SUMMERFALL « bluebrightly
Summer’s falling off the edge of reason, the edge where dry becomes arid and the alder loosens its crinkled leaves from brittle twigs, speckling the grass with umber and ochre a month ahead o…| bluebrightly
Summer’s falling off the edge of reason, the edge where dry becomes arid and the alder loosens its crinkled leaves from brittle twigs, speckling the grass with umber and ochre a month ahead o…| bluebrightly
Like a Primal Mother, she takes me in. All I need to do is follow the path. It might take a little while for my preoccupations to fizzle away but change will come. Life, in all its glorious detail,…| bluebrightly
…between grief and exhilaration? Between hugging his dear, breathless head tight (after carefully and tenderly straightening his wrist, bent back on itself where it rested on his lap) –…| bluebrightly
10/12/1952 – 7/6/2025 It came sooner than I thought it would, sooner than anyone thought. There is so much to say and there is nothing to say. Over the years I’ve taken many photos of Joe. It feels nourishing to scroll through them now. Many of you didn’t know him, some of you knew him … Continue reading →| bluebrightly
*** In the bathroom there’s a red cord and a sign: Pull for Help, it says. I want to pull it as I sit on the toilet and the patient, my partner of 16 years, lays nearby. I could use some help…| bluebrightly
I’m swallowed whole by the fleeting beauty of spring and my life is saved, at least for the moment – that’s the way it has felt this spring. Refuge. Rescue. Life has been difficul…| bluebrightly
Relaxing into shavasana,* fibers loosen, knots fall away, untangle, and regroup into a shimmering remix of invisible molecules, a remix that with any luck, will penetrate my consciousness. In this …| bluebrightly
It was mid-afternoon and I was at the bookstore-cafe in town, slow-sipping a strong macchiato. Stepping away from a noisy, enthusiastic group convening around a table, I drifted down to the travel …| bluebrightly
* 1. ** Leaning back in his chair and tilting his head, Danish photographer Per Bak Jensen mused, “…with photos and a camera I don’t feel that I’m the one creating something…| bluebrightly
The winter solstice last December seems like long ago. Holidays have come and gone, a new President took office…but let’s not talk about that! I want to focus on the period between the …| bluebrightly
This collection of photographs is from the shifting border between land and sea, where tidal forces create something new, minute by minute. Tides are the essence of transitory, always becoming thei…| bluebrightly
FIRST, a square of royal blue on a wall inside a parking garage in Syracuse, New York. I’m about six years old and my mother is taking me to the city to get glasses. Everyone in our family is…| bluebrightly
Six years ago on a fine July afternoon I followed a trail at a state park near home for the first time. We were in the process of moving to the area and a peaceful walk was just what I needed after…| bluebrightly
Two seemingly contradictory concerns have occupied my mind lately. I’ll take the hard one first. It’s simply the state of our planet. I know I’m not alone in feeling distress over…| bluebrightly
In the last post I wrote about a two-day January snowstorm that kept me indoors more than usual. In addition to snow, that month brought us four days of below-freezing temperatures and a major wind…| bluebrightly
After four consecutive posts with photographs that are faithful to “the thing itself” I think it’s time to tilt off the rails. Abstracting the subject instead of remaining true to…| bluebrightly
In the last post I focused on the unfocused, in a manner of speaking. The images in that post have a somewhat dreamy style with soft backgrounds and gentle colors. Using a wide aperture and separat…| bluebrightly
Stretching 1243 miles (2000km) through Canada and the US, the “Mighty Columbia” has played a central role in the Pacific Northwest for tens of thousands of years. Non-native vessels wer…| bluebrightly
