We spent a steamy day last week wandering through the art installations and smelling the roses at the New York Botanical Garden. For the next few months, you can see the Chiluly glass art installations in person, paired with poetry created by NYC students. The poetry was as amazing as the sculpture! The photos below […]
Peaceful Sailing {Wordless Wednesday}
Remembering How I Became A New Englander
It’s been 15 years now, since I left New York behind, quietly slipped over the state line and became a Connecticut resident. It was something I said I would never do, back when I was 21 and knew everything. When we moved, I didn’t think it would be forever. In fact, I still don’t see […]
Sunrise Over Snow (Wordless Wednesday)
It’s been rainy here lately, not at all the snow filled Connecticut winter that I’ve come to expect. I caught the sun coming up over a fresh snow fall last week, and then it was gone. I know I always complain about winter, but now I’m going to complain about this lack of winter. It […]
Summer Sets – Wordless Wednesday
Watching the sunset over Delaware Bay at Sunset Point Beach in Cape May, NJ. That strange object on the left of the shot is a sunken ship. Farewell summer. It’s been fun.
On Delaware Bay {Wordless Wednesday}
Exploring Sachuest Point Wildlife Refuge {Newport, RI}
Over the years we’ve explored most of the trails in and around Newport, RI. Somehow, we missed Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge, just past our favorite beach in Middletown. It’s windy out there, at the end of the island, but it’s a beautiful sanctuary for birds (and the people who visit). There are a several […]
Island Lighthouse {Photo Friday}
My girls and I took a desperately needed break from our daily life this week and spent a few days in Newport, Rhode Island. We managed to catch two sunsets over Newport Harbor. The photo above is a tiny lighthouse on Goat Island, a small island in the harbor, and home to the Hyatt Regency […]
To Sakura Matsuri and Back Again
Last week, three teens, a tween and I piled into the car and headed for Brooklyn to attend Sakura Matsuri, the annual Cherry Blossom Festival at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Driving from Connecticut to Brooklyn can take anywhere from 90 minutes to 17 hours, depending on traffic. Sometimes it’s worth the effort. The festival is […]
Monet {Wordless Wednesday}
Observing Modern Art {Wordless Wednesday 3/22}
The work above is by Rirkrit Tiravanija and is untitled (December 7, 2012). It is currently on display at the Museum of Modern Art, NYC.
The Winter Blues {Photo Friday}
It just won’t melt. The snow, the ice, the gloom continues to sit still and hang on, while we are desperate to move on. This photo was taken at Ram Pasture in Newtown, CT last week. We had a freakishly warm day and the air was thick and misty. This photo was not taken […]
First Snow – Wordless Wednesday
The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kind of a world and wake up in another quite different, and if this is not enchantment then where is it to be found? J. B. Priestley It was only a few inches, barely […]
Along Came a Spider
A few weeks ago, the Princess’s friend asked a dreadful question. It was not how old are you, Amy?, but rather, what’s the biggest spider in the world? The Princess looked at me expectantly. So I looked it up on my iPhone. I found image after image of big nasty spiders to satisfy their incredible […]
A Little Photographer
This is my youngest daughter. She’s six, but her love of photography began early, at age two. She quickly tired of the toddler safe camera we bought her and asked to use the “big big camera.” She began by taking pictures (hundreds!) of her feet. Specifically, she took pictures of her pink shiny shoes, every […]
Surrounded by Green
Spring was a long time coming. I didn’t realized how desperately I missed the color green until last week, when I saw it burst into life all around me. Heavenly green. Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises. Pedro Calderon de la Barca This post is […]
Boxes of Cookies
If you have a toddler, a preschooler or a fun loving older kid, you know the joy and hours of entertainment provided by a simple cardboard box. My kids are past that phase now. It’s a little sad. But we still have Cookie the kitten (you’ve seen her before). She loves playing in toy boxes. […]
Hanging Around
It was finally warm enough to open the windows and let the fresh air and sounds of birds chirping flow into the kitchen. The kitten likes spring too. She spend 20 minutes hoisting herself up there, trying to get closer to the birds. And then I had to put down the camera, take her down […]
Like a Hamster in a Ball
The Butterfly had a blast at her friend’s house last week, rolling around the lawn in a giga ball. She tried to talk me into trying it with her. I refused, of course. I said I was sure there was a weight limit. There probably is. Truth? It looked a little nauseating. And I don’t […]
Carefree on Wordless Wednesday
This is the Butterfly, enjoying the day at one of our favorite summer spots. On days like these, she embodies the word “carefree.” It’s beautiful and contagious. This post is a part of Wordless Wednesday at Pictimilitude:
