landscape of choice. Read More
2023-04-28 18:21
Not an interloper. An unexpected guest with privileges to linger. Is there a more perfect place to end-up than a bed of bearded irises? Purple, too. If you translate… Read More
2023-04-26 16:49
comes with the joy of walking. And when walking in Bancroft Succulent Gardens, magic happens. Simple. Profound. Read More
2023-04-26 16:44
and hope springing all around us. Read More
2023-04-25 22:55
tomorrow brings the same number of ducklings. What I see as cute, is survival. Read More
2023-04-25 22:53
one fantastical bird embraced me in her vibrant feathers. I could fly. I could name all which I couldn't name yesterday. I could twirl as girl of 12. I blinked twice… Read More
2023-04-25 22:49
Yet, I can't quite locate the word for this image. Perhaps, it has concealed the word in a unique grammar sweet as honeycomb. Read More
2023-04-25 22:19
and at the same time circular with a wheel of purple and yellow/green at the center. The above, a descendant of Ceanothus -- that lovely wild lilac -- which my eyes & nose compete with b… Read More
2023-04-25 22:09
and now consider sky as a welcome mat. A welcome mat for succulents, a welcome mat for our collective breaths. Read More
2023-04-23 21:58
and with joy for the lushness of grass and vetch the window frames. Let's celebrate the largess of farmer markets with their abundance of color, shape, texture. Gnarled carrots with a… Read More
2023-03-31 20:54
and yet the cherry blossoms hold tightly to their branches. At the core of fragility is tensile strength. Read More
2023-03-31 20:50
a diversity especially when place is at the center. Is this real? Or a dream? A bit of fiction for a Friday afternoon? Read More
2023-03-31 20:46
Nature, especially in Spring, is chockfull of shapes, vibrant colors, and fringes galore. Fringes worthy of a scarf. Read More
2023-03-30 18:03
Something magical about a pinwheel. Something unpredictable about the kinetic. Does hot soup long for breath to cool? Read More
2023-03-30 17:54
as in a wet patio. To be specific, reflection of chairs on a wet patio. What food does this inspire? Read More
2023-03-23 01:22
spring/Easter fragrance. Also as fabric on child’s hat. Fragrance only imagined. Read More
2023-03-21 16:55
inconsequential but what a petite, giant kingdom. What will your feet discover next? Where will inquiry lead you to the unexpected? Read More
2023-03-21 16:50
Steady rain and a steady downpour of the vibrantly beautiful on a hidden toasted pita. Like Spring, messy, but delicious for eyes and mouth. Read More
2023-03-21 00:35
And shadow changes the structure of the tangible. Read More
2023-03-21 00:29
The simple act of looking up has its rewards. A free ticket to temporal drama. Read More
2023-03-21 00:26
Intoxicating upheaval. Read More
2023-02-26 20:30
there remains a stillness, a hush, a calmness to blooming. Almost as if the magnolia where painted with snow. Read More
2023-02-26 20:28
of a common restaurant with an commonly painted ceiling. Wildflowers below; wildflowers above. Read More
2023-02-26 20:24
Both love the ground. Both love to leave the ground. Both are sky seekers. Read More
2023-02-24 17:47
of light, of rug, of family's weathered footsteps. Read More
2023-02-24 17:07
o dive into Spring. Spring, is the most ironic time. Today there is snow on the mountains at 500 feet and yet magnolias strut vivaciousness. Read More
2023-02-18 19:19
On the minimal before the onslaught of the lush. Read More
2023-01-30 19:15
The end of the month can make you feel felled. Can make you feel upended. Read More
2023-01-30 19:13
Sometimes what it is escapes utterance. I can enjoy seeing what’s in front of me, sans language. Read More
2023-01-28 21:40
Often suffice —monumental, cold. Sometime a third is necessary: jagged. When was the last time you enjoyed a monumental, cold, jagged meal. Did it include an am… Read More
2023-01-28 21:39
A landscape never devoid of perspective. Somewhere a crow keeps this all honest. Read More
2023-01-28 21:37
Which comes first, hide or seek? Are they inextricable? For sure, trees need light, and I think a tree is a lovely home for light. Read More
2023-01-20 21:57
A tad incomplete but the concept intact. Which small stone will you use as a marker? Who goes first, you or the crow? Read More
2023-01-19 23:45
Reflections fascinates me. I sip coffee inside at dusk and suddenly the cafe lights are orbs hanging from the trees' calligraphic branches. What is being illuminated? What… Read More
2023-01-18 20:15
Each season has its pots of the unexpected. An iris in the back yard. The hills, vibrant green in contrast to a monochromatic gray sky. Opposites in conversation, not oppos… Read More
2023-01-18 02:00
other than small rocks & pebbles? The question is not what is being said but what did you hear? What have you repeated? Read More
2023-01-13 16:05
it is, nevertheless, present. The warning, a white tag above the bowling ball says, "KEEP OUT." Meanwhile, where did this bowling ball come from and why did it land here and not in the… Read More
2023-01-10 16:37
verdant. Invitation to put on red boots and explore. The same path is never the same. I'm thinking of the the familiar trees how they curve, how the daily archs to embrace adventure. … Read More
2023-01-05 19:21
After rain where there is mulch, unexpected beauties appear. Looking down has its rewards. I could fall for that dried curl of leaf every time. Of course, I'm meeting these… Read More
2022-12-27 19:08
rocks love to be accompanied by a cello. Listen, bow across strings; time is ticking toward 2023. Delicious rain anoints every stone and transforms hills verdant. Late… Read More
2022-12-26 15:40
A house filled with kitties is a warm, cozy home. Ending the year, beginning a new year, a kitty tail tells the tale. Read More
2022-12-24 22:00
hanging out in winter. A relaxing walk into the luminous. What else have I missed seeing in the last 7 minutes Read More
2022-12-24 21:59
dark & slick with a single light. Except, of course, for what lies above you. While looking down has its merits, some times all it takes is a long stretch into the sky to hold the… Read More
2022-12-23 00:37
the stately cypress a shadow-tree. Imagine two crows in flight shredding the gray. Read More
2022-12-23 00:35
Perhaps an organic ornament for an oak or eucalyptus tree. Where are the crows to lift us this unraveling sun/ Read More
2022-12-20 22:01
when 2 kitties are around a box is a sled, a flat home, an unimaginable animal who can be moved across the kitchen floor. So folks, step into your imagination, but please first reach o… Read More
2022-12-19 17:47
something about koi -- pure magic Read More
2022-12-19 01:10
and realizing it is nothing more than a basket of atoms whirling with galaxies between. Well, perhaps that's speculation. But the veins are lovely. Guess I'll contemplate my left… Read More
2022-12-19 00:59
some things unknown and every thing holding the potential of mystery. Let's call this [what we see in front of us] a state of suspended awe Read More
2022-12-07 17:17
are you traveling alone? Take comfort, you are in company of your favorites hues: black, purple, red. What book did you bring for the journey. Waiting may be involved… Read More
2022-12-07 17:13
Please tell me, what do you see is being said? Read More
2022-11-28 16:30
So glad I showed up. Read More
2022-11-28 16:26
the sun's love of a well loved kitchen. May every refrigerator be a liquid landscape. Read More
2022-11-28 16:22
what we read into at rest or when the page is blank Read More
2022-11-27 22:14
And, of course, the creative third -- rocks. Can't get enough of rocks. Life is good as Fall is falling all around us. Read More
2022-11-27 22:11
as a bowl of persimmons. And just as much treasured. Freddy & Fritz Read More
2022-11-25 19:20
Look, the ground has a Red Riding Hood cloak! Read More
2022-11-25 19:16
Succulent nestles among fallen leaves while the 2 cats nestle in their dreaming. Read More
2022-11-19 22:43
Absence? Or participation? Read More
2022-11-18 01:32
So I'm at one of my happy places -- Bancroft Succulent Garden in Walnut Creek, CA. The light is particularly beautiful on a beautiful Fall afternoon. One of the docents points ou… Read More
2022-11-12 17:07
not even moods. For instance, indigo. Can you hear the bass? Read More
2022-11-12 02:20
in the midst of ripples. Sounds like life, doesn't it. So wondrous to have our totem animal in our midst. Read More
2022-11-07 18:41
This is for sure -- music & cooking are kin. Both are all about color & textures & shapes Read More
2022-10-30 00:27
Ann's favorite tree. She called them Trix trees (yes, after the cereal). Looks like it would be in manzanita family but more closely related to the strawberry family. I th… Read More
2022-10-27 21:17
a lipped-moon with a purple hat & carp in her celestial heavens. Read More
2022-10-26 23:45
while dreaming of water. Perhaps, you had to be there. Read More
2022-10-24 16:13
Just let your eye linger in the upper right hand corner. See who that majestic, jagged red informs the blue light in the lens bubble. Life is good. Read More
2022-10-24 16:11
grabs my attention. Although this, is not. Oh, the imagination has its spells/charms. Read More
2022-10-22 17:42
slow-moving drama. Read More
2022-10-21 14:34
now, it's the pursuit of persimmons. The Fuyu season is finite but rewarding. Of course, a sugar maple or two will not be overlooked. Fall is an awe-filled season. Cr… Read More
2022-10-20 01:10
Ready to take flight. Ready for the next adventure. Read More
2022-10-20 01:03
and the sun they swim in. What do you swim in? Read More
2022-10-17 02:25
2022-10-08 17:54
Going to the top of the mountain, so to speak, to seek the last bit of Autumn sun. Read More
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