In spite of Happy New Year wishes, there are – ahem – lots and lots and lots of things in the world that continue to just not be nice. Fine, 2026, you didn’t allow us to feebly say “Once Upon a Time in Fairyland, in a Tiny Bubble, for a Few Seconds…” I didn’t grow […]
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River Singers
Two things – as I’m pretty sure you need a song or two. One – We met this water snake in one of the majestic falls of the Finger Lakes. We attended to each other for a good long time (you don’t need “ears” to listen) , before Snake sss-ed off into the riverbank. And […]
Ocean Puppets
Here is a still from an animation video of my wire fish puppet, made from old film strips, who swims vigorously to gobble the bushes of my hot summer garden. Like music, animation is an easy path to feeling, memory, questions, sanity and play. A beautifully written and unsentimental essay here leads us to our capacity for generous […]