The Art of Noticing

Recently, I discovered an inviting book, Still: The Art of Noticing.  Compiled by Mary Jo Hoffman, a Minnesota photographer, the book is a remarkable collection of close-up photos of found objects from nature.  Included are leaves and branches, stems, buds, feathers, and a variety of other objects, sometimes including the bodies of birds and otherContinue reading “The Art of Noticing”

A Love of Trees

Recently, I’ve been enjoying a small, illustrated volume by the early 20th century German author Hermann Hesse. Appropriately titled Trees, it is a compilation of Hesse’s essays and poetry about a subject he clearly loved, the many species and situations of trees that graced his life. Sensitively written, his writings explore the features of theContinue reading “A Love of Trees”