Up in the Trees
What I find walking in the woods can be redundant and mundane, that goes for my photos too. But looking …
Category Archives: thoughts
Birding with Annie Dillard
This is not merely wishful thinking. I read Annie Dillard’s Pilgrim at Tinker Creek years ago. At this moment in …
Easter Sunday Paradox
Light rising out of total darkness makes the most stark contrast. I took this photo at sunrise two days ago. …
‘The Farewell’ transcends cultural borders to bring out the universal
When an elderly, beloved family member is diagnosed with stage four lung cancer and has only three months to live, …
Urban Progress, The Wasteland and An Easter Thought
Many contemporary films from China showcased at Film Festivals in recent years tend to use the country’s fast-paced urban development …
Ripple Effects Turns a New Page in 2019
Ripple Effects has reached a new milestone. After almost twelve years in the blogosphere, Arti has finally fought off procrastination …
Let ‘Things to Come’ be a Cooling Respite
July’s gone, but we’ll always have Paris. There are many words I can use to describe the Paris born, veteran …
Middlemarch Book II – IV: Inkblot Test
We’ve come to the midpoint of our tentative reading plan. Hard to believe one month’s gone by already. Instead of …
A Good Friday Trial
“Then went the jury out, whose names were Mr. Blindman, Mr. Nogood, Mr. Malice, Mr. Love-lust, Mr. Live-loose, Mr. Heady, …
“I am an immigrant” Oscar winning director Guillermo del Toro speaks for millions
Who isn’t from a lineage of immigrants in this relatively new continent of ours ‘discovered’ just a few hundred years …
‘Certain Women’: To Connect on a Vast Landscape
The common denominator is the landscape: Montana. Open country, clear, fresh air. The expanse of space could mean the freedom …
Diary of a Country Priest by Georges Bernanos
I return to The Diary of A Country Priest by French author Georges Bernanos, (Journal d’un curé de campagne, 1936) perennially at …
