Early Morning Walk

No Spring, nor Summer beauty hath such grace,
As I have seen in on Autumnal face.

John Donne

Fading Ages

And the Autumn clutches the forests green
In a hasty and eager clasp;
But the leaves are true to the Summer they love,
And they wither and fade in his grasp

JJ Britton

Autumn

I'm so glad we live in a world where there is October's

LM  Montgomery

A Midnight Summer Star and a Dream.

Dreams are like stars, you may never touch them ,but if you follow them they will lead you to your destination.

Lawrence Block

Jacob's Pillow

There is a bit of insanity in dancing that does everyone a great deal of good.
Edwin Denby



I had decided that this summer would be spent stepping outside of my comfort zone and photograph subjects that were completely foreign to me. Music festivals and dance. 

Having spent the last week of August at the legendary modern dance company , " Jacob's Pillow "  In Becket , Ma.  Dancer/choreographer Ted Shawn brought the Carter family farm back in 1931.And the rest as they say , is history. 

 http://www.jacobspillow.org/exhibits-archives/history/

The workshop was taught by former dancer , award winning photographer and author Rose Eichenbaum.Her vast experience and knowledge was just what I needed as a ducky in unfamiliar territory. It was a pleasure and honor to spend the week under her guidance .

 http://www.roseeichenbaum.com/


Also of the " Art of photo dance workshop "

Photographer Christopher Duggan

http://www.christopherduggan.com/


Photographer Whitney Browne

 http://whitneybrowne.com/


Photographer Cherylynn Mieko Tsusuhima

http://cherylynntsushima.com/


Program Coordinator  Ariana Brawley


An amazing group of artist and photographers. Talented , helpful and kind , as was everyone at Jacob's Pillow . It was an experience that I will carry with me where ever my whacky little trail continues.Thank you all , along with all my classmates that were such a help to me.

Special thanks to Rita Foley , who without her inspiration and encouragement this special week would of never happened. 

A Couple of More

Poetry is an echo , asking a shadow to dance.

Carl Sandburg

Dancing in the Berkshires

Let your life lightly dance on the edges of time like dew on the tip of a leaf.

Rabindranath Tagore

Moon and *s

You can be the Moon and still jealous of the stars. 
Gary Allan.

No pressure just relaxation

Take rest; a field that has rested give a bountiful crop.
Ovid


It's nice to just take a walk and shoot without much thinking.

On Aging

Wisdom comes with winters.
Oscar wilde


we have arrived at a time that a 3rd of our nation will be of retirement age. a generation that for the most part is wealthier , healthier and have plenty of time to chase the dreams of their youth. it would not surprise me to see a great leap forward in the arts and sciences over the next 30-40 years. at least that is what I hope happens.

us baby boomers have a real chance to really improve the quality of life for future generations and America as a whole. it would be a real shame if that opportunity is wasted. 

There is a famous saying by James Carville . " It's the economy stupid" when in reality , it's the children. Lord knows we have all made our share of mistakes but today we have been been given a chance to change all that and more. 

we will see.