Each Sonoma County season brings pleasures and excitements. This autumn’s transformation is dramatic. Light becomes amber, air feels soft, and time seems to speed up. Shadows of the yakkety yak wild geese fly-by prompt us to stop what we’re doing and hurry up, look up. Beauty lingers; it’s a universe of brown beauty. We can’tContinue reading “Green”
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River of Surprise
Leave any apprehensions you might have outside the door. We’re not talking about alarming or dangerous or heartbreaking surprises. This is strictly for fun. Suddenly discovering a new way of seeing something ordinary delights us. For example, we’re always pleased to see California poppies, one of our most common flowers. But if we look closely,Continue reading “River of Surprise”
Shadow
We had zero visibility in a total fog out during the Oct. 14 ring of fire eclipse. I was jealous of friends who were in the right place at the right time for this cosmic shadow drama. However, we were exhilarated to connect with our eclipse friends camping in Northern California’s lava beds. They zappedContinue reading “Shadow”
Light
Finally, I’ve crossed off all items on a hefty To Do list–I’m up for some fun. My granddaughter catches the spirit and tone of this photo essay with her Rocket Launch, drawn when she was five. This series doesn’t explain color theory, the electromagnetic spectrum or star magnitudes, but it may lighten your heart. OtherContinue reading “Light”
The Game
During this summer’s dog day doldrums I didn’t have the gumption for art work or writing. My list of ideas for Wild Art stories was bland and way too light-weight to be appropriate during raging fires, hurricanes, deepening social fissures and the pandemic. Even though I was mucking about in a mud puddle version ofContinue reading “The Game”
Gretchen Butler Wild Art 