Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Halloween Craft Time

Making cute and scary Halloween decorations out of pipe cleaners on a rainy autumn day.
By
Sam Field

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

An Open Path By Jonathan A. Neary

Sandy Stream In Maine

“People don’t start with a backpack; they start with a small park with a swing set.”

-R. Bentley

Start with a childish wonder. Reminisce on the days you had an open mind, when everything was new. See the trees. No, really see the trees, as if you would on a lazy Sunday while the rest of the world sat still. See the different textures of the bark, the shapes of the leaves, and start to feel it. Feel the shade cooling your skin, while the glare of the sun bursts through an open space between the canopies as they sway in the breeze. Smell the earth, the spices, the dirt, the ever-moving air surrounding you. Hear the earth. She’s louder than you’d think. Notice the subtle rustling on the ground, the gentle shushing of the leaves, the trickling of water, the birds, all the birds. She’d be loud enough to drown the sounds of cars, of crowded streets, of a concrete empire; if only she had the chance, if only people would stop to listen. Take a step forward, look around the bend – eagerly. Find the curiosity within to take those strides, want to take those strides, want to discover. And notice, contrastingly, the crunching sound each step makes on the ground. Every single step is heard, disturbing, interrupting, announcing your presence. It’s not just you anymore. For once you are the stranger; not in the sense of being one in a million, but one of a kind. For once those steps do count, how hard you let your foot drop, how the soles of your shoes start to scuff. Every little detail of your existence in this part of the world makes a difference. So now that you’re here – now that you’re here with an open mind – I must ask why it’s different in this natural world. Why are so many of the little things ignored every second of every minute of every hour of every day? Why does the creation of “civilization” create a reality of isolation? After all, before you stepped into the woods, did you really ever notice all these details? What is it that makes this setting more fitting for us as human beings – makes us more conscious of ourselves? Now that you’ve got an open mind, and you’re looking for the answers around the bend with each lightly placed step, you’re free to find the answers for yourself.

Monday, September 6, 2010

End Of Summer Fun

Labor Day weekend fireworks at Main Beach in East Hampton

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