Spring From the Roots

April 3rd, at last it’s a clear bright spring morning! This is the first morning with early bright sun and I took the opportunity to take my first morning walk up the hill behind my house for this year to celebrate the sunrise.As I came to the top of the hill...

Beaked Dragon for Japan

Spring is very slowly arriving and here we still have large areas of snow with brown grass revealed in many fields and yards. It’s also been extra cold for this time of year, way behind last year.we can complain, but then, when we think of the disaster in Japan...

Moon Over Spring

Last night the brilliant super moon arrived to bring in spring. From my view it was very large and had golden crescents around it. It shone very brightly throughout the night to bring spring here. My batik “Moon Over Spring” is on exhibit at the Thacker...

Winter Goodbye……………..

The days of heavy snow have not been gone for long. It was only a short time ago that I looked out in the blowing snow to see our little birdhouse nestled in the small entryway. Near bye another bird nest in the little apple tree was pounded with snow, abandoned for...

Last Breaths of Winter

As I finish feeding the hutch calves this clear evening, I look off to a sunset sky in the west and catch a glimpse of the West Mountain Ski area beyond Glens Falls, New York. It sparkles in the distance like many diamonds. At home the sky keeps changing and is both...