I was out early this morning on a short run through my neighborhood. Last week’s cold and stillness of winter has been replaced by the activity and cacophony of spring. My breathing was accompanied by the songs of robins and cardinals and the tapping of a woodpecker, and my running was in synch with the scurrying of squirrels and the neighbors walking their dogs in the early light. Everything comes to life with the promise of spring, including the blowing of white clothes freshened by the spring breeze and warmed in the heat of the sun on the clothesline.
Tinker
For my cat Tinker, who’s getting older and is having health problems right now… Tink is 14 years old and has lost some of his vision, is having kidney problems, and is generally slowing down. Any person with beloved pets knows how difficult it is to see them go through their health issues. It’s a roller coaster of emotions, but I know it’s essential to remember to be appreciative and grateful of all the love and companionship that’s given and shared over the years. So I’m trying diligently to focus on this, and to remember to cherish the photos I have made of Tinker in his various moods and habits.
Looking for spring
Winter still has its hold on us here in Minnesota. We vacillate from cool to cold, cool to warm, and all the variations in-between. We have snow, it thaws, it freezes, then thaws again, leaving us in the middle of “mud season” (as a good friend of mine calls it). So when I get tired of winter and need a jolt of spring I go to the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory in Como Park. The current Sunken Garden display is filled with cineraria, primrose, azalea, cyclamen, foxglove and lilies. It’s a welcome visual and aromatic jolt to the winter-weary senses, and gives us the reassurance that spring can’t be too far away… maybe only another flip of the calendar page, from March to April???
***Encore reception for Paths & Portals – March 26, 2009***
Due to Mother Nature’s uncooperative spirit for our opening reception last Thursday, February 26th, we’ve decided to schedule an “encore” reception for the Paths and Portals photographic exhibit at the Hopkins Center for the Arts. This “new” reception will be held on Thursday, March 26th, from 6:00 to 8:00pm. Hopefully this date is late enough in the season to allow people better travel conditions — at least ones without the blowing snow and bitter wind chills of February. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend! The exhibit is on both the Main Floor and the Second Floor Gallery Walls. For directions to the Hopkins Center for the Arts, please check their website www.hopkinsartscenter.com.
Current exhibit – Paths and Portals
I have a new exhibit of photographs that just opened this week at the Hopkins Center for the Arts in Hopkins, Minnesota. The exhibit includes 37 images, and is displayed in both the main and second-floor lobbies. The opening night reception was last Thursday, February 26th, which also happened to be the biggest snowstorm of the winter here in the Twin Cities. My many, many thanks to the people who braved the treacherous roads and the blowing snow to come to the exhibit. The photographs will remain on display through March 29th. For further information, please check my website (www.lindastaatsphoto.com) or the website for the Arts Center (www.hopkinsartscenter.com).
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