Iconic artist Joseph Albers invented Color Theory. His most influential paintings were a deceptively simple series called “Homage to the Square”. One example: A square set in a square, forgettable yellow within a dull gray, looks like a con job – until you stare into it for a few minutes. Suddenly a glowing, vibrating afterimage […]

A brief hike beckons, in a sunny late morning, in one of the best parts of the year. Mid-October and it’s so warm it’s even warm in the shade. Time is getting short until winter comes down hard; this might be the last 70-degree day until April. And Cumulus clouds usually fill in after lunch. […]

My son is getting fussy again and I know just the thing that will turn his mood around, taking a trip outside. When we go outside, he stares with wonder at the trees as they sway in the breeze. He excitedly exclaims, “ah!” when he sees a flower or plant that he likes and wants […]