Plate I. Filed under Walking.
A Fairytale Forest, at Walking Pace
I had spent most of my adult life avoiding theme parks, and then I spent nine hours in a pine forest in the south of the Netherlands and came out tired in the legs and not in the head.
Contents
The Ritual of Setting a Table
The act of setting a table, at first glance, may seem a…
A Moment with Warm Bread
The early morning light filters into my kitchen, casting a soft glow…
Chopping Onions at Dusk
As evening approaches, the light in my kitchen transforms. The sun, now…
The Sound of a Distant Sizzle
In the early hours of a Saturday morning, as the light drifts…
A Forgotten Path in the Neighborhood Woods
It had been years since I set foot on the narrow trail…
Sipping Tea While the World Moves Outside
On a quiet morning, the sun rises slowly, spilling soft light into…
A closer look
Three plates from recent pieces. Sometimes the writing starts with an image and works backward toward the words.
"The particular exhaustion of being moved through a place at someone else's tempo."
Lately from the desk
Watching Shadows Shift on the Kitchen Floor
There is a particular time in the morning when the sun begins to grace the kitchen with its soft, golden light. It is not the harsh glare of midday or…
The Sound of a Single Leaf Falling
On a crisp October morning, the sunlight filters through the trees in my backyard, casting a warm glow on the earth below. I stand at my kitchen window, cup of…
The Ritual of Watering the Plants
Each morning, as dawn breaks and the world begins to stir, I find myself drawn to the small room at the back of my house. A room filled with sunlight…
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Sipping Tea While the World Moves Outside
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The Way Light Filters Through the Window
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Reading
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The Comfort of Familiar Sentences
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