Category Archives: Art in Nature

Random Thoughts from an Unemployed Mind

Posted on August 15, 2010 by randomyriad

Late in the spring, one of my students set up this scene depicting his interpretation of Lummi Island. I appreciated it because I used to live there.  As I was going through the photos on my camera I found this … Continue reading →

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Windy Walk To Work

Posted on June 3, 2010 by randomyriad

Passing by the Lake on a Spring Morning It looks wet out there, maybe it’s just windy that window is wet, freshly wet wind blown water from the sky Wind waves breaking on shore I stretch into my stride A … Continue reading →

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At The Edge of Day

Posted on April 3, 2010 by randomyriad

Here, on the borderlands, we live in paper houses Sleep on rocks and logs and bathe in the rain. It is a striking existence. We are made substantial by our deeds and voices. Water clouds the world with wet and … Continue reading →

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Doodling Day

Posted on March 29, 2010 by randomyriad

I have been playing with some photos of the wood grain on the walls and ceiling in my bedroom. I get lost in color and form. It is like exploring  the landscape of a new world. I slip into hyperfocus … Continue reading →

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Elephant Tracks: A Quote Inspired Poem

Posted on January 24, 2010 by randomyriad

“Elephant tracks! They were all around my tent this morning. There must have been several.”* This sounds perfectly reasonable to me. For most of my life I have been waking up to elephant tracks. I never hear or see any … Continue reading →

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