Books Build Bridges
The theme “Building Bridges” brought to mind the image of bridges in George Lakoff and Mark Johnson’s The Metaphors We Live By. A bridge, in their sense, is not only a structure connecting two separate places, but also a way of closing the distance between minds, emotions, and ideas. For
Daring Builders
Bridges—both literal and metaphorical—are an act of connection, collaboration, and progress. I seem to have a long held admiration for the engineering and construction of bridges, as I looked through my photographs, bridges are clearly a repeating subject. Not many man-made structures are as useful and necessary as bridges. Humans
Building Bridges
I have the honour of announcing the second prompt in Round 5, “Create Inspire Connect” I believe the subject I’ve chosen fits well within the “Connect” category. When researching I found in the natural world we have built essential bridges for animals to safely pass over or under our roads and highways.
Imperfect Union
Our country is on a road of uncertainty. Much of the government functions we knew as a running and working, albeit not a perfect system, has been broken up, radically reorganized, critically under-staffed and some have been flat-out eliminated or destroyed. People, citizens alike everyone else within our legal borders
The Moon Jar Within Us – Imperfect, Yet Whole
The Korean Moon Jar, with its quiet asymmetry and irregularity, has long symbolized the beauty of imperfection. Made by joining two hand-thrown halves, its form is never perfect - but always whole. Like the Moon Jar, our lives carry irregularities and flaws, yet within that brokenness lies our depth, compassion,
Impressions of Lace
If you work with reused, recycled and repurposed materials, without a pattern, limited by what you have to hand, hoping that the one spectacular fabric or material that helps keep the whole thing together will stretch far enough, then failing to achieve a perfect 10 is a regular event. But
Today Is Not My Day
Today is not my day, Today I don’t feel well, It’s Monday and I have no energy, today is not my day. Why is that? Today I don’t feel well, I can’t keep my back upright and always have to look down. I would like to be as strong as
Flowing Flowers
When the desolate winter is over and the cherry blossoms bloom all at once in spring, it is our favorite cherry blossom viewing season. Everyone gathers and throws a party under the flowers. But what Japan people like more is when the petals start to fall. The petals fall little
On the Rocks …Lucinda
This piece centers on a leucistic crow of my imagination also known (to me) as Lucinda—its pale feathers set it apart in a world where sameness often feels like safety. In crow communities, a bird that looks different can face rejection, not because of what it does, but because of
Nature’s Harmony: The Hole Story
I knew right away what my theme would be for “Beauty in Imperfection.” As a fan of the work of scientist Douglas Tallamy, I have learned the importance of planting native plants and trees on our land to support the food chain. Insects have evolved with plants for millions of