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thunder crests the hill; the cat Linger’s on the porch dry, nibbling chicken.

Tue, 29 May 2012 14:05:00 -0400

thunder crests the hill;
the cat Linger’s on the porch
dry, nibbling chicken.

one of the darkest places on the eastern seaboard

Thu, 10 May 2012 16:01:16 -0400

one of the darkest places on the eastern seaboard

fresh hung oregano, grown 10 miles up the valley

Thu, 10 May 2012 10:22:54 -0400

fresh hung oregano, grown 10 miles up the valley

Confederacy

Wed, 09 May 2012 10:41:39 -0400

the good news: we live in a federation where progressive states can amend their laws to help assure equality.

the neutral news: we live in a federation, where voters in backwards states can add laws that will drive many educated and openminded citizens to go live in more progressive states.

the bad news: we live in a federation, where the grandchildren of many backwards voters will grow up to wonder why everything sucks where they live.

I read about Maurice Sendak’s dysfunctional family, his parents to whom he never “came...

Tue, 08 May 2012 14:39:00 -0400

I read about Maurice Sendak’s dysfunctional family, his parents to whom he never “came out”. His parents, who lost all their kin in The Holocaust. I think about our species, capable of systematic, soul-deadening atrocity. Together, they produced this man who pronounced himself too fucked up to raise children, who never stopped being angry.

Who wrote children’s books. I pull those books from the boxes where they’ve been since my son ceased to be a child — these books, in which Sendak shared a child’s truth. I think of the millions of impressionable, but not innocent, minds that heard these stories over and over again, as they drifted off to sleep. I reflect on the power of words and pictures, and the slow course of human progress.

And I feel a little hope.

"I refuse to lie to children. I refuse to cater to the bullshit of innocence."

Tue, 08 May 2012 13:39:46 -0400

“I refuse to lie to children. I refuse to cater to the bullshit of innocence.”

- Maurice Sendak

(1928-2012)

champion of nocturnal play, the year’s first lightning bug beckons at the window.

Thu, 03 May 2012 21:31:33 -0400

champion of nocturnal play,
the year’s first lightning bug
beckons at the window.

the view from this afternoon’s impromptu office. i even have...

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:14:00 -0400

the view from this afternoon’s impromptu office. i even have donuts (not pictured).

sitting in the sun on the hill, i listen to a dying tree leaning...

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:44:25 -0400

sitting in the sun on the hill, i listen to a dying tree leaning against its neighbor, creaking in the wind.

a strange summer night:i sleep beneath spring stars, under leafless trees. #hammock #haiku

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 23:59:06 -0400

a strange summer night:
i sleep beneath spring stars,
under leafless trees.

#hammock #haiku

Forsythia and Well House spring equinox at Hearth Hill

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:20:18 -0400

Forsythia and Well House

spring equinox at Hearth Hill

"Our best hope not just as a nation but as a civilization is that we raise our children to be..."

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 17:41:12 -0400

“Our best hope not just as a nation but as a civilization is that we raise our children to be thinkers.”

- Robert X. Cringely

female cardinalsred and gray, bruised rain clouds,linger over seeds. #spring #haiku

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 17:03:00 -0400

female cardinals
red and gray, bruised rain clouds,
linger over seeds.

#spring #haiku

in the night, dripping wet blanket on the line,laden with spring rain— you on my mind.

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 23:00:22 -0400

in the night, dripping
wet blanket on the line,
laden with spring rain
— you on my mind.

welkin flowstone moon over Appalachia, winter’s waning glow. #HearthHill

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 02:00:50 -0400

welkin flowstone
moon over Appalachia,
winter’s waning glow.

#HearthHill

"The creative process is a process of surrender, not control."

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:15:16 -0500

“The creative process is a process of surrender, not control.”

- Julia Cameron

a myth is a formula without enough data.

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:29:02 -0500

a myth is a formula without enough data.

innovation is5% inspiration,95% desperation.

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:01:09 -0500

innovation is
5% inspiration,
95% desperation.

"Worrying is like praying to the things you don’t want."

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:56:05 -0500

“Worrying is like praying to the things you don’t want.”

- #quote from The Wailin’ Jennys

spiraling around the germ of an idea, some years old now; like a comet, sometimes nearer, then...

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:50:00 -0500

spiraling around the germ of an idea, some years old now; like a comet, sometimes nearer, then sometimes away.