The Radiance of the Ordinary

Small things.

Cultivating Delight

One of my continuing interests has always been what the physical objects which we create and with which we surround ourselves say about us, both as individuals and as a society. Who does not walk into someone else’s living space and eye the collection of books, or music, or video to help form some opinion of the person who lives there? Our possessions are both archival (what we treasure about

April is the Cruelest Month

Every day is a new opportunity to look…the garden piques my curiosity; it encourages me to observe and record, to compare, research, and analyze. And that makes me want to get up each day to rush outside with my morning coffee to see what’s up.

Examining Surprise

Curiosity, discovery, and examination are all part of the same arc of wonder and joy. Further examination frequently leads to additional discoveries. To turn away from examination and reflection and analysis is to turn our backs on the wonders of our physical world and our amazing ability to perceive it. To attend, to pay attention, is to be awestruck.