Originals by Synkroniciti: Outgoing Tide
After a few years and two floods, I’m finally painting again. Nothing calms me down better than putting some color on canvas and seeing what crops up. The section of …
My Feathered Friends: Party Shoes and Nesting Shoes
Turning old shoes into pieces of art sounded like fun; I had no idea it would also be therapeutic. Last weekend’s Walk in My Shoes Soirée saw the debut of …
From My Garden: Twenty Camellias in Haiku
Last spring I planted camellias in our front flowerbeds, not fully appreciating what a blessing I was giving myself. My husband and I worked the soil, adding amendments to create …
Connecting Flourishes: Norway By Way of South Dakota
In Rapid City, South Dakota, USA, on the edge of the Black Hills, in a peaceful green space on the older side of town, there stands a delightfully unexpected structure: …
From the Trail: A Walk at Lake Brownwood State Park
It is easy to miss delightful things when we only accept and cultivate experiences that we expect to be life-changing. Last summer, my husband and I stayed one night at …
Two Views from a Cage: Adjoining Cells by Katherine McDaniel
When two people settle into a pattern of behavior it becomes increasingly difficult to change habits. In some cases, it may be that those very habits are all that connect us. For some …
A Strange Authenticity: The Spirit of Johnson Mesa
How do we recharge when the world becomes too much to endure? Seeking different sights and sounds can help. Near Raton, New Mexico, a small, shabby town along I-25, a …
Building Faerie Houses, Part Two: Faerie House Listing Gallery
Synkroniciti and FAE Realty present recently listed faerie houses, all built at our last synkroniciti gathering, In the Garden. I hope you enjoy looking at them even a quarter as …
The Essence of Green: Thoughts and Pictures
Imagine for a moment a world without the color green. What a sad place! What does green mean to us? The modern English word green is derived from the same …
The Soul in the Flame: Campfire Imps, Set 3
I have enjoyed discovering a menagerie of characters in these campfire photos from a night my husband and I spent near Great Sand Dunes National Park last summer. It’s a bit like picking …