by Carol Conklin | Oct 24, 2011
The air has been crisp, and the sky bright many of these October days as I begin my day high up on the hill behind my house practicing Tai Chi. The hills have had their phase of mad wild color celebrating the end of harvest season. The mountains a multidude of color...
by Carol Conklin | Oct 4, 2011
The rain has been continuously with us since Irene hit and devastated so many of our neighbors. The hot sunny mornings have vanished into mornings of gloom. Still there is lots of beauty in my surroundings as the water gives it’s accents to the cherry tomatoes,...
by Carol Conklin | Sep 12, 2011
A drop of water is hit by the sun as I stand on the hilltop behind my house. It turns red, green, and then becomes a prism of color before the sun’s angle changes and it is gone. I love to start my free mornings practicing Tai Chi up here and absorbing the sun,...
by Carol Conklin | Aug 13, 2011
The August moon rises brightly, almost full, full after midnight, after August 13 begins. I am lured up the hill behind my house by it’s brilliance. It feels great to be out on this super clear night. The day was crisp, bright, hot and now the air is cooler,...
by Carol Conklin | Aug 4, 2011
It’s was a beautiful August morning. Hazy and not too hot. The gentle breezes felt good as I stood at the top of the hill behind our house. Mist slowly rose and changed the soft colors of the expansive view. The mountains, arranged in subtle layers of blues,...
by Carol Conklin | Jul 30, 2011
It’s Summer! July 26th. The days will be getting slightly shorter now, but it is also so much hotter. Too hot for hot wax! Some days are too hot to work upstairs in my studio so I move downstairs to the garage where there is shade and a nice cross breeze to work...
by Carol Conklin | Jul 8, 2011
The mixing of dye is time consuming for me and I am careful to add what needs to be added, (casolene oil, urea, water softener and more) to help the dyes to be vibrant and mesh well with the cloth. I also strain the mix through an old cloth so there won’t be any...
by Carol Conklin | Jun 12, 2011
It is satisfying to see the garden plants stretch out and grow. About the yard this time of year, things change everyday. The Iris were beautiful and now gone, but poppies and beauty bushes have new blossoms every morning.I like to take note in the morning of each new...
by Carol Conklin | Jun 6, 2011
Thinking back to those days long ago on Amity Farm……… Spring! the air filled with the sweet smell of blossoms and new mown hay, Looking up the hill with the sun filtering through a multitude of fairy beds. Early morning, going to get the cows off...
by Carol Conklin | Apr 26, 2011
It has still been freezing here and sooooooooo far behind last year, when pasture arrived early in April. The grass is green at last and heavy rain arrived last night pounding on our windows and earth below. The forsythia bushes have finally donned their bright...
