American Beauty © Kevin Nance, 2014 This post features work by two talented photographers. Kathy's photos are recent, taken of Lake Michigan a few weeks ago. I thought it was neat to juxtapose them with Kevin's rose. After all, the rose seems to me to be a February flower. So, if you didn't receive any roses on Valentine's Day, here's a late one. Hope you feel the love. Kathy Buckland is an avid photographer and nature enthusiast. She lives in Glenview, IL, … [Read more...]
Laura Rodley “Given”
Given I was given these two hands, these two feet; I was given them without asking and they are mine. With my feet on your body I do walk on frozen ground where coyotes step, fishers, raccoons, and quail. With my breath I inhale your sweet liquor, the cold snap of four degrees; how my lungs crave your air inside me, its green perfume, though now your body is slick with ice, hard with frost, tasting green though I must cover … [Read more...]
Merry Merry, Merry Merry
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Holly Jolly Thanks to you for reading. Some days the internet and social media make me feel like Harry Nilsson in that "Everybody's talking at me." So thank you for taking the time to pay attention to this site; it is gratifying to think someone (like you) is reading this right now. Thanks to Glenview photographer Kathleen Buckland who regularly shares her photographic work with us. Wishing you health and … [Read more...]
Glimpse of Solace: Kathy Buckland, Open House Chicago
Big thanks to Kathy Buckland for these glamorous shots of Chicago. Kathy is a photographer from Glenview, IL, who goes exploring with her camera just about every weekend. … [Read more...]
Creature comfort: McKnight, Buckland, O’Brien
I am by no means a naturalist. I can't name all the plants and animals I come across. But when I am feeling blah, I can look to nature and recapture that sense of wonder. Maybe you can too. For example, how cool was it that writer Ellen McKnight looked up from her computer to see a foxy visitor? It's no secret I have a thing for deer (my poem "Deerstruck" originally appeared on The Poetry Mill blogsite and I am re-publishing it on this site) so I loved the photos of them … [Read more...]