Category Archives: Notes

Morning saunters in as clicking radiators –warm to human touch. Two vibrant bluejays flash like sapphire sky and sea in autumn’s garden.

Sometimes between the lines of a simple haiku—childhood, city, country, loss and joy. I wrote this poem a couple of weeks ago. Today it seems to encompass decades, so much waiting to be written about in more detail. The poem Read More

On Mead’s Mountain, looking out over Queen Anne’s Lace and summer fog to Indian Head, late afternoon silence is stirred by breeze through grass and wildflowers. As I stood by the fence on Saturday, another car pulled over to take Read More

Walking through NYC’s Meatpacking recently, I shot a couple of pictures with my phone and sent them out on Instagram. The first one was shot at the new Whitney. The second, from the sidewalk looking into a pricey bistro. I’ve Read More

On these city streets where fresh asphalt gleams and waves –a heat that tingles.

Central Park. Bethesda Fountain. Summer. “The piece is the only statue that was commissioned for the Park. Created by Emma Stebbins, it also marked the first time a woman received a public art commission in New York City.” ~Official website Read More

The delicate stems tousled and tangled in storms –still hold bleeding hearts. Among new plantings curious bees trail two soft –butterflies dancing.

Just after taking off from Seattle’s Sea-Tac, Rainier presents herself wearing a cloud. Holding above JFK, waiting for thunderstorms to blow over, a ship sails to rain.